What is the postal code of Gampelen?

The postal code of Gampelen is 3236.

What is the tax rate in Gampelen?

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

How much tax do you pay in Gampelen?

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

How many residents does Gampelen have?

Gampelen has 1'047 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Gampelen?

Gampelen has 205 foreign residents, a share of 19.58% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Seeland

Gampelen

3236

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

523 50.0%

Men

524 50.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

205 19.6%

Swiss citizens

842 80.4%

Foreign residents

205 19.6%

Population density

97 pop./km²

0–19 · 205 · 19.6%20–64 · 646 · 61.7%65+ · 196 · 18.7%

Foreign residents 19.6%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +31 (+3.1%) · 17 births · 4 deaths · net migration +10

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 Gampelen

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 Seeland: 22.8% Yes

26.3% YesNo 73.8%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 28.7% Yes

33.0% YesNo 67.0%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 32.6% Yes

33.2% YesNo 66.8%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 56.9% Yes

64.6% YesNo 35.4%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 53.4% Yes

57.3% YesNo 42.8%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 39.5% Yes

40.5% YesNo 59.5%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 51.0% Yes

51.5% YesNo 48.5%

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 Seeland: 22.9% Yes

22.1% YesNo 77.9%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 39.6% Yes

45.4% YesNo 54.6%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 37.8% Yes

45.6% YesNo 54.4%

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP41.8% · strongest party

SVP41.8%

SP17.9%

FDP9.9%

Mitte7.1%

GLP6.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier139%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

139%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 18 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%)

GampelenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Gampelen	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 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.6 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020983 mm

10.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

549 m

Mean elevation

436 m

Relief

125 m

Mean slope

1.5°

Flat share

94.0%

South-facing

4.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 125 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

20.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

25.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'500

Per inhabitant

19'427 kWh/yr

20 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

25.59 Rp./kWh

Energy

7.97 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.91 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.8 Rp./kWh

25.59 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 Gampelen →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

4.15 %

Second homes

13.8 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

530

Built before 194628.5%

Built since 200131.3%

4.15 %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

658

Workplaces

102

Services share

66.1 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 72 (10.9%) · Secondary 151 (22.9%) · Tertiary 435 (66.1%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

18.2 %

Farmland

572 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 59 min · Car 36 min

AgglomerationPT 29 min · Car 15 min

Remoteness 196/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number495

Head of governmentBarbara Béguin-Jünger

Websitegampelen.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Seeland

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Gampelen ranks

Largest municipalities1'047 #195 BE · #1430 CH Growing municipalities3.1% #15 BE · #154 CH Shrinking municipalities3.1% #320 BE · #1954 CH Jobs per resident0.63 #39 BE · #292 CH Families & children19.6% #166 BE · #1265 CH Age structure18.7% #315 BE · #1496 CH Women share50% #188 BE · #911 CH Foreign residents19.6% #56 BE · #900 CH Population density97/km² #208 BE · #1488 CH Tax burden15'879 #18 BE · #1211 CH Taxes139% #18 BE Warmest municipalities10.6 °C #3 BE · #181 CH Sunniest municipalities41.5% #194 BE · #1213 CH Rainiest municipalities983 mm #319 BE · #1699 CH Voter turnout52.3% #214 BE · #1550 CH Against Switzerland13.7% #126 BE · #982 CH Aligned with Switzerland86.3% #76 BE · #438 CH SVP strongholds41.8% #182 BE · #573 CH SP strongholds17.9% #82 BE · #631 CH Centre strongholds7.1% #196 BE · #1553 CH FDP strongholds9.9% #44 BE · #1403 CH GLP strongholds6.3% #209 BE · #898 CH Green strongholds6.3% #185 BE · #1250 CH Largest by area10.8 km² #141 BE · #904 CH Highest municipalities436 m #325 BE · #1648 CH Second homes13.8% #123 BE · #691 CH Organic farming18.2% #84 BE · #721 CH Best-connected municipalities59 min #137 BE · #736 CH Remotest municipalities59 min #196 BE · #1359 CH Highest peaks549 m #286 BE · #1717 CH Highest-lying municipalities436 m #329 BE · #1819 CH Greatest vertical range125 m #258 BE · #1712 CH Steepest municipalities1.5° #322 BE · #2045 CH Solar potential20 GWh #143 BE · #1002 CH Solar potential per capita19'427 kWh #36 BE · #209 CH Cheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #74 BE · #568 CH Most expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #161 BE · #1431 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3236

Gampelen

Localities

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Gampelen3236

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Gampelen?: The postal code of Gampelen is 3236.
What is the tax rate in Gampelen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Gampelen is 139% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Gampelen?: A single person without children pays about 15'879 CHF income tax in Gampelen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 17 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Gampelen have?: Gampelen has 1'047 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Gampelen?: Gampelen has 205 foreign residents, a share of 19.58% (2025).

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