What is the postal code of Blumenstein?

The postal code of Blumenstein is 3638.

What is the tax rate in Blumenstein?

The municipal tax multiplier of Blumenstein is 175% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Blumenstein?

A single person without children pays about 17'048 CHF income tax in Blumenstein on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 167 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Blumenstein have?

Blumenstein has 1'289 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Blumenstein?

Blumenstein has 63 foreign residents, a share of 4.89% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Thun

Blumenstein

3638

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

639 49.6%

Men

650 50.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

270 20.9%

Swiss citizens

1'226 95.1%

Foreign residents

63 4.9%

Population density

83 pop./km²

0–19 · 270 · 20.9%20–64 · 688 · 53.4%65+ · 331 · 25.7%

Foreign residents 4.9%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −19 (−1.5%) · 7 births · 20 deaths · net migration +0

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 Blumenstein

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 Thun: 27.2% Yes

23.5% YesNo 76.5%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Thun: 31.4% Yes

42.2% YesNo 57.8%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Thun: 36.3% Yes

28.2% YesNo 71.8%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Thun: 56.1% Yes

64.8% YesNo 35.2%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Thun: 50.8% Yes

65.6% YesNo 34.4%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Thun: 41.4% Yes

26.7% YesNo 73.3%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Thun: 47.4% Yes

35.2% YesNo 64.8%

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 Thun: 25.2% Yes

16.7% YesNo 83.3%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Thun: 40.9% Yes

48.2% YesNo 51.8%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Thun: 40.0% Yes

49.9% YesNo 50.1%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP48.5% · strongest party

SVP48.5%

SP10.3%

EDU8.9%

EVP7.0%

GLP6.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier175%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

175%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 173 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'048 CHF(17%)

Rank 167 of 334 in the canton · 1863 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:17'048 CHF(~17%)

BlumensteinCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Blumenstein	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.9%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.3%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.4%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.2%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.1%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.9%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.8%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.6%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.4%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.1%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.9%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.5%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.9%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.1%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.2%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.1%	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 1991–20208.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'146 mm

8.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'068 m

Mean elevation

1'141 m

Relief

1'437 m

Mean slope

19.3°

Flat share

17.5%

South-facing

4.9%

Above 2000 m

0.5%

Relief 1'437 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

12.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

15.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'900

Per inhabitant

9'969 kWh/yr

13 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

29.46 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.3 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.65 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.4 Rp./kWh

29.46 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

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

Network operator Energieversorgung Blumenstein AG (EVB)

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 2

Standard model, deductible 300612 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Bern432 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

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

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 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

0.3 %

Second homes

14.6 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

658

Built before 194642.9%

Built since 200112.9%

0.3 %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

363

Workplaces

Services share

49 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 57 (15.7%) · Secondary 128 (35.3%) · Tertiary 178 (49.0%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

424 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 64 min · Car 46 min

AgglomerationPT 31 min · Car 20 min

Remoteness 166/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number922

Websiteblumenstein.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Thun

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Blumenstein ranks

Largest municipalities1'289 #167 BE · #1271 CH Growing municipalities-1.5% #289 BE · #1908 CH Shrinking municipalities-1.5% #46 BE · #197 CH Jobs per resident0.28 #233 BE · #1372 CH Families & children20.9% #92 BE · #839 CH Age structure25.7% #85 BE · #331 CH Women share49.6% #236 BE · #1185 CH Foreign residents4.9% #271 BE · #2018 CH Population density83/km² #235 BE · #1573 CH Tax burden17'048 #171 BE · #1867 CH Taxes175% #173 BE Warmest municipalities8.7 °C #196 BE · #1489 CH Sunniest municipalities46.6% #42 BE · #496 CH Rainiest municipalities1'146 mm #169 BE · #848 CH Voter turnout51.3% #233 BE · #1661 CH Against Switzerland27.5% #31 BE · #124 CH Aligned with Switzerland72.5% #175 BE · #1319 CH SVP strongholds48.5% #108 BE · #278 CH SP strongholds10.3% #233 BE · #1488 CH Centre strongholds4.8% #269 BE · #1806 CH FDP strongholds3.1% #275 BE · #1974 CH GLP strongholds6.9% #186 BE · #773 CH Green strongholds5.4% #220 BE · #1460 CH Largest by area15.5 km² #100 BE · #621 CH Highest municipalities659 m #140 BE · #672 CH Second homes14.6% #111 BE · #614 CH Organic farming0% #324 BE · #1694 CH Best-connected municipalities64 min #170 BE · #899 CH Remotest municipalities64 min #166 BE · #1192 CH Highest peaks2'068 m #45 BE · #340 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'141 m #44 BE · #326 CH Greatest vertical range1'437 m #43 BE · #354 CH Steepest municipalities19.3° #60 BE · #407 CH Solar potential13 GWh #204 BE · #1359 CH Solar potential per capita9'969 kWh #229 BE · #1070 CH Cheapest electricity29.46 Rp./kWh #282 BE · #1685 CH Most expensive electricity29.46 Rp./kWh #52 BE · #422 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3638

Blumenstein

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Blumenstein3638

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Blumenstein?: The postal code of Blumenstein is 3638.
What is the tax rate in Blumenstein?: The municipal tax multiplier of Blumenstein is 175% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Blumenstein?: A single person without children pays about 17'048 CHF income tax in Blumenstein on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 167 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Blumenstein have?: Blumenstein has 1'289 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Blumenstein?: Blumenstein has 63 foreign residents, a share of 4.89% (2025).

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