What is the postal code of Brenzikofen?

The postal code of Brenzikofen is 3671.

What is the tax rate in Brenzikofen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Brenzikofen is 186% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Brenzikofen?

A single person without children pays about 17'405 CHF income tax in Brenzikofen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 263 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Brenzikofen have?

Brenzikofen has 535 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Brenzikofen?

Brenzikofen has 19 foreign residents, a share of 3.55% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Brenzikofen

3671

BE CANTON3671

Residents

535

Area

2.2 km²

Population density

244 pop./km²

Elevation

598 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

860 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

186%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

267 49.9%

Men

268 50.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

107 20.0%

Swiss citizens

516 96.5%

Foreign residents

19 3.6%

Population density

244 pop./km²

0–19 · 107 · 20.0%20–64 · 307 · 57.4%65+ · 121 · 22.6%

Foreign residents 3.6%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Brenzikofen

BFS

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

57.8% YesNo 42.2%

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

67.5% YesNo 32.5%

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

27.5% YesNo 72.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

38.3% YesNo 61.7%

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

20.2% YesNo 79.8%

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

49.8% YesNo 50.2%

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

43.5% YesNo 56.5%

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

66.0% YesNo 34.0%

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

54.3% YesNo 45.7%

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

16.3% YesNo 83.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP48.8% · strongest party

SVP48.8%

GLP9.8%

SP8.8%

EVP7.1%

EDU6.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier186%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

186%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 263 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'405 CHF(17.4%)

Rank 263 of 334 in the canton · 1999 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:17'405 CHF(~17.4%)

BrenzikofenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Brenzikofen	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.3%	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	18.3%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	19.2%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	20%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.8%	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	26.4%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.6%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.7%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.6%	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 1991–20208.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'109 mm

8.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

860 m

Mean elevation

637 m

Relief

288 m

Mean slope

10.9°

Flat share

36.7%

South-facing

10.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 288 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

5.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'200

6 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

1.53 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

262

Built before 194642.7%

Built since 200116.4%

1.53 %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 53 min · Car 31 min

AgglomerationPT 26 min · Car 18 min

Remoteness 223/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitebrenzikofen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities535 #260 BE · #1769 CH Families & children20% #133 BE · #1132 CH Age structure22.6% #199 BE · #741 CH Women share49.9% #203 BE · #994 CH Foreign residents3.6% #297 BE · #2063 CH Population density244/km² #103 BE · #906 CH Tax burden17'405 #264 BE · #2000 CH Taxes186% #263 BE Warmest municipalities8.9 °C #171 BE · #1403 CH Sunniest municipalities44.8% #78 BE · #688 CH Rainiest municipalities1'109 mm #202 BE · #1052 CH Voter turnout59.2% #38 BE · #551 CH SVP strongholds48.8% #105 BE · #267 CH SP strongholds8.8% #249 BE · #1614 CH Centre strongholds5.2% #259 BE · #1764 CH FDP strongholds5% #203 BE · #1851 CH GLP strongholds9.8% #106 BE · #343 CH Green strongholds5.3% #225 BE · #1483 CH Largest by area2.2 km² #314 BE · #1981 CH Highest municipalities598 m #171 BE · #830 CH Remotest municipalities53 min #223 BE · #1538 CH Best-connected municipalities53 min #111 BE · #555 CH Highest peaks860 m #169 BE · #884 CH Highest-lying municipalities637 m #175 BE · #915 CH Greatest vertical range288 m #169 BE · #1023 CH Steepest municipalities10.9° #140 BE · #854 CH Solar potential6 GWh #282 BE · #1862 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #96 BE · #856 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #183 BE · #1188 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3671

Brenzikofen

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Brenzikofen3671

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Brenzikofen?: The postal code of Brenzikofen is 3671.
What is the tax rate in Brenzikofen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Brenzikofen is 186% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Brenzikofen?: A single person without children pays about 17'405 CHF income tax in Brenzikofen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 263 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Brenzikofen have?: Brenzikofen has 535 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Brenzikofen?: Brenzikofen has 19 foreign residents, a share of 3.55% (2025).

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