What is the postal code of Frauenkappelen?

Frauenkappelen has 3 postal codes: 3020, 3033, 3202.

What is the tax rate in Frauenkappelen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Frauenkappelen is 160% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Frauenkappelen?

A single person without children pays about 16'561 CHF income tax in Frauenkappelen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 76 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Frauenkappelen have?

Frauenkappelen has 1'486 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Frauenkappelen?

Frauenkappelen has 234 foreign residents, a share of 15.75% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland

Frauenkappelen

3020–3202

BE CANTON3020 3033 3202

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

751 50.5%

Men

735 49.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

290 19.5%

Swiss citizens

1'252 84.3%

Foreign residents

234 15.8%

Population density

160 pop./km²

0–19 · 290 · 19.5%20–64 · 844 · 56.8%65+ · 352 · 23.7%

Foreign residents 15.8%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +16 (+1.1%) · 14 births · 13 deaths · net migration +18

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 Frauenkappelen

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 Bern-Mittelland: 32.7% Yes

22.2% YesNo 77.8%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 19.3% Yes

22.8% YesNo 77.2%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 47.0% Yes

38.4% YesNo 61.6%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 42.9% Yes

57.6% YesNo 42.4%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 33.6% Yes

43.2% YesNo 56.8%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 59.6% Yes

48.3% YesNo 51.7%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 61.8% Yes

56.1% YesNo 43.9%

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 Bern-Mittelland: 39.7% Yes

26.6% YesNo 73.4%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 28.0% Yes

34.8% YesNo 65.2%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 27.6% Yes

32.8% YesNo 67.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP34.3% · strongest party

SVP34.3%

SP15.9%

GLP15.2%

GRÜNE9.6%

Mitte9.1%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier160%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

160%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 83 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'561 CHF(16.6%)

Rank 76 of 334 in the canton · 1626 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:16'561 CHF(~16.6%)

FrauenkappelenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Frauenkappelen	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.7%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.5%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	12.9%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	14.8%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.6%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.6%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.4%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.3%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	19.8%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.5%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.3%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	23.9%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.2%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26.5%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	27.5%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28.4%	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 1991–20209.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020948 mm

9.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

652 m

Mean elevation

566 m

Relief

171 m

Mean slope

8.1°

Flat share

47.7%

South-facing

14.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 171 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

14.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

19 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'200

Per inhabitant

9'731 kWh/yr

14 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

24.09 Rp./kWh

Energy

7.97 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.91 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

24.09 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 27.95 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 2

Standard model, deductible 300612 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Bern432 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Frauenkappelen →Canton Bern →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 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

8.2 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

730

Built before 194622.5%

Built since 200121.5%

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

536

Workplaces

106

Services share

37.5 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 45 (8.4%) · Secondary 290 (54.1%) · Tertiary 201 (37.5%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

6.3 %

Farmland

377 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 33 min · Car 15 min

AgglomerationPT 33 min · Car 15 min

Remoteness 317/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number663

Head of governmentMarkus Kämpfer · Freisinnig-Demokratische Partei der Schweiz

Websitefrauenkappelen.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Frauenkappelen ranks

Largest municipalities1'486 #153 BE · #1174 CH Growing municipalities1.1% #101 BE · #739 CH Shrinking municipalities1.1% #234 BE · #1368 CH Jobs per resident0.36 #160 BE · #988 CH Families & children19.5% #176 BE · #1297 CH Age structure23.7% #153 BE · #553 CH Women share50.5% #138 BE · #618 CH Foreign residents15.8% #82 BE · #1217 CH Population density160/km² #142 BE · #1162 CH Tax burden16'561 #79 BE · #1629 CH Taxes160% #83 BE Warmest municipalities9.3 °C #112 BE · #1130 CH Sunniest municipalities42.9% #140 BE · #1012 CH Rainiest municipalities948 mm #334 BE · #1822 CH Voter turnout61.4% #28 BE · #467 CH Against Switzerland5% #190 BE · #1424 CH Aligned with Switzerland95% #11 BE · #34 CH SVP strongholds34.3% #260 BE · #1018 CH SP strongholds15.9% #126 BE · #844 CH Centre strongholds9.1% #121 BE · #1285 CH FDP strongholds7.6% #105 BE · #1638 CH GLP strongholds15.2% #5 BE · #24 CH Green strongholds9.6% #77 BE · #615 CH Largest by area9.3 km² #158 BE · #1017 CH Highest municipalities605 m #167 BE · #805 CH Second homes8.2% #283 BE · #1577 CH Organic farming6.3% #233 BE · #1459 CH Best-connected municipalities33 min #20 BE · #125 CH Remotest municipalities33 min #317 BE · #1987 CH Highest peaks652 m #225 BE · #1353 CH Highest-lying municipalities566 m #216 BE · #1145 CH Greatest vertical range171 m #213 BE · #1482 CH Steepest municipalities8.1° #183 BE · #1100 CH Solar potential14 GWh #190 BE · #1269 CH Solar potential per capita9'731 kWh #238 BE · #1112 CH Cheapest electricity24.09 Rp./kWh #10 BE · #237 CH Most expensive electricity24.09 Rp./kWh #319 BE · #1865 CH

Postal codes (3)

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Localities

swisstopo · 3

Bern3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3018 3019 3020 3027 Frauenkappelen3202 Wohlen b. Bern3033

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Frauenkappelen?: Frauenkappelen has 3 postal codes: 3020, 3033, 3202.
What is the tax rate in Frauenkappelen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Frauenkappelen is 160% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Frauenkappelen?: A single person without children pays about 16'561 CHF income tax in Frauenkappelen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 76 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Frauenkappelen have?: Frauenkappelen has 1'486 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Frauenkappelen?: Frauenkappelen has 234 foreign residents, a share of 15.75% (2025).

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