What is the postal code of Bleienbach?

The postal code of Bleienbach is 3368.

What is the tax rate in Bleienbach?

The municipal tax multiplier of Bleienbach is 145% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Bleienbach?

A single person without children pays about 16'074 CHF income tax in Bleienbach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 27 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Bleienbach have?

Bleienbach has 787 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Bleienbach?

Bleienbach has 67 foreign residents, a share of 8.51% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau

Bleienbach

3368

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

392 49.8%

Men

395 50.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

156 19.8%

Swiss citizens

720 91.5%

Foreign residents

67 8.5%

Population density

138 pop./km²

0–19 · 156 · 19.8%20–64 · 437 · 55.5%65+ · 194 · 24.7%

Foreign residents 8.5%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +8 (+1%) · 8 births · 6 deaths · net migration −1

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Vote results for Bleienbach

BFS

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 22.2% Yes

15.5% YesNo 84.5%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 32.3% Yes

35.6% YesNo 64.4%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 32.1% Yes

25.1% YesNo 74.9%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 58.5% Yes

63.2% YesNo 36.8%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 57.9% Yes

67.6% YesNo 32.4%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 34.8% Yes

24.6% YesNo 75.4%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 46.2% Yes

36.6% YesNo 63.4%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 20.9% Yes

15.8% YesNo 84.2%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 42.2% Yes

46.3% YesNo 53.7%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 39.8% Yes

44.9% YesNo 55.1%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP57.4% · strongest party

SVP57.4%

SP15.0%

GRÜNE7.3%

Mitte6.6%

GLP3.7%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier145%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

145%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 29 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'074 CHF(16.1%)

Rank 27 of 334 in the canton · 1303 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:16'074 CHF(~16.1%)

BleienbachCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Bleienbach	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.4%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.2%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	12.5%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	13.6%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	14.3%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.1%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.1%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	16.9%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	17.7%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	18.5%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	19.3%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	21.7%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	23.2%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	24.6%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	25.8%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	26.8%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	27.7%	25.1–31.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'123 mm

9.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

618 m

Mean elevation

511 m

Relief

141 m

Mean slope

4.5°

Flat share

62.3%

South-facing

3.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 141 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

12.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

15.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'700

Per inhabitant

15'654 kWh/yr

12 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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff H4

25.59 Rp./kWh

Energy

7.97 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.91 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.8 Rp./kWh

25.59 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 27.95 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator BKW Energie AG

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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 3

Standard model, deductible 300571 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Bern432 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Bleienbach →Canton Bern →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 3 of canton Bern. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Bern (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE

Vacancy rate

1.75 %

Second homes

13.8 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

400

Built before 194645.8%

Built since 200118.3%

1.75 %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 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024

Jobs

403

Workplaces

Services share

40.9 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 53 (13.2%) · Secondary 185 (45.9%) · Tertiary 165 (40.9%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

12.5 %

Farmland

328 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 61 min · Car 49 min

AgglomerationPT 14 min · Car 11 min

Remoteness 179/334 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number324

Websitebleienbach.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Oberaargau

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Bleienbach ranks

Largest municipalities787 #222 BE · #1586 CH Growing municipalities1% #106 BE · #777 CH Shrinking municipalities1% #229 BE · #1331 CH Jobs per resident0.51 #79 BE · #501 CH Families & children19.8% #145 BE · #1211 CH Age structure24.7% #111 BE · #427 CH Women share49.8% #206 BE · #1053 CH Foreign residents8.5% #191 BE · #1824 CH Population density138/km² #168 BE · #1272 CH Tax burden16'074 #27 BE · #1303 CH Taxes145% #29 BE Warmest municipalities9.3 °C #89 BE · #1107 CH Sunniest municipalities40.8% #248 BE · #1473 CH Rainiest municipalities1'123 mm #185 BE · #963 CH Voter turnout53.5% #184 BE · #1415 CH SVP strongholds57.4% #44 BE · #85 CH SP strongholds15% #143 BE · #945 CH Centre strongholds6.6% #214 BE · #1616 CH FDP strongholds3% #277 BE · #1977 CH GLP strongholds3.7% #276 BE · #1452 CH Green strongholds7.3% #141 BE · #1016 CH Largest by area5.7 km² #220 BE · #1439 CH Highest municipalities505 m #250 BE · #1182 CH Second homes13.8% #122 BE · #690 CH Organic farming12.5% #140 BE · #1022 CH Best-connected municipalities61 min #148 BE · #797 CH Remotest municipalities61 min #179 BE · #1279 CH Highest peaks618 m #231 BE · #1462 CH Highest-lying municipalities511 m #251 BE · #1382 CH Greatest vertical range141 m #244 BE · #1634 CH Steepest municipalities4.5° #251 BE · #1657 CH Solar potential12 GWh #208 BE · #1396 CH Solar potential per capita15'654 kWh #80 BE · #374 CH Cheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #33 BE · #527 CH Most expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #120 BE · #1390 CH

Postal codes (1)

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3368

Bleienbach

Localities

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Bleienbach3368

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Bleienbach?: The postal code of Bleienbach is 3368.
What is the tax rate in Bleienbach?: The municipal tax multiplier of Bleienbach is 145% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Bleienbach?: A single person without children pays about 16'074 CHF income tax in Bleienbach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 27 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Bleienbach have?: Bleienbach has 787 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Bleienbach?: Bleienbach has 67 foreign residents, a share of 8.51% (2025).

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