What is the postal code of Gals?

Gals has 3 postal codes: 2525, 3235, 3238.

What is the tax rate in Gals?

The municipal tax multiplier of Gals is 139% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Gals?

A single person without children pays about 15'879 CHF income tax in Gals on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 17 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many foreign residents live in Gals?

Gals has 136 foreign residents, a share of 15.49% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Gals

2525–3238

BE CANTON2525 3235 3238

Residents

878

Area

7.9 km²

Population density

112 pop./km²

Elevation

445 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

139%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

442 50.3%

Men

436 49.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

172 19.6%

Swiss citizens

742 84.5%

Foreign residents

136 15.5%

Population density

112 pop./km²

0–19 · 172 · 19.6%20–64 · 536 · 61.0%65+ · 170 · 19.4%

Foreign residents 15.5%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Gals

BFS

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

55.6% YesNo 44.4%

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

52.9% YesNo 47.1%

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

42.7% YesNo 57.3%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

61.9% YesNo 38.1%

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

20.4% YesNo 79.6%

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

46.9% YesNo 53.1%

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

43.3% YesNo 56.7%

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

70.6% YesNo 29.4%

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

52.2% YesNo 47.8%

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

13.9% YesNo 86.1%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP37.2% · strongest party

SVP37.2%

SP13.9%

Mitte9.7%

FDP9.2%

GRÜNE8.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier139%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

139%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 17 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'879 CHF(15.9%)

Rank 17 of 334 in the canton · 1210 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:15'879 CHF(~15.9%)

GalsCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Gals	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.3%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	12.4%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	13.4%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	14.1%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	14.9%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	15.9%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	16.7%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	17.5%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	18.3%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	19.1%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	19.7%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	21.5%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	23%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	24.3%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	25.5%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	26.6%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	27.4%	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 1991–202010.6 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'027 mm

10.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

585 m

Mean elevation

462 m

Relief

158 m

Mean slope

5°

Flat share

75.5%

South-facing

1.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 158 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

15.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

19.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'400

15 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

3.91 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

435

Built before 194636.6%

Built since 200119.3%

3.91 %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 59 min · Car 39 min

AgglomerationPT 43 min · Car 15 min

Remoteness 195/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitegals.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities878 #210 BE · #1533 CH Families & children19.6% #165 BE · #1264 CH Age structure19.4% #300 BE · #1350 CH Women share50.3% #157 BE · #719 CH Foreign residents15.5% #88 BE · #1243 CH Population density112/km² #193 BE · #1404 CH Tax burden15'879 #17 BE · #1210 CH Taxes139% #17 BE Warmest municipalities10.6 °C #2 BE · #180 CH Sunniest municipalities41.2% #214 BE · #1305 CH Rainiest municipalities1'027 mm #297 BE · #1502 CH Voter turnout50.4% #229 BE · #1663 CH SVP strongholds37.2% #231 BE · #822 CH SP strongholds13.9% #158 BE · #1055 CH Centre strongholds9.7% #106 BE · #1224 CH FDP strongholds9.2% #57 BE · #1481 CH GLP strongholds8.6% #136 BE · #495 CH Green strongholds8.7% #98 BE · #754 CH Largest by area7.9 km² #175 BE · #1146 CH Highest municipalities445 m #306 BE · #1570 CH Remotest municipalities59 min #195 BE · #1358 CH Best-connected municipalities59 min #136 BE · #735 CH Highest peaks585 m #260 BE · #1597 CH Highest-lying municipalities462 m #296 BE · #1644 CH Greatest vertical range158 m #221 BE · #1544 CH Steepest municipalities5° #239 BE · #1562 CH Solar potential15 GWh #183 BE · #1220 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #73 BE · #833 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #160 BE · #1165 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Erlach3235 Gals3238 Le Landeron2525

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Gals?: Gals has 3 postal codes: 2525, 3235, 3238.
What is the tax rate in Gals?: The municipal tax multiplier of Gals is 139% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Gals?: A single person without children pays about 15'879 CHF income tax in Gals on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 17 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Gals have?: Gals has 878 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Gals?: Gals has 136 foreign residents, a share of 15.49% (2025).

Map

OpenStreetMap