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 · Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois

Courtelary

2608–2723

BE CANTON2608 2610 2723

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

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%

Population change 2025: −15 (−1%) · 9 births · 13 deaths · net migration −9

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Vote results for Courtelary

BFS

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 26.2% Yes

29.7% YesNo 70.3%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 34.8% Yes

31.3% YesNo 68.7%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 40.6% Yes

49.1% YesNo 50.9%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 47.9% Yes

40.0% YesNo 60.0%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 48.1% Yes

43.4% YesNo 56.7%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 44.5% Yes

47.9% YesNo 52.1%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 54.5% Yes

57.2% YesNo 42.8%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 28.9% Yes

31.8% YesNo 68.2%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 42.3% Yes

37.0% YesNo 63.0%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 54.0% Yes

50.0% YesNo 50.0%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

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 25.09.2026

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 24.09.2026

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

Per inhabitant

12'877 kWh/yr

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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff H4

28.21 Rp./kWh

Energy

7.97 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

14.73 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.6 Rp./kWh

28.21 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 27.95 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 2

Standard model, deductible 300612 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Bern432 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Courtelary →Canton Bern →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 of canton Bern. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Bern (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE

Vacancy rate

1.47 %

Second homes

17.8 %

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 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024

Jobs

818

Workplaces

109

Services share

48.7 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 60 (7.3%) · Secondary 360 (44.0%) · Tertiary 398 (48.7%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

18.2 %

Farmland

700 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

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 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number434

Websitecourtelary.ch ↗

DistrictArrondissement administratif Jura bernois

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Courtelary ranks

Largest municipalities1'432 #155 BE · #1201 CH Growing municipalities-1% #273 BE · #1819 CH Shrinking municipalities-1% #63 BE · #288 CH Jobs per resident0.57 #53 BE · #376 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 turnout53.9% #177 BE · #1365 CH Against Switzerland16.8% #98 BE · #740 CH Aligned with Switzerland83.2% #102 BE · #711 CH SVP strongholds40.1% #196 BE · #654 CH SP strongholds22.4% #28 BE · #301 CH Centre strongholds1.8% #319 BE · #2060 CH FDP strongholds8.1% #83 BE · #1584 CH GLP strongholds4.5% #261 BE · #1297 CH Green strongholds15.1% #16 BE · #130 CH Largest by area22.2 km² #61 BE · #430 CH Highest municipalities695 m #126 BE · #607 CH Second homes17.8% #65 BE · #409 CH Organic farming18.2% #83 BE · #720 CH Best-connected municipalities77 min #242 BE · #1273 CH Remotest municipalities77 min #92 BE · #818 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 Solar potential per capita12'877 kWh #154 BE · #648 CH Cheapest electricity28.21 Rp./kWh #254 BE · #1374 CH Most expensive electricity28.21 Rp./kWh #79 BE · #732 CH

Postal codes (3)

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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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