What is the postal code of Cortébert?

Cortébert has 3 postal codes: 2607, 2608, 2723.

What is the tax rate in Cortébert?

The municipal tax multiplier of Cortébert is 199% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Cortébert?

A single person without children pays about 17'828 CHF income tax in Cortébert on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 318 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Cortébert have?

Cortébert has 675 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Cortébert?

Cortébert has 92 foreign residents, a share of 13.63% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Cortébert

2607–2723

BE CANTON2607 2608 2723

Residents

675

Area

14.8 km²

Population density

46 pop./km²

Elevation

680 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'390 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

199%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

355 52.6%

Men

320 47.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

129 19.1%

Swiss citizens

583 86.4%

Foreign residents

92 13.6%

Population density

46 pop./km²

0–19 · 129 · 19.1%20–64 · 382 · 56.6%65+ · 164 · 24.3%

Foreign residents 13.6%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Cortébert

BFS

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

49.7% YesNo 50.3%

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

51.7% YesNo 48.3%

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

40.8% YesNo 59.2%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

50.9% YesNo 49.1%

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

30.5% YesNo 69.5%

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

39.8% YesNo 60.2%

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

53.5% YesNo 46.5%

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

64.5% YesNo 35.5%

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

65.2% YesNo 34.8%

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

30.1% YesNo 69.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP48.9% · strongest party

SVP48.9%

SP20.8%

GRÜNE10.2%

FDP6.5%

GLP5.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier199%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

199%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 320 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'828 CHF(17.8%)

Rank 318 of 334 in the canton · 2065 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:17'828 CHF(~17.8%)

CortébertCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Cortébert	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.5%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12.5%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	14%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	15.1%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.9%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.8%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.8%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18.7%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	19.6%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	20.4%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	21.3%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	22%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.9%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	25.5%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.9%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	28.2%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	29.3%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	30.2%	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 1991–20208.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'286 mm

8.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'390 m

Mean elevation

1'028 m

Relief

722 m

Mean slope

13.4°

Flat share

22.8%

South-facing

19.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 722 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

9.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

12.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'200

10 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

30.33 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.89 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

14.14 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.7 Rp./kWh

30.33 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

0.79 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

381

Built before 194654.9%

Built since 20017.1%

0.79 %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 81 min · Car 58 min

AgglomerationPT 41 min · Car 28 min

Remoteness 78/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitecortebert.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities675 #232 BE · #1665 CH Families & children19.1% #207 BE · #1414 CH Age structure24.3% #127 BE · #477 CH Women share52.6% #10 BE · #60 CH Foreign residents13.6% #112 BE · #1399 CH Population density46/km² #279 BE · #1801 CH Tax burden17'828 #319 BE · #2066 CH Taxes199% #320 BE Warmest municipalities8.7 °C #192 BE · #1485 CH Sunniest municipalities42.1% #166 BE · #1105 CH Rainiest municipalities1'286 mm #86 BE · #516 CH Voter turnout43.1% #320 BE · #2060 CH SVP strongholds48.9% #104 BE · #264 CH SP strongholds20.8% #50 BE · #401 CH Centre strongholds1.7% #321 BE · #2063 CH FDP strongholds6.5% #144 BE · #1741 CH GLP strongholds5.4% #237 BE · #1098 CH Green strongholds10.2% #63 BE · #535 CH Largest by area14.8 km² #107 BE · #655 CH Highest municipalities680 m #133 BE · #637 CH Remotest municipalities81 min #78 BE · #736 CH Best-connected municipalities81 min #255 BE · #1359 CH Highest peaks1'390 m #70 BE · #506 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'028 m #60 BE · #400 CH Greatest vertical range722 m #77 BE · #539 CH Steepest municipalities13.4° #111 BE · #665 CH Solar potential10 GWh #233 BE · #1575 CH Cheapest electricity30.33 Rp./kWh #255 BE · #1728 CH Most expensive electricity30.33 Rp./kWh #80 BE · #379 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

2607

Cortébert

2608

Montagne-de-Courtelary

2723

Mont-Tramelan

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Cortébert2607 Mont-Tramelan2723 Montagne-de-Courtelary2608

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Cortébert?: Cortébert has 3 postal codes: 2607, 2608, 2723.
What is the tax rate in Cortébert?: The municipal tax multiplier of Cortébert is 199% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Cortébert?: A single person without children pays about 17'828 CHF income tax in Cortébert on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 318 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Cortébert have?: Cortébert has 675 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Cortébert?: Cortébert has 92 foreign residents, a share of 13.63% (2025).

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