What is the postal code of Bolligen?

Bolligen has 3 postal codes: 3065, 3066, 3326.

What is the tax rate in Bolligen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Bolligen is 160% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Bolligen?

A single person without children pays about 16'561 CHF income tax in Bolligen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 76 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Bolligen have?

Bolligen has 6'348 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Bolligen?

Bolligen has 847 foreign residents, a share of 13.34% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Bolligen

3065–3326

BE CANTON3065 3066 3326

Residents

6'348

Area

16.6 km²

Population density

383 pop./km²

Elevation

818 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

160%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

3'261 51.4%

Men

3'087 48.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'321 20.8%

Swiss citizens

5'501 86.7%

Foreign residents

847 13.3%

Population density

383 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'321 · 20.8%20–64 · 3'216 · 50.7%65+ · 1'811 · 28.5%

Foreign residents 13.3%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Bolligen

BFS

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

50.8% YesNo 49.2%

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

31.9% YesNo 68.1%

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

63.6% YesNo 36.4%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

60.6% YesNo 39.4%

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

32.3% YesNo 67.7%

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

25.1% YesNo 74.9%

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

23.3% YesNo 76.7%

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

78.4% YesNo 21.6%

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

30.9% YesNo 69.1%

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

22.6% YesNo 77.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP21.1% · strongest party

SVP21.1%

SP20.4%

GLP16.2%

FDP13.7%

Mitte11.1%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier160%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

160%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 89 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'561 CHF(16.6%)

Rank 76 of 334 in the canton · 1626 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:16'561 CHF(~16.6%)

BolligenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Bolligen	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.7%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.5%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	12.9%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	14.8%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.6%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.6%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.4%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.3%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	19.8%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.5%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.3%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	23.9%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.2%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26.5%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	27.5%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28.4%	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 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'122 mm

8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

946 m

Mean elevation

706 m

Relief

416 m

Mean slope

11.8°

Flat share

19.5%

South-facing

29.5%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 416 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

44 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

56.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

9'800

44 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

27.7 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.89 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.25 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.8 Rp./kWh

27.7 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.35 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

1.78 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

3'140

Built before 194614.6%

Built since 200115.5%

1.78 %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 34 min · Car 20 min

AgglomerationPT 34 min · Car 20 min

Remoteness 311/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitebolligen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities6'348 #27 BE · #320 CH Families & children20.8% #93 BE · #869 CH Age structure28.5% #31 BE · #152 CH Women share51.4% #54 BE · #249 CH Foreign residents13.3% #114 BE · #1418 CH Population density383/km² #69 BE · #635 CH Tax burden16'561 #76 BE · #1626 CH Taxes160% #89 BE Warmest municipalities8 °C #249 BE · #1695 CH Sunniest municipalities42.7% #145 BE · #1031 CH Rainiest municipalities1'122 mm #188 BE · #972 CH Voter turnout64.2% #8 BE · #189 CH Against Switzerland8% #162 BE · #1324 CH Aligned with Switzerland92% #33 BE · #124 CH SVP strongholds21.1% #319 BE · #1732 CH SP strongholds20.4% #56 BE · #433 CH Centre strongholds11.1% #64 BE · #1100 CH FDP strongholds13.7% #14 BE · #953 CH GLP strongholds16.2% #2 BE · #10 CH Green strongholds10.1% #65 BE · #552 CH Largest by area16.6 km² #92 BE · #579 CH Highest municipalities818 m #83 BE · #401 CH Remotest municipalities34 min #311 BE · #1960 CH Best-connected municipalities34 min #21 BE · #132 CH Highest peaks946 m #148 BE · #772 CH Highest-lying municipalities706 m #150 BE · #755 CH Greatest vertical range416 m #131 BE · #794 CH Steepest municipalities11.8° #132 BE · #784 CH Solar potential44 GWh #54 BE · #410 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #42 BE · #802 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #129 BE · #1134 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Bolligen3065 Krauchthal3326 Stettlen3066

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Bolligen?: Bolligen has 3 postal codes: 3065, 3066, 3326.
What is the tax rate in Bolligen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Bolligen is 160% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Bolligen?: A single person without children pays about 16'561 CHF income tax in Bolligen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 76 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Bolligen have?: Bolligen has 6'348 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Bolligen?: Bolligen has 847 foreign residents, a share of 13.34% (2025).

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