What is the postal code of Bönigen?

The postal code of Bönigen is 3806.

What is the tax rate in Bönigen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Bönigen is 185% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Bönigen?

A single person without children pays about 17'373 CHF income tax in Bönigen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 245 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Bönigen have?

Bönigen has 2'771 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Bönigen?

Bönigen has 360 foreign residents, a share of 12.99% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli

Bönigen

3806

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'375 49.6%

Men

1'396 50.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

525 18.9%

Swiss citizens

2'411 87.0%

Foreign residents

360 13.0%

Population density

184 pop./km²

0–19 · 525 · 18.9%20–64 · 1'567 · 56.5%65+ · 679 · 24.5%

Foreign residents 13.0%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −15 (−0.5%) · 16 births · 27 deaths · net migration −4

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 Bönigen

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 Interlaken-Oberhasli: 23.2% Yes

24.7% YesNo 75.3%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli: 36.0% Yes

30.2% YesNo 69.8%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli: 30.2% Yes

33.3% YesNo 66.7%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli: 59.9% Yes

58.0% YesNo 42.0%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli: 54.6% Yes

54.2% YesNo 45.8%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli: 36.7% Yes

37.3% YesNo 62.8%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli: 46.8% Yes

45.6% YesNo 54.4%

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 Interlaken-Oberhasli: 21.1% Yes

22.2% YesNo 77.8%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli: 41.5% Yes

41.2% YesNo 58.8%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli: 42.4% Yes

39.2% YesNo 60.8%

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP35.4% · strongest party

SVP35.4%

SP17.8%

GLP9.8%

Mitte8.8%

GRÜNE7.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier185%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

185%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 258 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'373 CHF(17.4%)

Rank 245 of 334 in the canton · 1980 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:17'373 CHF(~17.4%)

BönigenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Bönigen	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.2%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12.1%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.6%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.7%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.5%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.4%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.4%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18.2%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	19.1%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.9%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.7%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.5%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.3%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.9%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.3%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.6%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.6%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.6%	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

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)6.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'156 mm

9.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'265 m

Mean elevation

1'168 m

Relief

1'701 m

Mean slope

31.4°

Flat share

7.4%

South-facing

1.1%

Above 2000 m

4.4%

Relief 1'701 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

18.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

23.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'100

Per inhabitant

6'738 kWh/yr

19 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 Bönigen →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

0.52 %

Second homes

12.5 %

Avg. rooms

3.6

Dwellings

1'533

Built before 194633.9%

Built since 200124.3%

0.52 %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

825

Workplaces

141

Services share

36.8 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 25 (3.0%) · Secondary 496 (60.1%) · Tertiary 304 (36.8%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

14.3 %

Farmland

124 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 83 min · Car 53 min

AgglomerationPT 11 min · Car 6 min

Remoteness 73/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number572

Websiteboenigen.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Bönigen ranks

Largest municipalities2'771 #94 BE · #771 CH Growing municipalities-0.5% #240 BE · #1660 CH Shrinking municipalities-0.5% #94 BE · #446 CH Jobs per resident0.3 #214 BE · #1272 CH Families & children18.9% #213 BE · #1457 CH Age structure24.5% #118 BE · #453 CH Women share49.6% #229 BE · #1178 CH Foreign residents13% #119 BE · #1453 CH Population density184/km² #130 BE · #1082 CH Tax burden17'373 #247 BE · #1982 CH Taxes185% #258 BE Warmest municipalities9.3 °C #106 BE · #1124 CH Sunniest municipalities47.2% #29 BE · #413 CH Rainiest municipalities1'156 mm #161 BE · #815 CH Voter turnout50.6% #249 BE · #1731 CH Against Switzerland19.6% #81 BE · #529 CH Aligned with Switzerland80.4% #120 BE · #882 CH SVP strongholds35.4% #250 BE · #946 CH SP strongholds17.8% #87 BE · #651 CH Centre strongholds8.8% #137 BE · #1333 CH FDP strongholds5.9% #165 BE · #1792 CH GLP strongholds9.8% #104 BE · #341 CH Green strongholds7.6% #129 BE · #948 CH Largest by area15.1 km² #103 BE · #641 CH Highest municipalities1'158 m #25 BE · #180 CH Second homes12.5% #154 BE · #845 CH Organic farming14.3% #120 BE · #903 CH Best-connected municipalities83 min #262 BE · #1404 CH Remotest municipalities83 min #73 BE · #689 CH Highest peaks2'265 m #30 BE · #291 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'168 m #41 BE · #314 CH Greatest vertical range1'701 m #28 BE · #278 CH Steepest municipalities31.4° #7 BE · #59 CH Solar potential19 GWh #156 BE · #1071 CH Solar potential per capita6'738 kWh #302 BE · #1721 CH Cheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #88 BE · #582 CH Most expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #175 BE · #1445 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3806

Bönigen b. Interlaken

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Bönigen b. Interlaken3806

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Ringgenberg

BE · 1.7 km

Matten bei Interlaken

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Bönigen?: The postal code of Bönigen is 3806.
What is the tax rate in Bönigen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Bönigen is 185% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Bönigen?: A single person without children pays about 17'373 CHF income tax in Bönigen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 245 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Bönigen have?: Bönigen has 2'771 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Bönigen?: Bönigen has 360 foreign residents, a share of 12.99% (2025).

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