What is the postal code of Graben?

The postal code of Graben is 3376.

What is the tax rate in Graben?

The municipal tax multiplier of Graben is 180% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Graben?

A single person without children pays about 17'210 CHF income tax in Graben on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 211 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Graben have?

Graben has 334 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Graben?

Graben has 32 foreign residents, a share of 9.58% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau

Graben

3376

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

161 48.2%

Men

173 51.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

69 20.7%

Swiss citizens

302 90.4%

Foreign residents

32 9.6%

Population density

106 pop./km²

0–19 · 69 · 20.7%20–64 · 193 · 57.8%65+ · 72 · 21.6%

Foreign residents 9.6%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −3 (−0.9%) · 3 births · 1 deaths · net migration −5

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 Graben

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 Oberaargau: 22.2% Yes

10.6% YesNo 89.4%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 32.3% Yes

40.0% YesNo 60.0%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 32.1% Yes

24.2% YesNo 75.8%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 58.5% Yes

62.2% YesNo 37.8%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 57.9% Yes

66.9% YesNo 33.1%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 34.8% Yes

26.0% YesNo 74.1%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 46.2% Yes

44.7% YesNo 55.3%

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 Oberaargau: 20.9% Yes

17.0% YesNo 83.0%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 42.2% Yes

49.4% YesNo 50.7%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 39.8% Yes

47.0% YesNo 53.0%

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP49.3% · strongest party

SVP49.3%

SP11.5%

Mitte10.3%

GRÜNE9.2%

EDU8.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier180%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

180%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 216 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'210 CHF(17.2%)

Rank 211 of 334 in the canton · 1922 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:17'210 CHF(~17.2%)

GrabenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Graben	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.1%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.4%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.6%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.4%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.2%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.2%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18.1%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.9%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.8%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.6%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.3%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.1%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.7%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.1%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.4%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.4%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.3%	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 1991–20209.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'111 mm

9.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

477 m

Mean elevation

448 m

Relief

60 m

Mean slope

3.5°

Flat share

76.2%

South-facing

2.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 60 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

4.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

5.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'000

Per inhabitant

13'323 kWh/yr

4 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 3

Standard model, deductible 300571 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Bern432 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

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

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 3 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

2.99 %

Second homes

10.1 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

167

Built before 194644.9%

Built since 20018.4%

2.99 %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

Workplaces

Services share

53.7 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 24 (35.8%) · Secondary 7 (10.4%) · Tertiary 36 (53.7%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

159 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 67 min · Car 51 min

AgglomerationPT 22 min · Car 11 min

Remoteness 149/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number976

Websitegraben.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Oberaargau

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Graben ranks

Largest municipalities334 #296 BE · #1937 CH Growing municipalities-0.9% #264 BE · #1775 CH Shrinking municipalities-0.9% #71 BE · #334 CH Jobs per resident0.2 #295 BE · #1771 CH Families & children20.7% #95 BE · #904 CH Age structure21.6% #237 BE · #927 CH Women share48.2% #306 BE · #1805 CH Foreign residents9.6% #168 BE · #1740 CH Population density106/km² #197 BE · #1434 CH Tax burden17'210 #219 BE · #1930 CH Taxes180% #216 BE Warmest municipalities9.4 °C #84 BE · #1034 CH Sunniest municipalities40.3% #302 BE · #1673 CH Rainiest municipalities1'111 mm #201 BE · #1044 CH Voter turnout59.1% #54 BE · #688 CH SVP strongholds49.3% #99 BE · #252 CH SP strongholds11.5% #205 BE · #1360 CH Centre strongholds10.3% #89 BE · #1173 CH FDP strongholds4.1% #240 BE · #1916 CH GLP strongholds4.8% #256 BE · #1238 CH Green strongholds9.2% #88 BE · #677 CH Largest by area3.2 km² #292 BE · #1836 CH Highest municipalities455 m #295 BE · #1492 CH Second homes10.1% #219 BE · #1182 CH Organic farming0% #329 BE · #1699 CH Best-connected municipalities67 min #192 BE · #985 CH Remotest municipalities67 min #149 BE · #1112 CH Highest peaks477 m #323 BE · #1956 CH Highest-lying municipalities448 m #313 BE · #1731 CH Greatest vertical range60 m #311 BE · #2005 CH Steepest municipalities3.5° #285 BE · #1832 CH Solar potential4 GWh #295 BE · #1957 CH Solar potential per capita13'323 kWh #138 BE · #587 CH Cheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #209 BE · #703 CH Most expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #296 BE · #1566 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3376

Graben

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Graben3376

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Walliswil bei Niederbipp

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Graben?: The postal code of Graben is 3376.
What is the tax rate in Graben?: The municipal tax multiplier of Graben is 180% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Graben?: A single person without children pays about 17'210 CHF income tax in Graben on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 211 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Graben have?: Graben has 334 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Graben?: Graben has 32 foreign residents, a share of 9.58% (2025).

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