What is the postal code of Erlenbach im Simmental?

Erlenbach im Simmental has 3 postal codes: 3754, 3758, 3762.

What is the tax rate in Erlenbach im Simmental?

The municipal tax multiplier of Erlenbach im Simmental is 174% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Erlenbach im Simmental?

A single person without children pays about 17'016 CHF income tax in Erlenbach im Simmental on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 156 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Erlenbach im Simmental have?

Erlenbach im Simmental has 1'709 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Erlenbach im Simmental?

Erlenbach im Simmental has 122 foreign residents, a share of 7.14% (2025).

Erlenbach im Simmental (BE): Postal Codes 3754

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

855 50.0%

Men

854 50.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

322 18.8%

Swiss citizens

1'587 92.9%

Foreign residents

122 7.1%

Population density

47 pop./km²

0–19 · 322 · 18.8%20–64 · 950 · 55.6%65+ · 437 · 25.6%

Foreign residents 7.1%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Erlenbach im Simmental

BFS

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

67.3% YesNo 32.7%

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

73.0% YesNo 27.0%

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

24.5% YesNo 75.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

30.5% YesNo 69.5%

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

14.6% YesNo 85.4%

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

55.1% YesNo 44.9%

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

54.5% YesNo 45.6%

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

67.9% YesNo 32.1%

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

61.4% YesNo 38.6%

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

10.6% YesNo 89.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP52.0% · strongest party

SVP52.0%

EDU14.2%

SP8.0%

GLP6.5%

Mitte5.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier174%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

174%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 156 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'016 CHF(17%)

Rank 156 of 334 in the canton · 1838 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:17'016 CHF(~17%)

Erlenbach im SimmentalCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Erlenbach im Simmental	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.9%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.3%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.4%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.2%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.9%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.7%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.5%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.3%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.1%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.9%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.4%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.8%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.1%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.1%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.1%	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 1991–20208.3 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)6.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'393 mm

8.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'181 m

Mean elevation

1'319 m

Relief

1'548 m

Mean slope

25.2°

Flat share

4.2%

South-facing

47.3%

Above 2000 m

1.3%

Relief 1'548 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

34.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

44.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

7'600

34 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

0.18 %

Avg. rooms

3.6

Dwellings

1'083

Built before 194646.9%

Built since 20019.0%

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 65 min · Car 38 min

AgglomerationPT 27 min · Car 15 min

Remoteness 159/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteerlenbach-be.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

31

Largest municipalities1'709 #139 BE · #1070 CH Families & children18.8% #221 BE · #1495 CH Age structure25.6% #88 BE · #338 CH Women share50% #196 BE · #919 CH Foreign residents7.1% #226 BE · #1916 CH Population density47/km² #278 BE · #1796 CH Tax burden17'016 #157 BE · #1839 CH Taxes174% #156 BE Warmest municipalities8.3 °C #228 BE · #1630 CH Sunniest municipalities47.9% #20 BE · #332 CH Rainiest municipalities1'393 mm #44 BE · #362 CH Voter turnout52.6% #177 BE · #1394 CH Against Switzerland32% #12 BE · #34 CH Aligned with Switzerland68% #188 BE · #1413 CH SVP strongholds52% #85 BE · #186 CH SP strongholds8% #260 BE · #1686 CH Centre strongholds5.8% #241 BE · #1699 CH FDP strongholds3.3% #268 BE · #1957 CH GLP strongholds6.5% #200 BE · #851 CH Green strongholds4.8% #249 BE · #1568 CH Largest by area36.7 km² #33 BE · #249 CH Highest municipalities757 m #103 BE · #488 CH Remotest municipalities65 min #159 BE · #1163 CH Best-connected municipalities65 min #179 BE · #933 CH Highest peaks2'181 m #35 BE · #310 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'319 m #32 BE · #260 CH Greatest vertical range1'548 m #34 BE · #322 CH Steepest municipalities25.2° #34 BE · #255 CH Solar potential34 GWh #79 BE · #586 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #154 BE · #914 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #241 BE · #1246 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Erlenbach im Simmental

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Diemtigen3754 Erlenbach im Simmental3762 Latterbach3758

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Erlenbach im Simmental?: Erlenbach im Simmental has 3 postal codes: 3754, 3758, 3762.
What is the tax rate in Erlenbach im Simmental?: The municipal tax multiplier of Erlenbach im Simmental is 174% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Erlenbach im Simmental?: A single person without children pays about 17'016 CHF income tax in Erlenbach im Simmental on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 156 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Erlenbach im Simmental have?: Erlenbach im Simmental has 1'709 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Erlenbach im Simmental?: Erlenbach im Simmental has 122 foreign residents, a share of 7.14% (2025).

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