What is the postal code of Eriswil?

Eriswil has 2 postal codes: 4950, 4952.

What is the tax rate in Eriswil?

The municipal tax multiplier of Eriswil is 179% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Eriswil?

A single person without children pays about 17'178 CHF income tax in Eriswil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 193 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Eriswil have?

Eriswil has 1'346 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Eriswil?

Eriswil has 67 foreign residents, a share of 4.98% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau

Eriswil

4950–4952

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

674 50.1%

Men

672 49.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

263 19.5%

Swiss citizens

1'279 95.0%

Foreign residents

67 5.0%

Population density

119 pop./km²

0–19 · 263 · 19.5%20–64 · 748 · 55.6%65+ · 335 · 24.9%

Foreign residents 5.0%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +9 (+0.7%) · 8 births · 10 deaths · net migration +15

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 Eriswil

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 Oberaargau: 22.2% Yes

17.2% YesNo 82.8%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 32.3% Yes

47.8% YesNo 52.2%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 32.1% Yes

27.3% YesNo 72.7%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 58.5% Yes

62.5% YesNo 37.5%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 57.9% Yes

73.2% YesNo 26.8%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 34.8% Yes

22.3% YesNo 77.7%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 46.2% Yes

31.9% YesNo 68.1%

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 Oberaargau: 20.9% Yes

14.0% YesNo 86.0%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 42.2% Yes

52.2% YesNo 47.8%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 39.8% Yes

55.1% YesNo 44.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP53.8% · strongest party

SVP53.8%

EDU12.3%

SP8.7%

GLP5.7%

EVP4.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier179%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

179%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 195 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'178 CHF(17.2%)

Rank 193 of 334 in the canton · 1902 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:17'178 CHF(~17.2%)

EriswilCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Eriswil	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	14.5%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.3%	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%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.9%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.7%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.5%	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	24.6%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.1%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.3%	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 1991–20208.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'303 mm

8.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'128 m

Mean elevation

840 m

Relief

422 m

Mean slope

13.2°

Flat share

7.0%

South-facing

7.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 422 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

17.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

22.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'000

Per inhabitant

13'284 kWh/yr

18 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

35.02 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.8 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

14.68 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

4.8 Rp./kWh

35.02 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

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

Network operator Gemeinde Eriswil, 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 · 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 Eriswil →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

0.55 %

Second homes

12.7 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

727

Built before 194656.7%

Built since 20017.6%

0.55 %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

398

Workplaces

135

Services share

42 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 143 (35.9%) · Secondary 88 (22.1%) · Tertiary 167 (42.0%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

10 %

Farmland

767 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 101 min · Car 65 min

AgglomerationPT 56 min · Car 34 min

Remoteness 31/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number953

Websiteeriswil.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Oberaargau

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Eriswil ranks

Largest municipalities1'346 #162 BE · #1251 CH Growing municipalities0.7% #132 BE · #985 CH Shrinking municipalities0.7% #203 BE · #1119 CH Jobs per resident0.3 #216 BE · #1274 CH Families & children19.5% #180 BE · #1301 CH Age structure24.9% #107 BE · #409 CH Women share50.1% #182 BE · #852 CH Foreign residents5% #269 BE · #2014 CH Population density119/km² #188 BE · #1369 CH Tax burden17'178 #196 BE · #1905 CH Taxes179% #195 BE Warmest municipalities8.2 °C #239 BE · #1661 CH Sunniest municipalities41.1% #229 BE · #1357 CH Rainiest municipalities1'303 mm #79 BE · #488 CH Voter turnout47.4% #296 BE · #1950 CH Against Switzerland31.4% #15 BE · #40 CH Aligned with Switzerland68.6% #187 BE · #1409 CH SVP strongholds53.8% #70 BE · #141 CH SP strongholds8.7% #252 BE · #1627 CH Centre strongholds3.8% #292 BE · #1927 CH FDP strongholds1.6% #312 BE · #2044 CH GLP strongholds5.7% #229 BE · #1027 CH Green strongholds4.7% #255 BE · #1594 CH Largest by area11.3 km² #139 BE · #870 CH Highest municipalities785 m #94 BE · #449 CH Second homes12.7% #148 BE · #818 CH Organic farming10% #190 BE · #1218 CH Best-connected municipalities101 min #304 BE · #1715 CH Remotest municipalities101 min #31 BE · #386 CH Highest peaks1'128 m #119 BE · #650 CH Highest-lying municipalities840 m #118 BE · #575 CH Greatest vertical range422 m #130 BE · #788 CH Steepest municipalities13.2° #115 BE · #684 CH Solar potential18 GWh #163 BE · #1107 CH Solar potential per capita13'284 kWh #140 BE · #591 CH Cheapest electricity35.02 Rp./kWh #332 BE · #2081 CH Most expensive electricity35.02 Rp./kWh #2 BE · #26 CH

Postal codes (2)

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Localities

swisstopo · 2

Eriswil4952 Huttwil4950

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Eriswil?: Eriswil has 2 postal codes: 4950, 4952.
What is the tax rate in Eriswil?: The municipal tax multiplier of Eriswil is 179% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Eriswil?: A single person without children pays about 17'178 CHF income tax in Eriswil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 193 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Eriswil have?: Eriswil has 1'346 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Eriswil?: Eriswil has 67 foreign residents, a share of 4.98% (2025).

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