What is the postal code of Buchholterberg?

Buchholterberg has 4 postal codes: 3614, 3615, 3618, 3674.

What is the tax rate in Buchholterberg?

The municipal tax multiplier of Buchholterberg is 180% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Buchholterberg?

A single person without children pays about 17'210 CHF income tax in Buchholterberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 211 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Buchholterberg have?

Buchholterberg has 1'584 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Buchholterberg?

Buchholterberg has 48 foreign residents, a share of 3.03% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Thun

Buchholterberg

3614–3674

BE CANTON3614 3615 3618 3674

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

789 49.8%

Men

795 50.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

343 21.7%

Swiss citizens

1'536 97.0%

Foreign residents

48 3.0%

Population density

103 pop./km²

0–19 · 343 · 21.7%20–64 · 883 · 55.7%65+ · 358 · 22.6%

Foreign residents 3.0%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +32 (+2.1%) · 15 births · 13 deaths · net migration +31

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 Buchholterberg

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 Thun: 27.2% Yes

15.1% YesNo 85.0%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Thun: 31.4% Yes

59.1% YesNo 40.9%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Thun: 36.3% Yes

22.2% YesNo 77.8%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Thun: 56.1% Yes

63.3% YesNo 36.8%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Thun: 50.8% Yes

73.2% YesNo 26.8%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Thun: 41.4% Yes

17.7% YesNo 82.3%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Thun: 47.4% Yes

27.8% YesNo 72.2%

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 Thun: 25.2% Yes

12.9% YesNo 87.1%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Thun: 40.9% Yes

60.7% YesNo 39.3%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Thun: 40.0% Yes

56.5% YesNo 43.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP60.6% · strongest party

SVP60.6%

EDU9.0%

Mitte4.9%

SP4.8%

EVP4.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier180%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

180%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 225 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'210 CHF(17.2%)

Rank 211 of 334 in the canton · 1922 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:17'210 CHF(~17.2%)

BuchholterbergCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Buchholterberg	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.1%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.4%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.6%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.4%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.2%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.2%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18.1%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.9%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.8%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.6%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.3%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.1%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.7%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.1%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.4%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.4%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.3%	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 1991–20207.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'257 mm

7.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'196 m

Mean elevation

952 m

Relief

560 m

Mean slope

9.8°

Flat share

23.2%

South-facing

47.5%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 560 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

22.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

29.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'100

Per inhabitant

14'463 kWh/yr

23 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 range H4

24.84–35.63 Rp./kWh

30.24 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

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

Network operators BKW Energie AG · ELEKTRA ENERGIE Genossenschaft

This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.

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 Buchholterberg →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

0.13 %

Second homes

12 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

767

Built before 194649.0%

Built since 200111.9%

0.13 %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

494

Workplaces

152

Services share

50.2 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 169 (34.2%) · Secondary 77 (15.6%) · Tertiary 248 (50.2%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

11.3 %

Farmland

927 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 67 min · Car 42 min

AgglomerationPT 33 min · Car 23 min

Remoteness 147/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number923

Websiteheimenschwand.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Thun

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Buchholterberg ranks

Largest municipalities1'584 #145 BE · #1133 CH Growing municipalities2.1% #35 BE · #333 CH Shrinking municipalities2.1% #300 BE · #1775 CH Jobs per resident0.31 #208 BE · #1220 CH Families & children21.7% #56 BE · #604 CH Age structure22.6% #202 BE · #744 CH Women share49.8% #213 BE · #1060 CH Foreign residents3% #306 BE · #2073 CH Population density103/km² #200 BE · #1449 CH Tax burden17'210 #212 BE · #1923 CH Taxes180% #225 BE Warmest municipalities7.5 °C #287 BE · #1780 CH Sunniest municipalities45% #72 BE · #659 CH Rainiest municipalities1'257 mm #102 BE · #571 CH Voter turnout55.9% #121 BE · #1096 CH Against Switzerland38.2% #2 BE · #5 CH Aligned with Switzerland61.8% #200 BE · #1454 CH SVP strongholds60.6% #30 BE · #47 CH SP strongholds4.8% #306 BE · #1945 CH Centre strongholds4.9% #267 BE · #1799 CH FDP strongholds2.6% #294 BE · #2001 CH GLP strongholds4.3% #265 BE · #1340 CH Green strongholds4.1% #279 BE · #1716 CH Largest by area15.3 km² #101 BE · #631 CH Highest municipalities1'006 m #39 BE · #261 CH Second homes12% #168 BE · #910 CH Organic farming11.3% #158 BE · #1120 CH Best-connected municipalities67 min #190 BE · #983 CH Remotest municipalities67 min #147 BE · #1110 CH Highest peaks1'196 m #105 BE · #611 CH Highest-lying municipalities952 m #80 BE · #458 CH Greatest vertical range560 m #104 BE · #648 CH Steepest municipalities9.8° #160 BE · #939 CH Solar potential23 GWh #125 BE · #912 CH Solar potential per capita14'463 kWh #109 BE · #475 CH Cheapest electricity30.24 Rp./kWh #289 BE · #1814 CH Most expensive electricity30.24 Rp./kWh #45 BE · #293 CH

Postal codes (4)

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Bleiken b. Oberdiessbach

Localities

swisstopo · 4

Bleiken b. Oberdiessbach3674 Heimenschwand3615 Süderen3618 Unterlangenegg3614

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Buchholterberg?: Buchholterberg has 4 postal codes: 3614, 3615, 3618, 3674.
What is the tax rate in Buchholterberg?: The municipal tax multiplier of Buchholterberg is 180% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Buchholterberg?: A single person without children pays about 17'210 CHF income tax in Buchholterberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 211 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Buchholterberg have?: Buchholterberg has 1'584 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Buchholterberg?: Buchholterberg has 48 foreign residents, a share of 3.03% (2025).

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