What is the postal code of Bühl?

The postal code of Bühl is 3274.

What is the tax rate in Bühl?

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

How much tax do you pay in Bühl?

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

How many residents does Bühl have?

Bühl has 474 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Bühl?

Bühl has 21 foreign residents, a share of 4.43% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Bühl

3274

BE CANTON3274

Residents

474

Area

3 km²

Population density

160 pop./km²

Elevation

514 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

155%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

241 50.8%

Men

233 49.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

81 17.1%

Swiss citizens

453 95.6%

Foreign residents

21 4.4%

Population density

160 pop./km²

0–19 · 81 · 17.1%20–64 · 284 · 59.9%65+ · 109 · 23.0%

Foreign residents 4.4%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Bühl

BFS

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

61.4% YesNo 38.6%

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

59.6% YesNo 40.4%

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

40.9% YesNo 59.2%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

52.7% YesNo 47.3%

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

21.0% YesNo 79.0%

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

47.3% YesNo 52.7%

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

42.1% YesNo 57.9%

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

68.9% YesNo 31.1%

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

50.2% YesNo 49.8%

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

15.1% YesNo 84.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP46.8% · strongest party

SVP46.8%

Mitte14.8%

GLP11.1%

SP9.3%

GRÜNE6.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier155%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

155%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 60 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%)

BühlCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Bühl	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 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'000 mm

10.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

482 m

Mean elevation

448 m

Relief

42 m

Mean slope

2.4°

Flat share

84.3%

South-facing

2.4%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 42 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

7.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

9.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'600

7 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

2.03 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

246

Built before 194629.7%

Built since 200126.4%

2.03 %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 65 min · Car 39 min

AgglomerationPT 25 min · Car 15 min

Remoteness 155/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitebuehl.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities474 #277 BE · #1827 CH Families & children17.1% #284 BE · #1801 CH Age structure23% #182 BE · #665 CH Women share50.8% #110 BE · #495 CH Foreign residents4.4% #280 BE · #2036 CH Population density160/km² #143 BE · #1163 CH Tax burden16'398 #58 BE · #1504 CH Taxes155% #60 BE Warmest municipalities10.2 °C #13 BE · #306 CH Sunniest municipalities40.5% #279 BE · #1593 CH Rainiest municipalities1'000 mm #311 BE · #1615 CH Voter turnout53.8% #137 BE · #1239 CH SVP strongholds46.8% #121 BE · #326 CH SP strongholds9.3% #243 BE · #1580 CH Centre strongholds14.8% #11 BE · #835 CH FDP strongholds5.8% #169 BE · #1794 CH GLP strongholds11.1% #59 BE · #210 CH Green strongholds6.7% #166 BE · #1158 CH Largest by area3 km² #296 BE · #1866 CH Highest municipalities514 m #243 BE · #1149 CH Remotest municipalities65 min #155 BE · #1159 CH Best-connected municipalities65 min #175 BE · #929 CH Highest peaks482 m #320 BE · #1935 CH Highest-lying municipalities448 m #314 BE · #1732 CH Greatest vertical range42 m #320 BE · #2057 CH Steepest municipalities2.4° #312 BE · #1965 CH Solar potential7 GWh #258 BE · #1735 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #138 BE · #898 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #225 BE · #1230 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3274

Bühl b. Aarberg

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Bühl b. Aarberg3274

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Bühl?: The postal code of Bühl is 3274.
What is the tax rate in Bühl?: The municipal tax multiplier of Bühl is 155% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Bühl?: A single person without children pays about 16'398 CHF income tax in Bühl on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 56 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Bühl have?: Bühl has 474 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Bühl?: Bühl has 21 foreign residents, a share of 4.43% (2025).

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