What is the postal code of Burgistein?

Burgistein has 2 postal codes: 3664, 3665.

What is the tax rate in Burgistein?

The municipal tax multiplier of Burgistein is 185% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Burgistein?

A single person without children pays about 17'373 CHF income tax in Burgistein on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 245 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Burgistein have?

Burgistein has 1'077 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Burgistein?

Burgistein has 41 foreign residents, a share of 3.81% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Burgistein

3664–3665

BE CANTON3664 3665

Residents

1'077

Area

7.5 km²

Population density

143 pop./km²

Elevation

763 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

965 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

185%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

540 50.1%

Men

537 49.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

177 16.4%

Swiss citizens

1'036 96.2%

Foreign residents

41 3.8%

Population density

143 pop./km²

0–19 · 177 · 16.4%20–64 · 634 · 58.9%65+ · 266 · 24.7%

Foreign residents 3.8%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Burgistein

BFS

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

55.1% YesNo 44.9%

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

60.5% YesNo 39.5%

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

37.5% YesNo 62.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

43.1% YesNo 56.9%

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

28.7% YesNo 71.3%

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

43.7% YesNo 56.3%

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

47.3% YesNo 52.7%

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

69.3% YesNo 30.7%

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

55.9% YesNo 44.1%

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

21.0% YesNo 79.0%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP46.0% · strongest party

SVP46.0%

SP11.8%

GRÜNE8.8%

Mitte8.4%

GLP7.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier185%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

185%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 251 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'373 CHF(17.4%)

Rank 245 of 334 in the canton · 1980 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:17'373 CHF(~17.4%)

BurgisteinCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Burgistein	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.2%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12.1%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.6%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.7%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.5%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.4%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.4%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18.2%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	19.1%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.9%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.7%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.5%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.3%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.9%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.3%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.6%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.6%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.6%	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 1991–20208.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'160 mm

8.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

965 m

Mean elevation

714 m

Relief

412 m

Mean slope

10.6°

Flat share

28.7%

South-facing

12.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 412 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

14.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

18.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'200

14 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

0.37 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

537

Built before 194647.7%

Built since 200111.5%

0.37 %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 63 min · Car 36 min

AgglomerationPT 53 min · Car 24 min

Remoteness 174/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteburgistein.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'077 #191 BE · #1413 CH Families & children16.4% #296 BE · #1887 CH Age structure24.7% #115 BE · #431 CH Women share50.1% #179 BE · #849 CH Foreign residents3.8% #294 BE · #2056 CH Population density143/km² #161 BE · #1253 CH Tax burden17'373 #246 BE · #1981 CH Taxes185% #251 BE Warmest municipalities8.1 °C #247 BE · #1681 CH Sunniest municipalities45.3% #63 BE · #620 CH Rainiest municipalities1'160 mm #158 BE · #793 CH Voter turnout53.5% #145 BE · #1279 CH Against Switzerland25% #46 BE · #240 CH Aligned with Switzerland75% #154 BE · #1187 CH SVP strongholds46% #128 BE · #355 CH SP strongholds11.8% #195 BE · #1311 CH Centre strongholds8.4% #156 BE · #1385 CH FDP strongholds3% #279 BE · #1974 CH GLP strongholds7.6% #168 BE · #639 CH Green strongholds8.8% #96 BE · #735 CH Largest by area7.5 km² #181 BE · #1195 CH Highest municipalities763 m #99 BE · #471 CH Remotest municipalities63 min #174 BE · #1225 CH Best-connected municipalities63 min #166 BE · #872 CH Highest peaks965 m #142 BE · #758 CH Highest-lying municipalities714 m #146 BE · #731 CH Greatest vertical range412 m #133 BE · #799 CH Steepest municipalities10.6° #148 BE · #879 CH Solar potential14 GWh #191 BE · #1274 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #168 BE · #928 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #255 BE · #1260 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Burgistein3664 Wattenwil3665

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Burgistein?: Burgistein has 2 postal codes: 3664, 3665.
What is the tax rate in Burgistein?: The municipal tax multiplier of Burgistein is 185% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Burgistein?: A single person without children pays about 17'373 CHF income tax in Burgistein on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 245 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Burgistein have?: Burgistein has 1'077 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Burgistein?: Burgistein has 41 foreign residents, a share of 3.81% (2025).

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