What is the postal code of Erlach?

Erlach has 3 postal codes: 3232, 3233, 3235.

What is the tax rate in Erlach?

The municipal tax multiplier of Erlach is 150% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Erlach?

A single person without children pays about 16'236 CHF income tax in Erlach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 36 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Erlach have?

Erlach has 1'393 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Erlach?

Erlach has 235 foreign residents, a share of 16.87% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Erlach

3232–3235

BE CANTON3232 3233 3235

Residents

1'393

Area

3.6 km²

Population density

389 pop./km²

Elevation

454 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

150%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

713 51.2%

Men

680 48.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

259 18.6%

Swiss citizens

1'158 83.1%

Foreign residents

235 16.9%

Population density

389 pop./km²

0–19 · 259 · 18.6%20–64 · 789 · 56.6%65+ · 345 · 24.8%

Foreign residents 16.9%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Erlach

BFS

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

49.0% YesNo 51.0%

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

39.8% YesNo 60.2%

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

48.8% YesNo 51.2%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

63.0% YesNo 37.0%

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

31.1% YesNo 68.9%

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

36.1% YesNo 63.9%

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

35.1% YesNo 64.9%

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

73.7% YesNo 26.3%

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

44.4% YesNo 55.6%

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

25.9% YesNo 74.1%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP29.3% · strongest party

SVP29.3%

SP22.0%

GRÜNE12.8%

FDP11.2%

GLP10.1%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier150%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

150%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 38 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'236 CHF(16.2%)

Rank 36 of 334 in the canton · 1407 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:16'236 CHF(~16.2%)

ErlachCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Erlach	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.5%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.3%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	12.6%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	13.7%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	14.5%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.3%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.2%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.1%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	17.9%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	18.7%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	19.5%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.2%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	21.9%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	23.4%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	24.8%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	27%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	27.9%	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 1991–202010.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'012 mm

10.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

603 m

Mean elevation

469 m

Relief

173 m

Mean slope

4.9°

Flat share

71.9%

South-facing

6.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 173 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

12 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

15.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'700

12 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

1.11 %

Avg. rooms

3.6

Dwellings

808

Built before 194636.4%

Built since 200121.8%

1.11 %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 54 min · Car 38 min

AgglomerationPT 40 min · Car 21 min

Remoteness 213/334 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteerlach.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'393 #158 BE · #1229 CH Families & children18.6% #229 BE · #1545 CH Age structure24.8% #109 BE · #418 CH Women share51.2% #65 BE · #304 CH Foreign residents16.9% #77 BE · #1145 CH Population density389/km² #66 BE · #628 CH Tax burden16'236 #36 BE · #1407 CH Taxes150% #38 BE Warmest municipalities10.5 °C #4 BE · #209 CH Sunniest municipalities41.1% #227 BE · #1355 CH Rainiest municipalities1'012 mm #305 BE · #1570 CH Voter turnout56.1% #85 BE · #922 CH Against Switzerland12% #132 BE · #1104 CH Aligned with Switzerland88% #69 BE · #328 CH SVP strongholds29.3% #286 BE · #1309 CH SP strongholds22% #30 BE · #316 CH Centre strongholds7.8% #173 BE · #1463 CH FDP strongholds11.2% #31 BE · #1242 CH GLP strongholds10.1% #92 BE · #302 CH Green strongholds12.8% #30 BE · #260 CH Largest by area3.6 km² #278 BE · #1777 CH Highest municipalities454 m #297 BE · #1504 CH Remotest municipalities54 min #213 BE · #1503 CH Best-connected municipalities54 min #115 BE · #581 CH Highest peaks603 m #240 BE · #1527 CH Highest-lying municipalities469 m #287 BE · #1595 CH Greatest vertical range173 m #211 BE · #1470 CH Steepest municipalities4.9° #241 BE · #1590 CH Solar potential12 GWh #210 BE · #1420 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #71 BE · #831 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #158 BE · #1163 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Erlach3235 Ins3232 Tschugg3233

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Erlach?: Erlach has 3 postal codes: 3232, 3233, 3235.
What is the tax rate in Erlach?: The municipal tax multiplier of Erlach is 150% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Erlach?: A single person without children pays about 16'236 CHF income tax in Erlach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 36 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Erlach have?: Erlach has 1'393 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Erlach?: Erlach has 235 foreign residents, a share of 16.87% (2025).

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