Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Obersimmental-Saanen
Gsteig bei Gstaad
3784–3785Residents
1'036
Area
62.4 km²
Population density
17 pop./km²
Elevation
1'471 m a.s.l.
Terrain up to
3'104 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
130%
Postal codes
2
BFS no.
841
Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio
Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
515 49.7%
Men
521 50.3%
Children & youth (0–19)
176 17.0%
Swiss citizens
766 73.9%
Foreign residents
270 26.1%
Population density
17 pop./km²
0–19 · 176 · 17.0%20–64 · 637 · 61.5%65+ · 223 · 21.5%
Foreign residents 26.1%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +8 (+0.8%) · 7 births · 8 deaths · net migration +8
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
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 Obersimmental-Saanen: 15.6% Yes
12.4% YesNo 87.6%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Obersimmental-Saanen: 46.1% Yes
46.6% YesNo 53.4%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Obersimmental-Saanen: 23.2% Yes
22.3% YesNo 77.7%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Obersimmental-Saanen: 64.4% Yes
65.2% YesNo 34.8%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Obersimmental-Saanen: 60.6% Yes
70.4% YesNo 29.6%
14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Obersimmental-Saanen: 27.8% Yes
26.2% YesNo 73.8%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Obersimmental-Saanen: 35.0% Yes
33.0% YesNo 67.0%
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 Obersimmental-Saanen: 15.7% Yes
12.9% YesNo 87.1%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Obersimmental-Saanen: 45.7% Yes
47.6% YesNo 52.4%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Obersimmental-Saanen: 48.4% Yes
43.3% YesNo 56.7%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP54.4% · strongest party
SVP54.4%
GLP11.7%
FDP7.5%
SP7.2%
EDU6.9%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier130%
Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%
130%BE range 89%220%
Tax rank 11 of 334 in canton BernTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
15'586 CHF(15.6%)
Rank 11 of 334 in the canton · 1122 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
100'000 CHF:15'586 CHF(~15.6%)
Gsteig bei GstaadCanton range BernSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Gsteig bei Gstaad | Bern | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 9.1% | 8.3–10.9% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 10.8% | 9.8–13% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 12.1% | 11–14.5% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 13.1% | 12–15.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 13.9% | 12.6–16.5% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 14.7% | 13.4–17.5% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 15.6% | 14.3–18.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 16.4% | 15–19.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 17.2% | 15.8–20.3% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 18% | 16.5–21.2% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 18.7% | 17.2–22% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 19.4% | 17.9–22.8% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 21.1% | 19.5–24.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 22.6% | 20.9–26.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 24% | 22.2–27.8% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 25.1% | 23.3–29.1% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 26.1% | 24.3–30.2% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 27% | 25.1–31.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20205.9 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'533 mm
5.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
3'104 m
Mean elevation
1'691 m
Relief
2'002 m
Mean slope
25.3°
Flat share
4.4%
South-facing
12.1%
Above 2000 m
16.2%
Relief 2'002 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
Roof potential
21.5 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
29.4 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'800
Per inhabitant
20'763 kWh/yr
22 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 · 2027Tariff H4
32.44 Rp./kWh
Energy
14 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
14.62 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
32.44 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 27.95 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Elektrizitätsgenossenschaft Gsteig
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 · 2024Premium regionRegion 3
Standard model, deductible 300571 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Bern432 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
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 · AREVacancy rate
0.96 %
Second homes
40.5 %
Avg. rooms
3.4
Dwellings
834
Built before 194634.7%
Built since 200121.2%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
0.96 %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 · 2024Jobs
353
Workplaces
111
Services share
53.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 91 (25.8%) · Secondary 74 (21.0%) · Tertiary 188 (53.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
36
Organic share
11.1 %
Farmland
848 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'036 #198 BE · #1437 CHGrowing municipalities0.8% #123 BE · #918 CHShrinking municipalities0.8% #212 BE · #1188 CHJobs per resident0.34 #181 BE · #1082 CHFamilies & children17% #287 BE · #1816 CHAge structure21.5% #240 BE · #945 CHWomen share49.7% #221 BE · #1110 CHForeign residents26.1% #21 BE · #500 CHPopulation density17/km² #322 BE · #1998 CHTax burden15'586 #12 BE · #1123 CHTaxes130% #11 BEWarmest municipalities5.9 °C #327 BE · #1951 CHSunniest municipalities51.6% #1 BE · #190 CHRainiest municipalities1'533 mm #18 BE · #216 CHVoter turnout52% #220 BE · #1583 CHAgainst Switzerland22.5% #58 BE · #338 CHAligned with Switzerland77.5% #142 BE · #1074 CHSVP strongholds54.4% #63 BE · #128 CHSP strongholds7.2% #276 BE · #1766 CHCentre strongholds6.1% #232 BE · #1668 CHFDP strongholds7.5% #113 BE · #1654 CHGLP strongholds11.7% #47 BE · #169 CHGreen strongholds2.1% #317 BE · #1946 CHLargest by area62.4 km² #14 BE · #124 CHHighest municipalities1'471 m #9 BE · #95 CHSecond homes40.5% #19 BE · #208 CHOrganic farming11.1% #168 BE · #1133 CHBest-connected municipalities155 min #333 BE · #2062 CHRemotest municipalities155 min #2 BE · #44 CHHighest peaks3'104 m #12 BE · #117 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'691 m #10 BE · #158 CHGreatest vertical range2'002 m #18 BE · #202 CHSteepest municipalities25.3° #32 BE · #251 CHSolar potential22 GWh #131 BE · #955 CHSolar potential per capita20'763 kWh #27 BE · #168 CHCheapest electricity32.44 Rp./kWh #313 BE · #2014 CHMost expensive electricity32.44 Rp./kWh #21 BE · #93 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Gsteig bei Gstaad?
- Gsteig bei Gstaad has 2 postal codes: 3784, 3785.
- What is the tax rate in Gsteig bei Gstaad?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Gsteig bei Gstaad is 130% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
- How much tax do you pay in Gsteig bei Gstaad?
- A single person without children pays about 15'586 CHF income tax in Gsteig bei Gstaad on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 11 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Gsteig bei Gstaad have?
- Gsteig bei Gstaad has 1'036 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Gsteig bei Gstaad?
- Gsteig bei Gstaad has 270 foreign residents, a share of 26.06% (2025).
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