What is the postal code of Brügg?

Brügg has 4 postal codes: 2503, 2504, 2552, 2555.

What is the tax rate in Brügg?

The municipal tax multiplier of Brügg is 169% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Brügg?

A single person without children pays about 16'853 CHF income tax in Brügg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 126 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Brügg have?

Brügg has 4'714 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Brügg?

Brügg has 1'352 foreign residents, a share of 28.68% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne

Brügg

2503–2555

BE CANTON2503 2504 2552 2555

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'459 52.2%

Men

2'255 47.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'039 22.0%

Swiss citizens

3'362 71.3%

Foreign residents

1'352 28.7%

Population density

943 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'039 · 22.0%20–64 · 2'661 · 56.4%65+ · 1'014 · 21.5%

Foreign residents 28.7%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +64 (+1.4%) · 54 births · 43 deaths · net migration +62

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 Brügg

BFS

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 44.6% Yes

50.4% YesNo 49.7%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 39.2% Yes

44.8% YesNo 55.2%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 52.4% Yes

50.2% YesNo 49.8%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 62.3% Yes

57.5% YesNo 42.5%

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 Biel/Bienne: 37.1% Yes

33.9% YesNo 66.1%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 33.9% Yes

36.8% YesNo 63.2%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 36.5% Yes

38.7% YesNo 61.3%

08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 73.5% Yes

70.5% YesNo 29.5%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP27.9% · strongest party

SVP27.9%

SP23.2%

GRÜNE12.8%

GLP11.5%

FDP9.0%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier169%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

169%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 133 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'853 CHF(16.9%)

Rank 126 of 334 in the canton · 1777 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:16'853 CHF(~16.9%)

BrüggCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Brügg	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.9%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.7%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.2%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.3%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.9%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.9%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.7%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.6%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.4%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.2%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.9%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.7%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.2%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.6%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26.9%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	27.9%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28.8%	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 1991–202010.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'122 mm

10.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

500 m

Mean elevation

452 m

Relief

74 m

Mean slope

4.1°

Flat share

68.3%

South-facing

14.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 74 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

43.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

54.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

9'600

Per inhabitant

9'183 kWh/yr

43 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

33.28 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.3 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.65 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

4.6 Rp./kWh

33.28 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 27.95 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator Einwohnergemeinde Brügg, Elektrizitätsversorgung

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 Brügg →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

1.6 %

Second homes

9.7 %

Avg. rooms

3.6

Dwellings

2'377

Built before 194615.1%

Built since 200114.1%

1.6 %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

3'291

Workplaces

335

Services share

56.7 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 9 (0.3%) · Secondary 1'415 (43.0%) · Tertiary 1'867 (56.7%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

85 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 50 min · Car 40 min

AgglomerationPT 16 min · Car 12 min

Remoteness 246/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number733

Websitebruegg.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Brügg ranks

Largest municipalities4'714 #46 BE · #468 CH Growing municipalities1.4% #77 BE · #592 CH Shrinking municipalities1.4% #256 BE · #1509 CH Jobs per resident0.7 #33 BE · #223 CH Families & children22% #44 BE · #535 CH Age structure21.5% #238 BE · #943 CH Women share52.2% #21 BE · #104 CH Foreign residents28.7% #14 BE · #366 CH Population density943/km² #23 BE · #244 CH Tax burden16'853 #126 BE · #1777 CH Taxes169% #133 BE Warmest municipalities10.1 °C #25 BE · #388 CH Sunniest municipalities40% #325 BE · #1865 CH Rainiest municipalities1'122 mm #189 BE · #973 CH Voter turnout44.4% #311 BE · #2021 CH Against Switzerland11% #135 BE · #1158 CH Aligned with Switzerland89% #64 BE · #279 CH SVP strongholds27.9% #298 BE · #1406 CH SP strongholds23.2% #21 BE · #251 CH Centre strongholds7% #201 BE · #1563 CH FDP strongholds9% #63 BE · #1502 CH GLP strongholds11.5% #48 BE · #175 CH Green strongholds12.8% #31 BE · #262 CH Largest by area5 km² #233 BE · #1542 CH Highest municipalities445 m #307 BE · #1570 CH Second homes9.7% #231 BE · #1272 CH Organic farming0% #310 BE · #1680 CH Best-connected municipalities50 min #91 BE · #464 CH Remotest municipalities50 min #246 BE · #1632 CH Highest peaks500 m #313 BE · #1877 CH Highest-lying municipalities452 m #310 BE · #1709 CH Greatest vertical range74 m #294 BE · #1947 CH Steepest municipalities4.1° #262 BE · #1721 CH Solar potential43 GWh #57 BE · #422 CH Solar potential per capita9'183 kWh #255 BE · #1220 CH Cheapest electricity33.28 Rp./kWh #322 BE · #2034 CH Most expensive electricity33.28 Rp./kWh #12 BE · #73 CH

Postal codes (4)

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Localities

swisstopo · 3

Biel/Bienne2502 2503 2504 2505 Brügg BE2555 Orpund2552

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Brügg?: Brügg has 4 postal codes: 2503, 2504, 2552, 2555.
What is the tax rate in Brügg?: The municipal tax multiplier of Brügg is 169% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Brügg?: A single person without children pays about 16'853 CHF income tax in Brügg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 126 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Brügg have?: Brügg has 4'714 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Brügg?: Brügg has 1'352 foreign residents, a share of 28.68% (2025).

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