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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
528 49.1%
Men
547 50.9%
Children & youth (0–19)
236 22.0%
Swiss citizens
1'021 95.0%
Foreign residents
54 5.0%
Population density
76 pop./km²
0–19 · 236 · 22.0%20–64 · 593 · 55.2%65+ · 246 · 22.9%
Foreign residents 5.0%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −2 (−0.2%) · 13 births · 8 deaths · net migration −7
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 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 31.8% Yes
44.6% YesNo 55.4%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 35.2% Yes
24.7% YesNo 75.3%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 56.4% Yes
67.4% YesNo 32.7%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 55.4% Yes
74.1% YesNo 25.9%
14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 37.8% Yes
23.5% YesNo 76.5%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 44.7% Yes
35.5% YesNo 64.5%
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 Emmental: 23.2% Yes
10.7% YesNo 89.3%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 40.4% Yes
48.4% YesNo 51.6%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 39.1% Yes
43.3% YesNo 56.7%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP54.9% · strongest party
SVP54.9%
Mitte10.4%
EDU10.1%
SP7.8%
GLP4.3%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier189%
Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%
189%BE range 89%220%
Tax rank 276 of 334 in canton Bern
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
17'503 CHF(17.5%)
Rank 275 of 334 in the canton · 2017 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
0%9%18%26%35%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:17'503 CHF(~17.5%)
DürrenrothCanton range BernSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeDürrenrothBernSwitzerland median
40'00010.3%8.3–10.9%5.4%
50'00012.2%9.8–13%7.8%
60'00013.7%11–14.5%10.5%
70'00014.8%12–15.7%11.9%
80'00015.6%12.6–16.5%13.1%
90'00016.5%13.4–17.5%14.1%
100'00017.5%14.3–18.5%15.3%
110'00018.4%15–19.4%16.3%
120'00019.3%15.8–20.3%17.2%
130'00020.1%16.5–21.2%18.1%
140'00020.9%17.2–22%19%
150'00021.6%17.9–22.8%19.7%
175'00023.5%19.5–24.7%21.6%
200'00025.1%20.9–26.3%23.2%
225'00026.5%22.2–27.8%24.6%
250'00027.8%23.3–29.1%25.8%
275'00028.8%24.3–30.2%26.8%
300'00029.8%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 1991–20208.3 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'243 mm
8.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
963 m
Mean elevation
753 m
Relief
314 m
Mean slope
10.2°
Flat share
22.1%
South-facing
14.6%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 314 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
21.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
26.2 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'700
Per inhabitant
19'591 kWh/yr
21 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
25.59 Rp./kWh
Energy
7.97 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.91 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.8 Rp./kWh
25.59 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 27.95 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Premium regionRegion 3
Standard model, deductible 300571 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 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
0.18 %
Second homes
13.7 %
Avg. rooms
4.2
Dwellings
545
Built before 194660.2%
Built since 20015.0%
0.18 %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
446
Workplaces
117
Services share
42.8 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 164 (36.8%) · Secondary 91 (20.4%) · Tertiary 191 (42.8%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
55
Organic share
3.6 %
Farmland
932 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 96 min · Car 51 min
AgglomerationPT 48 min · Car 26 min
Remoteness 40/334 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number952
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'075 #192 BE · #1414 CHGrowing municipalities-0.2% #211 BE · #1524 CHShrinking municipalities-0.2% #124 BE · #581 CHJobs per resident0.41 #130 BE · #797 CHFamilies & children22% #45 BE · #536 CHAge structure22.9% #188 BE · #693 CHWomen share49.1% #268 BE · #1464 CHForeign residents5% #267 BE · #2011 CHPopulation density76/km² #241 BE · #1609 CHTax burden17'503 #275 BE · #2017 CHTaxes189% #276 BEWarmest municipalities8.3 °C #231 BE · #1633 CHSunniest municipalities41.1% #228 BE · #1356 CHRainiest municipalities1'243 mm #109 BE · #598 CHVoter turnout53% #196 BE · #1471 CHAgainst Switzerland29.4% #21 BE · #74 CHAligned with Switzerland70.6% #180 BE · #1369 CHSVP strongholds54.9% #55 BE · #115 CHSP strongholds7.8% #264 BE · #1714 CHCentre strongholds10.4% #84 BE · #1162 CHFDP strongholds2% #308 BE · #2025 CHGLP strongholds4.3% #266 BE · #1341 CHGreen strongholds3.7% #285 BE · #1772 CHLargest by area14.1 km² #117 BE · #692 CHHighest municipalities726 m #112 BE · #548 CHSecond homes13.7% #126 BE · #697 CHOrganic farming3.6% #252 BE · #1565 CHBest-connected municipalities96 min #296 BE · #1652 CHRemotest municipalities96 min #40 BE · #447 CHHighest peaks963 m #143 BE · #760 CHHighest-lying municipalities753 m #138 BE · #672 CHGreatest vertical range314 m #160 BE · #967 CHSteepest municipalities10.2° #154 BE · #903 CHSolar potential21 GWh #136 BE · #975 CHSolar potential per capita19'591 kWh #34 BE · #200 CHCheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #202 BE · #696 CHMost expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #289 BE · #1559 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 4
What is the postal code of Dürrenroth?
Dürrenroth has 4 postal codes: 3463, 3464, 3465, 4942.
What is the tax rate in Dürrenroth?
The municipal tax multiplier of Dürrenroth is 189% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Dürrenroth?
A single person without children pays about 17'503 CHF income tax in Dürrenroth on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 275 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Dürrenroth have?
Dürrenroth has 1'075 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Dürrenroth?
Dürrenroth has 54 foreign residents, a share of 5.02% (2025).

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