What is the postal code of Busswil bei Melchnau?

The postal code of Busswil bei Melchnau is 4917.

What is the tax rate in Busswil bei Melchnau?

The municipal tax multiplier of Busswil bei Melchnau is 160% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Busswil bei Melchnau?

A single person without children pays about 16'561 CHF income tax in Busswil bei Melchnau on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 76 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Busswil bei Melchnau have?

Busswil bei Melchnau has 165 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Busswil bei Melchnau?

Busswil bei Melchnau has 7 foreign residents, a share of 4.24% (2025).

Busswil bei Melchnau (BE): Postal Codes 4917, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

82 49.7%

Men

83 50.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

17 10.3%

Swiss citizens

158 95.8%

Foreign residents

7 4.2%

Population density

58 pop./km²

0–19 · 17 · 10.3%20–64 · 99 · 60.0%65+ · 49 · 29.7%

Foreign residents 4.2%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Busswil bei Melchnau

BFS

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

67.3% YesNo 32.7%

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

65.7% YesNo 34.3%

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

21.8% YesNo 78.2%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

33.7% YesNo 66.3%

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

23.2% YesNo 76.8%

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

43.2% YesNo 56.8%

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

40.4% YesNo 59.6%

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

68.1% YesNo 31.9%

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

47.4% YesNo 52.6%

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

18.5% YesNo 81.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP47.6% · strongest party

SVP47.6%

FDP10.8%

SP10.6%

GRÜNE10.0%

Mitte8.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier160%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

160%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 81 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'561 CHF(16.6%)

Rank 76 of 334 in the canton · 1626 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:16'561 CHF(~16.6%)

Busswil bei MelchnauCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Busswil bei Melchnau	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.7%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.5%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	12.9%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	14.8%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.6%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.6%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.4%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.3%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	19.8%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.5%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.3%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	23.9%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.2%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26.5%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	27.5%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28.4%	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 1991–20208.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'137 mm

8.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

662 m

Mean elevation

603 m

Relief

127 m

Mean slope

8.4°

Flat share

24.3%

South-facing

16.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 127 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

3.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

4.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

800

4 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

0.98 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

102

Built before 194658.8%

Built since 20017.8%

0.98 %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 78 min · Car 64 min

AgglomerationPT 19 min · Car 14 min

Remoteness 89/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitebusswil-bm.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

29

Largest municipalities165 #320 BE · #2052 CH Families & children10.3% #333 BE · #2084 CH Age structure29.7% #18 BE · #108 CH Women share49.7% #215 BE · #1104 CH Foreign residents4.2% #285 BE · #2042 CH Population density58/km² #263 BE · #1730 CH Tax burden16'561 #77 BE · #1627 CH Taxes160% #81 BE Warmest municipalities8.9 °C #166 BE · #1398 CH Sunniest municipalities40.6% #265 BE · #1549 CH Rainiest municipalities1'137 mm #174 BE · #883 CH Voter turnout56.8% #67 BE · #817 CH SVP strongholds47.6% #113 BE · #309 CH SP strongholds10.6% #227 BE · #1451 CH Centre strongholds8.4% #150 BE · #1379 CH FDP strongholds10.8% #34 BE · #1286 CH GLP strongholds2.4% #307 BE · #1690 CH Green strongholds10% #67 BE · #571 CH Largest by area2.9 km² #297 BE · #1881 CH Highest municipalities559 m #208 BE · #972 CH Remotest municipalities78 min #89 BE · #795 CH Best-connected municipalities78 min #245 BE · #1294 CH Highest peaks662 m #221 BE · #1321 CH Highest-lying municipalities603 m #188 BE · #1001 CH Greatest vertical range127 m #255 BE · #1702 CH Steepest municipalities8.4° #176 BE · #1068 CH Solar potential4 GWh #309 BE · #2007 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #34 BE · #794 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #121 BE · #1126 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

4917

Busswil b. Melchnau

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Busswil b. Melchnau4917

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Busswil bei Melchnau?: The postal code of Busswil bei Melchnau is 4917.
What is the tax rate in Busswil bei Melchnau?: The municipal tax multiplier of Busswil bei Melchnau is 160% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Busswil bei Melchnau?: A single person without children pays about 16'561 CHF income tax in Busswil bei Melchnau on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 76 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Busswil bei Melchnau have?: Busswil bei Melchnau has 165 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Busswil bei Melchnau?: Busswil bei Melchnau has 7 foreign residents, a share of 4.24% (2025).

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