What is the postal code of Courtelary?

Courtelary has 3 postal codes: 2608, 2610, 2723.

What is the tax rate in Courtelary?

The municipal tax multiplier of Courtelary is 214% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Courtelary?

A single person without children pays about 18'315 CHF income tax in Courtelary on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 333 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Courtelary have?

Courtelary has 1'432 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Courtelary?

Courtelary has 213 foreign residents, a share of 14.87% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Courtelary

2608–2723

BE CANTON2608 2610 2723

Residents

1'432

Area

22.2 km²

Population density

65 pop./km²

Elevation

695 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'545 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

214%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

720 50.3%

Men

712 49.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

318 22.2%

Swiss citizens

1'219 85.1%

Foreign residents

213 14.9%

Population density

65 pop./km²

0–19 · 318 · 22.2%20–64 · 809 · 56.5%65+ · 305 · 21.3%

Foreign residents 14.9%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Courtelary

BFS

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

40.0% YesNo 60.0%

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

43.4% YesNo 56.7%

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

47.9% YesNo 52.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

57.2% YesNo 42.8%

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

31.8% YesNo 68.2%

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

37.0% YesNo 63.0%

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

50.0% YesNo 50.0%

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

67.8% YesNo 32.2%

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

61.1% YesNo 38.9%

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

30.6% YesNo 69.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP40.1% · strongest party

SVP40.1%

SP22.4%

GRÜNE15.1%

FDP8.1%

GLP4.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier214%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

214%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 333 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

18'315 CHF(18.3%)

Rank 333 of 334 in the canton · 2092 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:18'315 CHF(~18.3%)

CourtelaryCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Courtelary	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.8%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12.8%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	14.4%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	15.5%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	16.4%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	17.3%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	18.3%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	19.2%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	20.1%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	21%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	21.8%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	22.6%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	24.5%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	26.1%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	27.6%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	28.9%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	30%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	30.9%	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 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'356 mm

7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'545 m

Mean elevation

1'065 m

Relief

863 m

Mean slope

13.5°

Flat share

16.7%

South-facing

25.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 863 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

18.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

24.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'100

18 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

30.23 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.89 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

14.14 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.6 Rp./kWh

30.23 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

1.47 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

748

Built before 194634.5%

Built since 200119.8%

1.47 %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 77 min · Car 62 min

AgglomerationPT 35 min · Car 32 min

Remoteness 92/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitecourtelary.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'432 #155 BE · #1201 CH Families & children22.2% #40 BE · #491 CH Age structure21.3% #247 BE · #987 CH Women share50.3% #156 BE · #718 CH Foreign residents14.9% #93 BE · #1292 CH Population density65/km² #253 BE · #1677 CH Tax burden18'315 #333 BE · #2092 CH Taxes214% #333 BE Warmest municipalities7 °C #307 BE · #1849 CH Sunniest municipalities42.6% #148 BE · #1041 CH Rainiest municipalities1'356 mm #62 BE · #413 CH Voter turnout52.8% #167 BE · #1371 CH Against Switzerland17.2% #98 BE · #740 CH Aligned with Switzerland82.8% #102 BE · #711 CH SVP strongholds40.1% #196 BE · #654 CH SP strongholds22.4% #28 BE · #299 CH Centre strongholds1.8% #319 BE · #2055 CH FDP strongholds8.1% #83 BE · #1580 CH GLP strongholds4.5% #260 BE · #1294 CH Green strongholds15.1% #16 BE · #128 CH Largest by area22.2 km² #61 BE · #430 CH Highest municipalities695 m #126 BE · #606 CH Remotest municipalities77 min #92 BE · #819 CH Best-connected municipalities77 min #242 BE · #1272 CH Highest peaks1'545 m #62 BE · #451 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'065 m #54 BE · #377 CH Greatest vertical range863 m #61 BE · #481 CH Steepest municipalities13.5° #108 BE · #654 CH Solar potential18 GWh #158 BE · #1082 CH Cheapest electricity30.23 Rp./kWh #252 BE · #1711 CH Most expensive electricity30.23 Rp./kWh #82 BE · #395 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 4

Courtelary2608 Mont-Crosin2610 Mont-Tramelan2723 Montagne-de-Courtelary2608

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Courtelary?: Courtelary has 3 postal codes: 2608, 2610, 2723.
What is the tax rate in Courtelary?: The municipal tax multiplier of Courtelary is 214% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Courtelary?: A single person without children pays about 18'315 CHF income tax in Courtelary on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 333 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Courtelary have?: Courtelary has 1'432 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Courtelary?: Courtelary has 213 foreign residents, a share of 14.87% (2025).

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