What is the postal code of Ferenbalm?

Ferenbalm has 4 postal codes: 3177, 3205, 3206, 3207.

What is the tax rate in Ferenbalm?

The municipal tax multiplier of Ferenbalm is 175% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Ferenbalm?

A single person without children pays about 17'048 CHF income tax in Ferenbalm on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 167 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Ferenbalm have?

Ferenbalm has 1'278 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Ferenbalm?

Ferenbalm has 159 foreign residents, a share of 12.44% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Ferenbalm

3177–3207

BE CANTON3177 3205 3206 3207

Residents

1'278

Area

9.1 km²

Population density

140 pop./km²

Elevation

513 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

175%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

653 51.1%

Men

625 48.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

236 18.5%

Swiss citizens

1'119 87.6%

Foreign residents

159 12.4%

Population density

140 pop./km²

0–19 · 236 · 18.5%20–64 · 726 · 56.8%65+ · 316 · 24.7%

Foreign residents 12.4%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Ferenbalm

BFS

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

60.6% YesNo 39.4%

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

60.9% YesNo 39.1%

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

36.4% YesNo 63.7%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

46.6% 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

19.7% YesNo 80.3%

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

44.9% YesNo 55.2%

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

41.7% YesNo 58.3%

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

72.5% YesNo 27.5%

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

51.1% YesNo 49.0%

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

14.1% YesNo 85.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP45.0% · strongest party

SVP45.0%

SP12.5%

Mitte10.0%

GRÜNE8.6%

GLP7.0%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier175%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

175%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 180 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'048 CHF(17%)

Rank 167 of 334 in the canton · 1863 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:17'048 CHF(~17%)

FerenbalmCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Ferenbalm	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	16.1%	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	18.8%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.6%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.4%	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	24.5%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.9%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.1%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.2%	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 1991–20209.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020975 mm

9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

550 m

Mean elevation

500 m

Relief

95 m

Mean slope

4.2°

Flat share

72.2%

South-facing

4.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 95 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

19.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

25.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'300

19 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

3.55 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

619

Built before 194640.7%

Built since 20017.1%

3.55 %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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 33 min · Car 25 min

AgglomerationPT 30 min · Car 18 min

Remoteness 316/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteferenbalm.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'278 #169 BE · #1279 CH Families & children18.5% #235 BE · #1571 CH Age structure24.7% #113 BE · #429 CH Women share51.1% #79 BE · #343 CH Foreign residents12.4% #127 BE · #1502 CH Population density140/km² #165 BE · #1265 CH Tax burden17'048 #173 BE · #1869 CH Taxes175% #180 BE Warmest municipalities9.9 °C #42 BE · #593 CH Sunniest municipalities42.3% #157 BE · #1072 CH Rainiest municipalities975 mm #326 BE · #1734 CH Voter turnout53.6% #142 BE · #1265 CH Against Switzerland21% #74 BE · #457 CH Aligned with Switzerland79% #129 BE · #948 CH SVP strongholds45% #141 BE · #402 CH SP strongholds12.5% #183 BE · #1215 CH Centre strongholds10% #96 BE · #1193 CH FDP strongholds6.2% #156 BE · #1763 CH GLP strongholds7% #182 BE · #746 CH Green strongholds8.6% #104 BE · #776 CH Largest by area9.1 km² #162 BE · #1035 CH Highest municipalities513 m #244 BE · #1150 CH Remotest municipalities33 min #316 BE · #1986 CH Best-connected municipalities33 min #19 BE · #124 CH Highest peaks550 m #285 BE · #1713 CH Highest-lying municipalities500 m #259 BE · #1425 CH Greatest vertical range95 m #280 BE · #1851 CH Steepest municipalities4.2° #257 BE · #1709 CH Solar potential19 GWh #149 BE · #1038 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #113 BE · #873 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #200 BE · #1205 CH

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 7

Biberen3206 Ferenbalm3206 Gammen3206 Gümmenen3205 Laupen BE3177 Rizenbach3206 Wileroltigen3207

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Ferenbalm?: Ferenbalm has 4 postal codes: 3177, 3205, 3206, 3207.
What is the tax rate in Ferenbalm?: The municipal tax multiplier of Ferenbalm is 175% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Ferenbalm?: A single person without children pays about 17'048 CHF income tax in Ferenbalm on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 167 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Ferenbalm have?: Ferenbalm has 1'278 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Ferenbalm?: Ferenbalm has 159 foreign residents, a share of 12.44% (2025).

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