What is the postal code of Cormoret?

Cormoret has 4 postal codes: 2608, 2610, 2612, 2613.

What is the tax rate in Cormoret?

The municipal tax multiplier of Cormoret is 204% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Cormoret?

A single person without children pays about 17'990 CHF income tax in Cormoret on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 327 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Cormoret have?

Cormoret has 504 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Cormoret?

Cormoret has 41 foreign residents, a share of 8.13% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Cormoret

2608–2613

BE CANTON2608 2610 2612 2613

Residents

504

Area

13.5 km²

Population density

37 pop./km²

Elevation

729 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'595 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

204%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

257 51.0%

Men

247 49.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

107 21.2%

Swiss citizens

463 91.9%

Foreign residents

41 8.1%

Population density

37 pop./km²

0–19 · 107 · 21.2%20–64 · 268 · 53.2%65+ · 129 · 25.6%

Foreign residents 8.1%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Cormoret

BFS

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

43.1% YesNo 56.9%

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

45.4% YesNo 54.6%

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

53.4% YesNo 46.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

60.1% YesNo 39.9%

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

33.8% YesNo 66.2%

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

37.5% YesNo 62.5%

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

45.9% YesNo 54.1%

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

76.2% YesNo 23.8%

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

59.9% YesNo 40.1%

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

26.8% YesNo 73.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP37.6% · strongest party

SVP37.6%

SP21.7%

GRÜNE18.8%

GLP8.7%

EVP4.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier204%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

204%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 327 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'990 CHF(18%)

Rank 327 of 334 in the canton · 2078 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:17'990 CHF(~18%)

CormoretCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Cormoret	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.6%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12.6%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	14.1%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	15.3%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	16.1%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	17%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	18%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18.9%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	19.8%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	20.6%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	21.4%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	22.2%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	24.1%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	25.7%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	27.1%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	28.4%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	29.5%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	30.4%	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 1991–20207.6 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'264 mm

7.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'595 m

Mean elevation

1'110 m

Relief

892 m

Mean slope

14°

Flat share

11.4%

South-facing

27.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 892 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

7.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

9.8 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

30.13 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.89 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

14.14 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.5 Rp./kWh

30.13 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.35 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Société des Forces Électriques de La Goule SA

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

0.72 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

278

Built before 194656.1%

Built since 20015.4%

0.72 %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 88 min · Car 65 min

AgglomerationPT 35 min · Car 34 min

Remoteness 57/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitecormoret.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities504 #267 BE · #1800 CH Families & children21.2% #76 BE · #736 CH Age structure25.6% #86 BE · #336 CH Women share51% #84 BE · #382 CH Foreign residents8.1% #202 BE · #1854 CH Population density37/km² #289 BE · #1861 CH Tax burden17'990 #327 BE · #2078 CH Taxes204% #327 BE Warmest municipalities7.6 °C #274 BE · #1757 CH Sunniest municipalities40.6% #268 BE · #1552 CH Rainiest municipalities1'264 mm #95 BE · #550 CH Voter turnout54.5% #119 BE · #1138 CH SVP strongholds37.6% #227 BE · #797 CH SP strongholds21.7% #38 BE · #340 CH Centre strongholds1.1% #324 BE · #2079 CH FDP strongholds4% #243 BE · #1916 CH GLP strongholds8.7% #131 BE · #475 CH Green strongholds18.8% #7 BE · #33 CH Largest by area13.5 km² #121 BE · #721 CH Highest municipalities729 m #109 BE · #542 CH Remotest municipalities88 min #57 BE · #575 CH Best-connected municipalities88 min #276 BE · #1512 CH Highest peaks1'595 m #58 BE · #433 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'110 m #47 BE · #345 CH Greatest vertical range892 m #60 BE · #470 CH Steepest municipalities14° #98 BE · #618 CH Solar potential7 GWh #257 BE · #1734 CH Cheapest electricity30.13 Rp./kWh #247 BE · #1637 CH Most expensive electricity30.13 Rp./kWh #85 BE · #466 CH

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

2608

Montagne-de-Courtelary

Localities

swisstopo · 4

Cormoret2612 Mont-Crosin2610 Montagne-de-Courtelary2608 Villeret2613

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Cormoret?: Cormoret has 4 postal codes: 2608, 2610, 2612, 2613.
What is the tax rate in Cormoret?: The municipal tax multiplier of Cormoret is 204% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Cormoret?: A single person without children pays about 17'990 CHF income tax in Cormoret on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 327 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Cormoret have?: Cormoret has 504 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Cormoret?: Cormoret has 41 foreign residents, a share of 8.13% (2025).

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