What is the postal code of Biglen?

The postal code of Biglen is 3507.

What is the tax rate in Biglen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Biglen is 190% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Biglen?

A single person without children pays about 17'535 CHF income tax in Biglen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 280 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Biglen have?

Biglen has 1'879 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Biglen?

Biglen has 162 foreign residents, a share of 8.62% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Biglen

3507

BE CANTON3507

Residents

1'879

Area

3.6 km²

Population density

523 pop./km²

Elevation

739 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

190%

Postal codes

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

953 50.7%

Men

926 49.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

361 19.2%

Swiss citizens

1'717 91.4%

Foreign residents

162 8.6%

Population density

523 pop./km²

0–19 · 361 · 19.2%20–64 · 1'073 · 57.1%65+ · 445 · 23.7%

Foreign residents 8.6%0%64.0%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Biglen

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

57.4% YesNo 42.6%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

54.2% YesNo 45.8%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% Yes

35.6% YesNo 64.4%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

45.8% YesNo 54.2%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

22.0% YesNo 78.0%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

37.4% YesNo 62.6%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

36.4% YesNo 63.6%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

76.1% YesNo 23.9%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

44.0% YesNo 56.0%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes

15.3% YesNo 84.7%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP39.1% · strongest party

SVP39.1%

Mitte17.1%

SP14.3%

GLP6.9%

FDP5.3%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier190%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

190%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 284 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'535 CHF(17.5%)

Rank 280 of 334 in the canton · 2023 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 17'048 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee 14'255 CHF · most expensive Schelten 18'510 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:17'535 CHF(~17.5%)

BiglenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Biglen	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.3%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12.2%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.7%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.9%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.7%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.5%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.5%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18.4%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	19.3%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	20.1%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.9%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.7%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.5%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	25.1%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.5%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.8%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.9%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.8%	25.1–31.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'239 mm

8.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

899 m

Mean elevation

768 m

Relief

199 m

Mean slope

8.5°

Flat share

30.3%

South-facing

25.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 199 m0 m3'847 m

Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.

swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

20.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

26.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'500

20 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr

BFE solar factsheet ↗

Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).

Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

30.47 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.8 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

9.29 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

4.65 Rp./kWh

30.47 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.35 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Einwohnergemeinde Biglen, Stromversorgung

ElCom tariff comparison ↗

How this is measured

Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.53 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

948

Built before 194635.1%

Built since 200111.9%

0.53 %0 %12 %

Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.

Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 51 min · Car 32 min

AgglomerationPT 37 min · Car 31 min

Remoteness 234/334 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitebiglen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'879 #129 BE · #1007 CH Families & children19.2% #202 BE · #1381 CH Age structure23.7% #152 BE · #552 CH Women share50.7% #119 BE · #530 CH Foreign residents8.6% #190 BE · #1818 CH Population density523/km² #54 BE · #486 CH Tax burden17'535 #280 BE · #2023 CH Taxes190% #284 BE Warmest municipalities8.2 °C #233 BE · #1655 CH Sunniest municipalities43.2% #129 BE · #977 CH Rainiest municipalities1'239 mm #114 BE · #606 CH Voter turnout53.7% #140 BE · #1255 CH Against Switzerland6.1% #178 BE · #1382 CH Aligned with Switzerland93.9% #23 BE · #74 CH SVP strongholds39.1% #210 BE · #711 CH SP strongholds14.3% #154 BE · #1011 CH Centre strongholds17.1% #3 BE · #687 CH FDP strongholds5.3% #185 BE · #1823 CH GLP strongholds6.9% #185 BE · #771 CH Green strongholds4.2% #275 BE · #1691 CH Largest by area3.6 km² #280 BE · #1779 CH Highest municipalities739 m #106 BE · #521 CH Remotest municipalities51 min #234 BE · #1605 CH Best-connected municipalities51 min #97 BE · #496 CH Highest peaks899 m #161 BE · #832 CH Highest-lying municipalities768 m #134 BE · #648 CH Greatest vertical range199 m #204 BE · #1372 CH Steepest municipalities8.5° #172 BE · #1061 CH Solar potential20 GWh #144 BE · #1009 CH Cheapest electricity30.47 Rp./kWh #260 BE · #1750 CH Most expensive electricity30.47 Rp./kWh #75 BE · #357 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3507

Biglen

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Biglen3507

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Biglen?: The postal code of Biglen is 3507.
What is the tax rate in Biglen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Biglen is 190% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Biglen?: A single person without children pays about 17'535 CHF income tax in Biglen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 280 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Biglen have?: Biglen has 1'879 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Biglen?: Biglen has 162 foreign residents, a share of 8.62% (2025).

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