What is the postal code of Büetigen?

Büetigen has 2 postal codes: 2557, 3263.

What is the tax rate in Büetigen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Büetigen is 155% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Büetigen?

A single person without children pays about 16'398 CHF income tax in Büetigen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 56 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Büetigen have?

Büetigen has 920 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Büetigen?

Büetigen has 70 foreign residents, a share of 7.61% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Seeland

Büetigen

2557–3263

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

443 48.2%

Men

477 51.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

205 22.3%

Swiss citizens

850 92.4%

Foreign residents

70 7.6%

Population density

255 pop./km²

0–19 · 205 · 22.3%20–64 · 541 · 58.8%65+ · 174 · 18.9%

Foreign residents 7.6%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +4 (+0.4%) · 8 births · 8 deaths · net migration +3

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 Büetigen

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 Seeland: 22.8% Yes

23.3% YesNo 76.7%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 28.7% Yes

37.6% YesNo 62.4%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 32.6% Yes

31.9% YesNo 68.1%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 56.9% Yes

56.4% YesNo 43.6%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 53.4% Yes

60.6% YesNo 39.5%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 39.5% Yes

37.6% YesNo 62.4%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 51.0% Yes

46.1% YesNo 53.9%

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 Seeland: 22.9% Yes

17.8% YesNo 82.2%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 39.6% Yes

42.3% YesNo 57.7%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 37.8% Yes

39.9% YesNo 60.1%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP42.8% · strongest party

SVP42.8%

SP13.1%

Mitte13.0%

GLP7.6%

GRÜNE5.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier155%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

155%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 56 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'398 CHF(16.4%)

Rank 56 of 334 in the canton · 1502 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:16'398 CHF(~16.4%)

BüetigenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Büetigen	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.6%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.4%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	12.8%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	13.9%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	14.6%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.4%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.4%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.2%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.1%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	18.9%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	19.6%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.3%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.1%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	23.7%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26.3%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	27.3%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28.2%	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 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'026 mm

10 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

510 m

Mean elevation

452 m

Relief

80 m

Mean slope

3°

Flat share

79.9%

South-facing

2.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 80 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

11 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

13.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'500

Per inhabitant

12'000 kWh/yr

11 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

33.03 Rp./kWh

Energy

15.9 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.96 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

33.03 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

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

Network operator Einwohnergemeinde Büetigen, Elektroversorgung

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 Büetigen →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

2.22 %

Second homes

6.9 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

406

Built before 194629.3%

Built since 200123.6%

2.22 %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 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

156

Workplaces

Services share

53.2 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 27 (17.3%) · Secondary 46 (29.5%) · Tertiary 83 (53.2%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

25 %

Farmland

182 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 47 min · Car 41 min

AgglomerationPT 13 min · Car 10 min

Remoteness 259/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number382

Websitebueetigen.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Seeland

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Büetigen ranks

Largest municipalities920 #205 BE · #1504 CH Growing municipalities0.4% #157 BE · #1138 CH Shrinking municipalities0.4% #178 BE · #968 CH Jobs per resident0.17 #308 BE · #1892 CH Families & children22.3% #38 BE · #468 CH Age structure18.9% #311 BE · #1455 CH Women share48.2% #303 BE · #1802 CH Foreign residents7.6% #215 BE · #1891 CH Population density255/km² #98 BE · #872 CH Tax burden16'398 #57 BE · #1503 CH Taxes155% #56 BE Warmest municipalities10 °C #31 BE · #483 CH Sunniest municipalities40.4% #286 BE · #1632 CH Rainiest municipalities1'026 mm #298 BE · #1506 CH Voter turnout54.5% #155 BE · #1291 CH SVP strongholds42.8% #168 BE · #509 CH SP strongholds13.1% #170 BE · #1152 CH Centre strongholds13% #25 BE · #961 CH FDP strongholds5.7% #172 BE · #1803 CH GLP strongholds7.6% #166 BE · #638 CH Green strongholds5.8% #198 BE · #1371 CH Largest by area3.6 km² #277 BE · #1776 CH Highest municipalities448 m #301 BE · #1548 CH Second homes6.9% #312 BE · #1845 CH Organic farming25% #43 BE · #428 CH Best-connected municipalities47 min #70 BE · #380 CH Remotest municipalities47 min #259 BE · #1715 CH Highest peaks510 m #305 BE · #1840 CH Highest-lying municipalities452 m #309 BE · #1704 CH Greatest vertical range80 m #292 BE · #1932 CH Steepest municipalities3° #296 BE · #1897 CH Solar potential11 GWh #217 BE · #1475 CH Solar potential per capita12'000 kWh #176 BE · #754 CH Cheapest electricity33.03 Rp./kWh #320 BE · #2027 CH Most expensive electricity33.03 Rp./kWh #14 BE · #80 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Büetigen3263 Studen BE2557

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Büetigen?: Büetigen has 2 postal codes: 2557, 3263.
What is the tax rate in Büetigen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Büetigen is 155% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Büetigen?: A single person without children pays about 16'398 CHF income tax in Büetigen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 56 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Büetigen have?: Büetigen has 920 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Büetigen?: Büetigen has 70 foreign residents, a share of 7.61% (2025).

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