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

Eggiwil

3536–6197

BE CANTON3536 3537 3550 3618+1 PLZ

Residents

2'438

Area

60.3 km²

Population density

40 pop./km²

Elevation

765 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'401 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

180%

Postal codes

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

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%

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

Vote results for Eggiwil

BFS

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

65.6% YesNo 34.4%

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

79.9% YesNo 20.1%

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

19.4% YesNo 80.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

25.8% YesNo 74.2%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

10.7% YesNo 89.3%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

53.4% YesNo 46.6%

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

54.3% YesNo 45.7%

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

69.1% YesNo 30.9%

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

63.8% YesNo 36.2%

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

8.8% YesNo 91.2%

All federal votes →

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

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 31.08.2026

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 31.08.2026

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

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 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

0.33 %

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

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 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteeggiwil.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities2'438 #111 BE · #862 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 turnout41.9% #324 BE · #2080 CH Against Switzerland32% #13 BE · #35 CH Aligned with Switzerland68% #189 BE · #1414 CH SVP strongholds69.2% #9 BE · #12 CH SP strongholds4% #315 BE · #1972 CH Centre strongholds6.7% #213 BE · #1602 CH FDP strongholds1.4% #316 BE · #2047 CH GLP strongholds2.8% #299 BE · #1620 CH Green strongholds3.2% #298 BE · #1845 CH Largest by area60.3 km² #17 BE · #133 CH Highest municipalities765 m #98 BE · #469 CH Remotest municipalities85 min #67 BE · #644 CH Best-connected municipalities85 min #268 BE · #1447 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 Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #183 BE · #943 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #270 BE · #1275 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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