What is the postal code of Gerzensee?

The postal code of Gerzensee is 3115.

What is the tax rate in Gerzensee?

The municipal tax multiplier of Gerzensee is 154% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Gerzensee?

A single person without children pays about 16'366 CHF income tax in Gerzensee on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 49 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Gerzensee have?

Gerzensee has 1'320 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Gerzensee?

Gerzensee has 108 foreign residents, a share of 8.18% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Gerzensee

3115

BE CANTON3115

Residents

1'320

Area

7.8 km²

Population density

169 pop./km²

Elevation

646 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

871 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

154%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

651 49.3%

Men

669 50.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

258 19.5%

Swiss citizens

1'212 91.8%

Foreign residents

108 8.2%

Population density

169 pop./km²

0–19 · 258 · 19.5%20–64 · 807 · 61.1%65+ · 255 · 19.3%

Foreign residents 8.2%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Gerzensee

BFS

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

58.4% YesNo 41.6%

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

51.3% YesNo 48.7%

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

42.1% YesNo 57.9%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

43.8% YesNo 56.2%

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

26.2% YesNo 73.8%

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

40.3% YesNo 59.7%

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

36.7% YesNo 63.3%

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

72.9% YesNo 27.1%

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

43.7% YesNo 56.4%

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

16.7% YesNo 83.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP41.2% · strongest party

SVP41.2%

SP13.9%

GLP13.8%

GRÜNE7.8%

Mitte6.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier154%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

154%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 50 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'366 CHF(16.4%)

Rank 49 of 334 in the canton · 1490 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:16'366 CHF(~16.4%)

GerzenseeCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Gerzensee	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.6%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.4%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	12.8%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	13.8%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	14.6%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.4%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.4%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.2%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	18.8%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	19.6%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.3%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.1%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	23.6%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26.2%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	27.2%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28.1%	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 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'089 mm

9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

871 m

Mean elevation

694 m

Relief

349 m

Mean slope

10.4°

Flat share

25.8%

South-facing

10.4%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 349 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

13.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

17.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'900

13 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

0.3 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

662

Built before 194634.0%

Built since 200130.8%

0.3 %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 47 min · Car 32 min

AgglomerationPT 45 min · Car 26 min

Remoteness 264/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitegerzensee.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'320 #163 BE · #1262 CH Families & children19.5% #178 BE · #1299 CH Age structure19.3% #304 BE · #1371 CH Women share49.3% #255 BE · #1362 CH Foreign residents8.2% #201 BE · #1851 CH Population density169/km² #137 BE · #1134 CH Tax burden16'366 #50 BE · #1491 CH Taxes154% #50 BE Warmest municipalities9 °C #161 BE · #1348 CH Sunniest municipalities44.1% #97 BE · #808 CH Rainiest municipalities1'089 mm #219 BE · #1163 CH Voter turnout59.2% #40 BE · #553 CH Against Switzerland11% #137 BE · #1161 CH Aligned with Switzerland89% #66 BE · #281 CH SVP strongholds41.2% #188 BE · #607 CH SP strongholds13.9% #159 BE · #1056 CH Centre strongholds6.5% #220 BE · #1626 CH FDP strongholds5.9% #167 BE · #1790 CH GLP strongholds13.8% #16 BE · #62 CH Green strongholds7.8% #123 BE · #908 CH Largest by area7.8 km² #178 BE · #1159 CH Highest municipalities646 m #148 BE · #701 CH Remotest municipalities47 min #264 BE · #1720 CH Best-connected municipalities47 min #75 BE · #385 CH Highest peaks871 m #166 BE · #864 CH Highest-lying municipalities694 m #153 BE · #770 CH Greatest vertical range349 m #152 BE · #899 CH Steepest municipalities10.4° #150 BE · #889 CH Solar potential13 GWh #202 BE · #1338 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #169 BE · #929 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #256 BE · #1261 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3115

Gerzensee

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Gerzensee3115

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Gerzensee?: The postal code of Gerzensee is 3115.
What is the tax rate in Gerzensee?: The municipal tax multiplier of Gerzensee is 154% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Gerzensee?: A single person without children pays about 16'366 CHF income tax in Gerzensee on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 49 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Gerzensee have?: Gerzensee has 1'320 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Gerzensee?: Gerzensee has 108 foreign residents, a share of 8.18% (2025).

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