What is the postal code of Bowil?

Bowil has 5 postal codes: 3531, 3533, 3534, 3538, 3673.

What is the tax rate in Bowil?

The municipal tax multiplier of Bowil is 184% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Bowil?

A single person without children pays about 17'340 CHF income tax in Bowil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 236 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Bowil have?

Bowil has 1'316 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Bowil?

Bowil has 38 foreign residents, a share of 2.89% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland

Bowil

3531–3673

BE CANTON3531 3533 3534 3538+1 PLZ

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

664 50.5%

Men

652 49.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

255 19.4%

Swiss citizens

1'278 97.1%

Foreign residents

38 2.9%

Population density

90 pop./km²

0–19 · 255 · 19.4%20–64 · 789 · 60.0%65+ · 272 · 20.7%

Foreign residents 2.9%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +23 (+1.8%) · 12 births · 6 deaths · net migration +15

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 Bowil

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 Bern-Mittelland: 32.7% Yes

17.9% YesNo 82.1%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 19.3% Yes

28.9% YesNo 71.1%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 47.0% Yes

28.2% YesNo 71.9%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 42.9% Yes

60.1% YesNo 39.9%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 33.6% Yes

66.6% YesNo 33.4%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 59.6% Yes

27.7% YesNo 72.3%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 61.8% Yes

41.1% YesNo 58.9%

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 Bern-Mittelland: 39.7% Yes

20.4% YesNo 79.7%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 28.0% Yes

42.9% YesNo 57.1%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 27.6% Yes

42.3% YesNo 57.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP53.4% · strongest party

SVP53.4%

Mitte10.5%

SP8.6%

EVP8.1%

EDU5.0%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier184%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

184%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 242 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'340 CHF(17.3%)

Rank 236 of 334 in the canton · 1963 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:17'340 CHF(~17.3%)

BowilCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Bowil	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	16.3%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.3%	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	21.4%	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	27.5%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.6%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.5%	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 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'266 mm

8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'178 m

Mean elevation

836 m

Relief

495 m

Mean slope

13.6°

Flat share

18.7%

South-facing

10.4%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 495 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

17.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

21.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'800

Per inhabitant

13'108 kWh/yr

17 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 2

Standard model, deductible 300612 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Bern432 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Bowil →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

0.89 %

Second homes

4.1 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

676

Built before 194653.6%

Built since 20017.4%

0.89 %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

413

Workplaces

119

Services share

35.4 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 129 (31.2%) · Secondary 138 (33.4%) · Tertiary 146 (35.4%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

10.4 %

Farmland

764 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 49 min · Car 39 min

AgglomerationPT 49 min · Car 38 min

Remoteness 255/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number605

Websitebowil.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Bowil ranks

Largest municipalities1'316 #164 BE · #1264 CH Growing municipalities1.8% #52 BE · #420 CH Shrinking municipalities1.8% #283 BE · #1688 CH Jobs per resident0.31 #205 BE · #1217 CH Families & children19.4% #184 BE · #1336 CH Age structure20.7% #264 BE · #1090 CH Women share50.5% #137 BE · #617 CH Foreign residents2.9% #311 BE · #2078 CH Population density90/km² #222 BE · #1529 CH Tax burden17'340 #237 BE · #1964 CH Taxes184% #242 BE Warmest municipalities8 °C #250 BE · #1696 CH Sunniest municipalities43.6% #117 BE · #904 CH Rainiest municipalities1'266 mm #94 BE · #547 CH Voter turnout48.8% #280 BE · #1872 CH Against Switzerland24.5% #45 BE · #244 CH Aligned with Switzerland75.5% #153 BE · #1181 CH SVP strongholds53.4% #72 BE · #151 CH SP strongholds8.6% #254 BE · #1638 CH Centre strongholds10.5% #81 BE · #1149 CH FDP strongholds2% #307 BE · #2024 CH GLP strongholds4.6% #259 BE · #1279 CH Green strongholds4.8% #247 BE · #1570 CH Largest by area14.7 km² #111 BE · #662 CH Highest municipalities801 m #86 BE · #426 CH Second homes4.1% #331 BE · #2097 CH Organic farming10.4% #176 BE · #1193 CH Best-connected municipalities49 min #82 BE · #427 CH Remotest municipalities49 min #255 BE · #1665 CH Highest peaks1'178 m #110 BE · #624 CH Highest-lying municipalities836 m #120 BE · #580 CH Greatest vertical range495 m #114 BE · #693 CH Steepest municipalities13.6° #105 BE · #646 CH Solar potential17 GWh #167 BE · #1134 CH Solar potential per capita13'108 kWh #144 BE · #612 CH Cheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #95 BE · #589 CH Most expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #182 BE · #1452 CH

Postal codes (5)

swisstopo

Röthenbach im Emmental

3673

Linden

Localities

swisstopo · 5

Bowil3533 Linden3673 Oberthal3531 Röthenbach im Emmental3538 Signau3534

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Signau

BE · 3 km

Röthenbach im Emmental

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Bowil?: Bowil has 5 postal codes: 3531, 3533, 3534, 3538, 3673.
What is the tax rate in Bowil?: The municipal tax multiplier of Bowil is 184% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Bowil?: A single person without children pays about 17'340 CHF income tax in Bowil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 236 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Bowil have?: Bowil has 1'316 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Bowil?: Bowil has 38 foreign residents, a share of 2.89% (2025).

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