What is the postal code of Grandval?

The postal code of Grandval is 2745.

What is the tax rate in Grandval?

The municipal tax multiplier of Grandval is 174% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Grandval?

A single person without children pays about 17'016 CHF income tax in Grandval on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 156 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Grandval have?

Grandval has 398 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Grandval?

Grandval has 46 foreign residents, a share of 11.56% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Grandval

2745

BE CANTON2745

Residents

398

Area

8.3 km²

Population density

48 pop./km²

Elevation

602 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'300 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

174%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

187 47.0%

Men

211 53.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

91 22.9%

Swiss citizens

352 88.4%

Foreign residents

46 11.6%

Population density

48 pop./km²

0–19 · 91 · 22.9%20–64 · 218 · 54.8%65+ · 89 · 22.4%

Foreign residents 11.6%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Grandval

BFS

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

57.1% YesNo 42.9%

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

71.0% YesNo 29.0%

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

35.3% YesNo 64.7%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

39.8% YesNo 60.2%

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

18.1% YesNo 81.9%

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

59.4% YesNo 40.6%

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

65.9% YesNo 34.1%

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

58.7% YesNo 41.3%

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

76.0% YesNo 24.0%

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

25.0% YesNo 75.0%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP39.0% · strongest party

SVP39.0%

SP21.7%

GRÜNE13.2%

EDU10.2%

FDP7.0%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier174%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

174%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 158 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'016 CHF(17%)

Rank 156 of 334 in the canton · 1838 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:17'016 CHF(~17%)

GrandvalCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Grandval	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.9%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.3%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.4%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.2%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.9%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.7%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.5%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.3%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.1%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.9%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.4%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.8%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.1%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.1%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.1%	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 1991–20208.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'406 mm

8.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'300 m

Mean elevation

893 m

Relief

735 m

Mean slope

16.5°

Flat share

10.2%

South-facing

33.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 735 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

5.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

6.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'200

5 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

0.89 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

225

Built before 194641.8%

Built since 200113.3%

0.89 %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 71 min · Car 64 min

AgglomerationPT 28 min · Car 19 min

Remoteness 128/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitegrandval.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities398 #288 BE · #1891 CH Families & children22.9% #25 BE · #326 CH Age structure22.4% #212 BE · #779 CH Women share47% #324 BE · #2008 CH Foreign residents11.6% #133 BE · #1581 CH Population density48/km² #276 BE · #1788 CH Tax burden17'016 #158 BE · #1840 CH Taxes174% #158 BE Warmest municipalities8.8 °C #187 BE · #1453 CH Sunniest municipalities41.2% #221 BE · #1312 CH Rainiest municipalities1'406 mm #42 BE · #346 CH Voter turnout46.5% #297 BE · #1961 CH SVP strongholds39% #212 BE · #722 CH SP strongholds21.7% #39 BE · #341 CH Centre strongholds2.3% #311 BE · #2031 CH FDP strongholds7% #131 BE · #1706 CH GLP strongholds2.1% #312 BE · #1733 CH Green strongholds13.2% #24 BE · #232 CH Largest by area8.3 km² #170 BE · #1112 CH Highest municipalities602 m #169 BE · #815 CH Remotest municipalities71 min #128 BE · #990 CH Best-connected municipalities71 min #209 BE · #1101 CH Highest peaks1'300 m #82 BE · #552 CH Highest-lying municipalities893 m #100 BE · #513 CH Greatest vertical range735 m #76 BE · #535 CH Steepest municipalities16.5° #79 BE · #512 CH Solar potential5 GWh #283 BE · #1892 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #125 BE · #885 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #212 BE · #1217 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

2745

Grandval

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Grandval2745

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Grandval?: The postal code of Grandval is 2745.
What is the tax rate in Grandval?: The municipal tax multiplier of Grandval is 174% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Grandval?: A single person without children pays about 17'016 CHF income tax in Grandval on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 156 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Grandval have?: Grandval has 398 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Grandval?: Grandval has 46 foreign residents, a share of 11.56% (2025).

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