Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
529 49.7%
Men
535 50.3%
Children & youth (0–19)
251 23.6%
Swiss citizens
958 90.0%
Foreign residents
106 10.0%
Population density
168 pop./km²
0–19 · 251 · 23.6%20–64 · 634 · 59.6%65+ · 179 · 16.8%
Foreign residents 10.0%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +12 (+1.1%) · 4 births · 5 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
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 Seeland: 22.8% Yes
23.0% YesNo 77.0%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 28.7% Yes
31.0% YesNo 69.0%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 32.6% Yes
34.0% YesNo 66.0%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 56.9% Yes
60.9% YesNo 39.1%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 53.4% Yes
63.7% YesNo 36.3%
14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 39.5% Yes
36.5% YesNo 63.6%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 51.0% Yes
47.1% YesNo 52.9%
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 Seeland: 22.9% Yes
35.9% YesNo 64.1%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 39.6% Yes
40.4% YesNo 59.6%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 37.8% Yes
40.0% YesNo 60.1%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP45.4% · strongest party
SVP45.4%
SP14.7%
GLP10.2%
Mitte8.5%
GRÜNE6.3%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier180%
Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%
180%BE range 89%220%
Tax rank 221 of 334 in canton BernTax 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
100'000 CHF:17'210 CHF(~17.2%)
Diessbach bei BürenCanton range BernSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Diessbach bei Büren | 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 · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.8 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'037 mm
9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
556 m
Mean elevation
490 m
Relief
122 m
Mean slope
3.4°
Flat share
79.1%
South-facing
4.0%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 122 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
Roof potential
14.5 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
17.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'200
Per inhabitant
13'628 kWh/yr
15 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 · 2027Tariff H4
32.6 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.45 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
13.75 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.8 Rp./kWh
32.6 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 27.95 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Einwohnergemeinde Diessbach bei Büren, Elektrizitätsversorgung
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 · 2024Premium regionRegion 2
Standard model, deductible 300612 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Bern432 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
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 · AREVacancy rate
0.82 %
Second homes
11.5 %
Avg. rooms
4.1
Dwellings
486
Built before 194638.3%
Built since 200115.6%
0.82 %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 · 2024Jobs
296
Workplaces
68
Services share
25.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 151 (51.0%) · Secondary 70 (23.6%) · Tertiary 75 (25.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
18
Organic share
16.7 %
Farmland
412 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'064 #194 BE · #1419 CHGrowing municipalities1.1% #98 BE · #712 CHShrinking municipalities1.1% #237 BE · #1394 CHJobs per resident0.28 #224 BE · #1363 CHFamilies & children23.6% #12 BE · #208 CHAge structure16.8% #330 BE · #1805 CHWomen share49.7% #217 BE · #1106 CHForeign residents10% #156 BE · #1702 CHPopulation density168/km² #138 BE · #1139 CHTax burden17'210 #215 BE · #1926 CHTaxes180% #221 BEWarmest municipalities9.8 °C #44 BE · #683 CHSunniest municipalities40.3% #299 BE · #1670 CHRainiest municipalities1'037 mm #280 BE · #1451 CHVoter turnout54% #174 BE · #1353 CHAgainst Switzerland20.6% #71 BE · #454 CHAligned with Switzerland79.4% #125 BE · #944 CHSVP strongholds45.4% #133 BE · #381 CHSP strongholds14.7% #145 BE · #973 CHCentre strongholds8.5% #145 BE · #1368 CHFDP strongholds4.9% #206 BE · #1862 CHGLP strongholds10.2% #89 BE · #292 CHGreen strongholds6.3% #183 BE · #1248 CHLargest by area6.3 km² #211 BE · #1352 CHHighest municipalities491 m #260 BE · #1253 CHSecond homes11.5% #180 BE · #978 CHOrganic farming16.7% #96 BE · #766 CHBest-connected municipalities50 min #85 BE · #458 CHRemotest municipalities50 min #240 BE · #1626 CHHighest peaks556 m #281 BE · #1693 CHHighest-lying municipalities490 m #266 BE · #1478 CHGreatest vertical range122 m #260 BE · #1722 CHSteepest municipalities3.4° #287 BE · #1844 CHSolar potential15 GWh #189 BE · #1266 CHSolar potential per capita13'628 kWh #131 BE · #563 CHCheapest electricity32.6 Rp./kWh #314 BE · #2017 CHMost expensive electricity32.6 Rp./kWh #20 BE · #90 CH
Postal codes (1)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 1Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Diessbach bei Büren?
- The postal code of Diessbach bei Büren is 3264.
- What is the tax rate in Diessbach bei Büren?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Diessbach bei Büren is 180% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
- How much tax do you pay in Diessbach bei Büren?
- A single person without children pays about 17'210 CHF income tax in Diessbach bei Büren on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 211 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Diessbach bei Büren have?
- Diessbach bei Büren has 1'064 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Diessbach bei Büren?
- Diessbach bei Büren has 106 foreign residents, a share of 9.96% (2025).
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