What is the postal code of Crémines?

Crémines has 2 postal codes: 2746, 4716.

What is the tax rate in Crémines?

The municipal tax multiplier of Crémines is 194% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Crémines?

A single person without children pays about 17'665 CHF income tax in Crémines on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 294 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Crémines have?

Crémines has 527 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Crémines?

Crémines has 55 foreign residents, a share of 10.44% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Crémines

2746–4716

BE CANTON2746 4716

Residents

527

Area

9.5 km²

Population density

56 pop./km²

Elevation

643 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'244 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

194%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

249 47.2%

Men

278 52.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

110 20.9%

Swiss citizens

472 89.6%

Foreign residents

55 10.4%

Population density

56 pop./km²

0–19 · 110 · 20.9%20–64 · 264 · 50.1%65+ · 153 · 29.0%

Foreign residents 10.4%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Crémines

BFS

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

51.5% YesNo 48.5%

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

58.9% YesNo 41.2%

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

32.3% YesNo 67.7%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

45.3% YesNo 54.7%

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

49.3% YesNo 50.7%

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

62.1% YesNo 37.9%

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

54.5% YesNo 45.5%

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

76.6% YesNo 23.4%

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

20.8% YesNo 79.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP33.1% · strongest party

SVP33.1%

SP21.6%

GRÜNE11.4%

FDP10.5%

EVP5.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier194%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

194%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 306 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'665 CHF(17.7%)

Rank 294 of 334 in the canton · 2038 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:17'665 CHF(~17.7%)

CréminesCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Crémines	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.4%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12.3%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.8%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	15%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.8%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.7%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.7%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18.5%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	19.4%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	20.3%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	21.1%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.8%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.7%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	25.3%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.7%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	28%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	29%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	30%	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 1991–20208.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'409 mm

8.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'244 m

Mean elevation

881 m

Relief

644 m

Mean slope

16.2°

Flat share

15.0%

South-facing

35.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 644 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

7.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

10.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'700

8 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

4.23 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

331

Built before 194646.8%

Built since 200110.0%

4.23 %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 71 min · Car 66 min

AgglomerationPT 28 min · Car 20 min

Remoteness 127/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitecremines.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities527 #262 BE · #1776 CH Families & children20.9% #91 BE · #838 CH Age structure29% #26 BE · #135 CH Women share47.2% #322 BE · #1982 CH Foreign residents10.4% #147 BE · #1667 CH Population density56/km² #270 BE · #1746 CH Tax burden17'665 #296 BE · #2040 CH Taxes194% #306 BE Warmest municipalities8.4 °C #217 BE · #1593 CH Sunniest municipalities40.8% #256 BE · #1481 CH Rainiest municipalities1'409 mm #40 BE · #340 CH Voter turnout49.4% #246 BE · #1748 CH SVP strongholds33.1% #273 BE · #1092 CH SP strongholds21.6% #40 BE · #349 CH Centre strongholds3.8% #291 BE · #1922 CH FDP strongholds10.5% #38 BE · #1330 CH GLP strongholds4.1% #270 BE · #1381 CH Green strongholds11.4% #42 BE · #406 CH Largest by area9.5 km² #156 BE · #999 CH Highest municipalities643 m #151 BE · #710 CH Remotest municipalities71 min #127 BE · #989 CH Best-connected municipalities71 min #208 BE · #1100 CH Highest peaks1'244 m #94 BE · #582 CH Highest-lying municipalities881 m #105 BE · #522 CH Greatest vertical range644 m #89 BE · #589 CH Steepest municipalities16.2° #84 BE · #528 CH Solar potential8 GWh #249 BE · #1704 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #123 BE · #883 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #210 BE · #1215 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Crémines2746 Gänsbrunnen4716

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen

SO · 6.5 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Crémines?: Crémines has 2 postal codes: 2746, 4716.
What is the tax rate in Crémines?: The municipal tax multiplier of Crémines is 194% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Crémines?: A single person without children pays about 17'665 CHF income tax in Crémines on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 294 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Crémines have?: Crémines has 527 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Crémines?: Crémines has 55 foreign residents, a share of 10.44% (2025).

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