What is the postal code of Eschert?

The postal code of Eschert is 2743.

What is the tax rate in Eschert?

The municipal tax multiplier of Eschert is 194% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Eschert?

A single person without children pays about 17'665 CHF income tax in Eschert on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 294 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Eschert have?

Eschert has 370 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Eschert?

Eschert has 54 foreign residents, a share of 14.59% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Eschert

2743

BE CANTON2743

Residents

370

Area

6.6 km²

Population density

56 pop./km²

Elevation

609 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'285 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

194%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

166 44.9%

Men

204 55.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

60 16.2%

Swiss citizens

316 85.4%

Foreign residents

54 14.6%

Population density

56 pop./km²

0–19 · 60 · 16.2%20–64 · 221 · 59.7%65+ · 89 · 24.1%

Foreign residents 14.6%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Eschert

BFS

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

59.7% YesNo 40.3%

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

57.6% YesNo 42.4%

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

35.4% YesNo 64.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

46.5% YesNo 53.5%

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

23.2% YesNo 76.8%

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

60.8% YesNo 39.2%

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

69.6% YesNo 30.4%

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

58.6% YesNo 41.4%

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

81.7% YesNo 18.3%

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

20.7% YesNo 79.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP45.1% · strongest party

SVP45.1%

SP17.8%

FDP11.3%

EDU8.1%

GLP4.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier194%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

194%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 301 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'665 CHF(17.7%)

Rank 294 of 334 in the canton · 2038 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:17'665 CHF(~17.7%)

EschertCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Eschert	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.4%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12.3%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.8%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	15%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.8%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.7%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.7%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18.5%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	19.4%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	20.3%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	21.1%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.8%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.7%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	25.3%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.7%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	28%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	29%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	30%	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 1991–20208.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'316 mm

8.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'285 m

Mean elevation

873 m

Relief

749 m

Mean slope

17.3°

Flat share

4.4%

South-facing

6.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 749 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

4.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

5.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

900

4 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

3.85 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

208

Built before 194636.1%

Built since 20019.6%

3.85 %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 63 min · Car 61 min

AgglomerationPT 23 min · Car 16 min

Remoteness 171/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteeschert.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities370 #292 BE · #1908 CH Families & children16.2% #297 BE · #1900 CH Age structure24.1% #138 BE · #500 CH Women share44.9% #327 BE · #2082 CH Foreign residents14.6% #99 BE · #1320 CH Population density56/km² #271 BE · #1747 CH Tax burden17'665 #297 BE · #2041 CH Taxes194% #301 BE Warmest municipalities8.8 °C #186 BE · #1452 CH Sunniest municipalities41.3% #205 BE · #1270 CH Rainiest municipalities1'316 mm #74 BE · #464 CH Voter turnout51.6% #199 BE · #1511 CH SVP strongholds45.1% #137 BE · #395 CH SP strongholds17.8% #88 BE · #648 CH Centre strongholds2% #316 BE · #2042 CH FDP strongholds11.3% #28 BE · #1227 CH GLP strongholds4.5% #261 BE · #1295 CH Green strongholds4.5% #260 BE · #1625 CH Largest by area6.6 km² #205 BE · #1316 CH Highest municipalities609 m #163 BE · #794 CH Remotest municipalities63 min #171 BE · #1222 CH Best-connected municipalities63 min #163 BE · #869 CH Highest peaks1'285 m #85 BE · #559 CH Highest-lying municipalities873 m #108 BE · #532 CH Greatest vertical range749 m #71 BE · #528 CH Steepest municipalities17.3° #73 BE · #479 CH Solar potential4 GWh #301 BE · #1979 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #124 BE · #884 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #211 BE · #1216 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

2743

Eschert

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Eschert2743

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Eschert?: The postal code of Eschert is 2743.
What is the tax rate in Eschert?: The municipal tax multiplier of Eschert is 194% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Eschert?: A single person without children pays about 17'665 CHF income tax in Eschert on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 294 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Eschert have?: Eschert has 370 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Eschert?: Eschert has 54 foreign residents, a share of 14.59% (2025).

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