What is the postal code of Brienzwiler?

Brienzwiler has 2 postal codes: 3856, 3860.

What is the tax rate in Brienzwiler?

The municipal tax multiplier of Brienzwiler is 164% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Brienzwiler?

A single person without children pays about 16'691 CHF income tax in Brienzwiler on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 99 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Brienzwiler have?

Brienzwiler has 499 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Brienzwiler?

Brienzwiler has 75 foreign residents, a share of 15.03% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Brienzwiler

3856–3860

BE CANTON3856 3860

Residents

499

Area

17.6 km²

Population density

28 pop./km²

Elevation

1'102 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

2'880 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

164%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

249 49.9%

Men

250 50.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

66 13.2%

Swiss citizens

424 85.0%

Foreign residents

75 15.0%

Population density

28 pop./km²

0–19 · 66 · 13.2%20–64 · 287 · 57.5%65+ · 146 · 29.3%

Foreign residents 15.0%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Brienzwiler

BFS

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

52.0% YesNo 48.1%

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

65.7% YesNo 34.3%

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

30.2% YesNo 69.8%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

40.9% YesNo 59.1%

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

22.7% YesNo 77.3%

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

39.6% YesNo 60.4%

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

56.0% YesNo 44.0%

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

65.2% YesNo 34.8%

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

59.4% YesNo 40.6%

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

18.4% YesNo 81.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP47.1% · strongest party

SVP47.1%

GRÜNE11.0%

SP10.2%

Mitte8.8%

GLP7.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier164%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

164%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 106 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'691 CHF(16.7%)

Rank 99 of 334 in the canton · 1689 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:16'691 CHF(~16.7%)

BrienzwilerCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Brienzwiler	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.8%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.6%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.1%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	14.9%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.7%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.7%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.5%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.4%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.2%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.7%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.5%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.4%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26.7%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	27.7%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28.6%	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 1991–20208.7 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'351 mm

8.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'880 m

Mean elevation

1'600 m

Relief

2'307 m

Mean slope

29.6°

Flat share

2.8%

South-facing

32.6%

Above 2000 m

28.2%

Relief 2'307 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

8.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

11.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'800

8 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

35.33 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.6 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

14.7 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

4.7 Rp./kWh

35.33 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.35 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Gemeinde Brienzwiler, Elekrizität

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

0.22 %

Avg. rooms

3.5

Dwellings

460

Built before 194647.4%

Built since 20019.3%

0.22 %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 131 min · Car 66 min

AgglomerationPT 55 min · Car 22 min

Remoteness 6/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitebrienzwiler.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities499 #268 BE · #1807 CH Families & children13.2% #322 BE · #2044 CH Age structure29.3% #22 BE · #122 CH Women share49.9% #201 BE · #992 CH Foreign residents15% #91 BE · #1278 CH Population density28/km² #298 BE · #1910 CH Tax burden16'691 #100 BE · #1690 CH Taxes164% #106 BE Warmest municipalities8.7 °C #194 BE · #1487 CH Sunniest municipalities48.8% #7 BE · #278 CH Rainiest municipalities1'351 mm #67 BE · #424 CH Voter turnout55% #106 BE · #1063 CH SVP strongholds47.1% #118 BE · #319 CH SP strongholds10.2% #234 BE · #1498 CH Centre strongholds8.8% #138 BE · #1330 CH FDP strongholds2.1% #304 BE · #2014 CH GLP strongholds7.4% #172 BE · #672 CH Green strongholds11% #50 BE · #443 CH Largest by area17.6 km² #84 BE · #545 CH Highest municipalities1'102 m #28 BE · #204 CH Remotest municipalities131 min #6 BE · #123 CH Best-connected municipalities131 min #329 BE · #1984 CH Highest peaks2'880 m #14 BE · #174 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'600 m #13 BE · #181 CH Greatest vertical range2'307 m #10 BE · #124 CH Steepest municipalities29.6° #14 BE · #101 CH Solar potential8 GWh #245 BE · #1678 CH Cheapest electricity35.33 Rp./kWh #321 BE · #2066 CH Most expensive electricity35.33 Rp./kWh #14 BE · #41 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Brienzwiler3856 Meiringen3860

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Meiringen

BE · 0.5 km

Hofstetten bei Brienz

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Brienzwiler?: Brienzwiler has 2 postal codes: 3856, 3860.
What is the tax rate in Brienzwiler?: The municipal tax multiplier of Brienzwiler is 164% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Brienzwiler?: A single person without children pays about 16'691 CHF income tax in Brienzwiler on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 99 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Brienzwiler have?: Brienzwiler has 499 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Brienzwiler?: Brienzwiler has 75 foreign residents, a share of 15.03% (2025).

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