What is the postal code of Eggiwil?

Eggiwil has 5 postal codes: 3536, 3537, 3550, 3618, 6197.

What is the tax rate in Eggiwil?

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

How much tax do you pay in Eggiwil?

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

How many residents does Eggiwil have?

Eggiwil has 2'438 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Eggiwil?

Eggiwil has 55 foreign residents, a share of 2.26% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Emmental

Eggiwil

3536–6197

BE CANTON3536 3537 3550 3618+1 PLZ

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'193 48.9%

Men

1'245 51.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

554 22.7%

Swiss citizens

2'383 97.7%

Foreign residents

55 2.3%

Population density

40 pop./km²

0–19 · 554 · 22.7%20–64 · 1'302 · 53.4%65+ · 582 · 23.9%

Foreign residents 2.3%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −13 (−0.5%) · 13 births · 26 deaths · net migration −2

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 Eggiwil

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 Emmental: 21.9% Yes

10.8% YesNo 89.2%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 31.8% Yes

50.5% YesNo 49.5%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 35.2% Yes

18.9% YesNo 81.1%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 56.4% Yes

65.6% YesNo 34.4%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 55.4% Yes

79.9% YesNo 20.1%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 37.8% Yes

19.4% YesNo 80.6%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 44.7% Yes

25.8% YesNo 74.2%

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

53.4% YesNo 46.6%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 39.1% Yes

54.3% YesNo 45.7%

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP69.2% · strongest party

SVP69.2%

EDU7.6%

Mitte6.7%

SP4.0%

GRÜNE3.2%

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 214 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%)

EggiwilCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Eggiwil	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 1991–20208 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'349 mm

8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'401 m

Mean elevation

962 m

Relief

715 m

Mean slope

18.5°

Flat share

8.7%

South-facing

21.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 715 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

37.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

47.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

8'400

Per inhabitant

15'488 kWh/yr

38 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

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 Eggiwil →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

0.33 %

Second homes

11.5 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

1'221

Built before 194652.3%

Built since 20018.7%

0.33 %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

1'282

Workplaces

302

Services share

37.4 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 464 (36.2%) · Secondary 338 (26.4%) · Tertiary 480 (37.4%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

170

Organic share

17.6 %

Farmland

3'156 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 85 min · Car 56 min

AgglomerationPT 85 min · Car 39 min

Remoteness 67/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number901

Websiteeggiwil.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Emmental

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Eggiwil ranks

Largest municipalities2'438 #111 BE · #862 CH Growing municipalities-0.5% #239 BE · #1657 CH Shrinking municipalities-0.5% #96 BE · #450 CH Jobs per resident0.53 #71 BE · #465 CH Families & children22.7% #29 BE · #369 CH Age structure23.9% #145 BE · #528 CH Women share48.9% #282 BE · #1550 CH Foreign residents2.3% #322 BE · #2094 CH Population density40/km² #286 BE · #1841 CH Tax burden17'210 #216 BE · #1927 CH Taxes180% #214 BE Warmest municipalities8 °C #253 BE · #1699 CH Sunniest municipalities43.8% #113 BE · #869 CH Rainiest municipalities1'349 mm #69 BE · #428 CH Voter turnout43.8% #324 BE · #2068 CH Against Switzerland32.4% #13 BE · #30 CH Aligned with Switzerland67.6% #192 BE · #1425 CH SVP strongholds69.2% #9 BE · #12 CH SP strongholds4% #315 BE · #1977 CH Centre strongholds6.7% #212 BE · #1605 CH FDP strongholds1.4% #316 BE · #2052 CH GLP strongholds2.8% #299 BE · #1623 CH Green strongholds3.2% #298 BE · #1850 CH Largest by area60.3 km² #17 BE · #133 CH Highest municipalities765 m #98 BE · #471 CH Second homes11.5% #181 BE · #980 CH Organic farming17.6% #91 BE · #744 CH Best-connected municipalities85 min #268 BE · #1447 CH Remotest municipalities85 min #67 BE · #644 CH Highest peaks1'401 m #68 BE · #498 CH Highest-lying municipalities962 m #75 BE · #448 CH Greatest vertical range715 m #80 BE · #548 CH Steepest municipalities18.5° #68 BE · #438 CH Solar potential38 GWh #71 BE · #513 CH Solar potential per capita15'488 kWh #83 BE · #382 CH Cheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #183 BE · #677 CH Most expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #270 BE · #1540 CH

Postal codes (5)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 5

Aeschau3536 Eggiwil3537 Langnau im Emmental3550 Schangnau6197 Süderen3618

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Röthenbach im Emmental

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Eggiwil?: Eggiwil has 5 postal codes: 3536, 3537, 3550, 3618, 6197.
What is the tax rate in Eggiwil?: The municipal tax multiplier of Eggiwil is 180% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Eggiwil?: A single person without children pays about 17'210 CHF income tax in Eggiwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 211 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Eggiwil have?: Eggiwil has 2'438 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Eggiwil?: Eggiwil has 55 foreign residents, a share of 2.26% (2025).

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