What is the postal code of Diemtigen?

Diemtigen has 5 postal codes: 3753, 3754, 3755, 3756, 3757.

What is the tax rate in Diemtigen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Diemtigen is 180% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Diemtigen?

A single person without children pays about 17'210 CHF income tax in Diemtigen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 211 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Diemtigen have?

Diemtigen has 2'307 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Diemtigen?

Diemtigen has 113 foreign residents, a share of 4.9% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental

Diemtigen

3753–3757

BE CANTON3753 3754 3755 3756+1 PLZ

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'148 49.8%

Men

1'159 50.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

443 19.2%

Swiss citizens

2'194 95.1%

Foreign residents

113 4.9%

Population density

18 pop./km²

0–19 · 443 · 19.2%20–64 · 1'324 · 57.4%65+ · 540 · 23.4%

Foreign residents 4.9%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +3 (+0.1%) · 17 births · 24 deaths · net migration +17

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 Diemtigen

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 Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental: 20.3% Yes

11.9% YesNo 88.1%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental: 42.4% Yes

56.2% YesNo 43.8%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental: 28.9% Yes

18.4% YesNo 81.6%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental: 62.4% Yes

71.6% YesNo 28.4%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental: 62.1% Yes

80.5% YesNo 19.5%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental: 31.7% Yes

21.1% YesNo 78.9%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental: 38.4% Yes

28.6% YesNo 71.4%

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 Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental: 19.0% Yes

11.3% YesNo 88.7%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental: 48.0% Yes

56.7% YesNo 43.3%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental: 46.6% Yes

56.4% YesNo 43.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP67.2% · strongest party

SVP67.2%

EDU7.4%

GLP5.6%

Mitte5.4%

SP4.5%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier180%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

180%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 228 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'210 CHF(17.2%)

Rank 211 of 334 in the canton · 1922 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:17'210 CHF(~17.2%)

DiemtigenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Diemtigen	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.1%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.4%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.6%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.4%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.2%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.2%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18.1%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.9%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.8%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.6%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.3%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.1%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.7%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.1%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.4%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.4%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.3%	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 1991–20206.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'329 mm

6.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'649 m

Mean elevation

1'574 m

Relief

2'013 m

Mean slope

27.3°

Flat share

2.8%

South-facing

12.1%

Above 2000 m

15.5%

Relief 2'013 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

48.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

62.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

10'800

Per inhabitant

21'153 kWh/yr

49 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 range H4

24.09–30.44 Rp./kWh

27.26 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 27.95 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operators BKW Energie AG · Energiegenossenschaft Diemtigtal

This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.

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 3

Standard model, deductible 300571 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Bern432 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

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

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 3 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

0.47 %

Second homes

31.4 %

Avg. rooms

3.2

Dwellings

1'925

Built before 194644.0%

Built since 200112.2%

Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).

0.47 %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

1'428

Workplaces

317

Services share

37 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 307 (21.5%) · Secondary 592 (41.5%) · Tertiary 529 (37.0%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

20.2 %

Farmland

1'711 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 59 min · Car 37 min

AgglomerationPT 23 min · Car 14 min

Remoteness 198/334 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number762

Websitediemtigen.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Diemtigen ranks

Largest municipalities2'307 #117 BE · #895 CH Growing municipalities0.1% #183 BE · #1336 CH Shrinking municipalities0.1% #153 BE · #771 CH Jobs per resident0.62 #43 BE · #309 CH Families & children19.2% #204 BE · #1383 CH Age structure23.4% #164 BE · #594 CH Women share49.8% #212 BE · #1059 CH Foreign residents4.9% #270 BE · #2017 CH Population density18/km² #319 BE · #1988 CH Tax burden17'210 #214 BE · #1925 CH Taxes180% #228 BE Warmest municipalities6.3 °C #322 BE · #1915 CH Sunniest municipalities47.5% #26 BE · #365 CH Rainiest municipalities1'329 mm #73 BE · #453 CH Voter turnout51.2% #235 BE · #1674 CH Against Switzerland34.3% #7 BE · #18 CH Aligned with Switzerland65.7% #194 BE · #1438 CH SVP strongholds67.2% #14 BE · #19 CH SP strongholds4.5% #309 BE · #1955 CH Centre strongholds5.4% #253 BE · #1749 CH FDP strongholds3.2% #271 BE · #1968 CH GLP strongholds5.6% #231 BE · #1048 CH Green strongholds2.4% #311 BE · #1929 CH Largest by area129.9 km² #6 BE · #45 CH Highest municipalities1'565 m #6 BE · #75 CH Second homes31.4% #28 BE · #255 CH Organic farming20.2% #65 BE · #610 CH Best-connected municipalities59 min #139 BE · #738 CH Remotest municipalities59 min #198 BE · #1361 CH Highest peaks2'649 m #20 BE · #219 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'574 m #17 BE · #187 CH Greatest vertical range2'013 m #16 BE · #195 CH Steepest municipalities27.3° #24 BE · #181 CH Solar potential49 GWh #41 BE · #342 CH Solar potential per capita21'153 kWh #25 BE · #161 CH Cheapest electricity27.26 Rp./kWh #233 BE · #1149 CH Most expensive electricity27.26 Rp./kWh #101 BE · #958 CH

Postal codes (5)

swisstopo

Schwenden im Diemtigtal

Localities

swisstopo · 5

Diemtigen3754 Horboden3755 Oey3753 Schwenden im Diemtigtal3757 Zwischenflüh3756

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Erlenbach im Simmental

Reichenbach im Kandertal

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Diemtigen?: Diemtigen has 5 postal codes: 3753, 3754, 3755, 3756, 3757.
What is the tax rate in Diemtigen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Diemtigen is 180% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Diemtigen?: A single person without children pays about 17'210 CHF income tax in Diemtigen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 211 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Diemtigen have?: Diemtigen has 2'307 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Diemtigen?: Diemtigen has 113 foreign residents, a share of 4.9% (2025).

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