What is the postal code of Gsteigwiler?

Gsteigwiler has 2 postal codes: 3812, 3814.

What is the tax rate in Gsteigwiler?

The municipal tax multiplier of Gsteigwiler is 193% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Gsteigwiler?

A single person without children pays about 17'633 CHF income tax in Gsteigwiler on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 292 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Gsteigwiler have?

Gsteigwiler has 437 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Gsteigwiler?

Gsteigwiler has 55 foreign residents, a share of 12.59% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Gsteigwiler

3812–3814

BE CANTON3812 3814

Residents

437

Area

7 km²

Population density

62 pop./km²

Elevation

1'173 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

2'087 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

193%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

213 48.7%

Men

224 51.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

85 19.5%

Swiss citizens

382 87.4%

Foreign residents

55 12.6%

Population density

62 pop./km²

0–19 · 85 · 19.5%20–64 · 251 · 57.4%65+ · 101 · 23.1%

Foreign residents 12.6%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Gsteigwiler

BFS

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

56.9% YesNo 43.1%

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

58.3% YesNo 41.8%

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

36.9% YesNo 63.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

45.1% YesNo 55.0%

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

22.3% YesNo 77.7%

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

50.3% YesNo 49.7%

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

51.4% YesNo 48.6%

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

61.9% YesNo 38.1%

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

58.9% YesNo 41.1%

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

15.8% YesNo 84.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP42.7% · strongest party

SVP42.7%

SP12.9%

GLP10.0%

GRÜNE9.8%

EDU7.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier193%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

193%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 292 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'633 CHF(17.6%)

Rank 292 of 334 in the canton · 2036 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:17'633 CHF(~17.6%)

GsteigwilerCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Gsteigwiler	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.4%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12.3%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.8%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.9%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.7%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.6%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.6%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18.5%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	19.4%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	20.2%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	21%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.8%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.6%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	25.2%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.7%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.9%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	29%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.9%	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 1991–20205.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'376 mm

5.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'087 m

Mean elevation

1'116 m

Relief

1'504 m

Mean slope

31.1°

Flat share

3.7%

South-facing

25.4%

Above 2000 m

0.6%

Relief 1'504 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 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

5.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

900

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 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 %

Avg. rooms

3.4

Dwellings

288

Built before 194653.8%

Built since 20016.6%

0 %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 87 min · Car 52 min

AgglomerationPT 34 min · Car 10 min

Remoteness 60/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitegsteigwiler.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities437 #282 BE · #1862 CH Families & children19.5% #174 BE · #1295 CH Age structure23.1% #178 BE · #644 CH Women share48.7% #288 BE · #1630 CH Foreign residents12.6% #125 BE · #1486 CH Population density62/km² #257 BE · #1695 CH Tax burden17'633 #293 BE · #2037 CH Taxes193% #292 BE Warmest municipalities5.8 °C #328 BE · #1954 CH Sunniest municipalities46.4% #44 BE · #518 CH Rainiest municipalities1'376 mm #55 BE · #388 CH Voter turnout54.6% #116 BE · #1122 CH SVP strongholds42.7% #170 BE · #513 CH SP strongholds12.9% #175 BE · #1169 CH Centre strongholds4.3% #280 BE · #1865 CH FDP strongholds1.4% #315 BE · #2046 CH GLP strongholds10% #97 BE · #314 CH Green strongholds9.8% #70 BE · #595 CH Largest by area7 km² #191 BE · #1252 CH Highest municipalities1'173 m #24 BE · #178 CH Remotest municipalities87 min #60 BE · #600 CH Best-connected municipalities87 min #275 BE · #1493 CH Highest peaks2'087 m #43 BE · #335 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'116 m #46 BE · #337 CH Greatest vertical range1'504 m #37 BE · #330 CH Steepest municipalities31.1° #8 BE · #63 CH Solar potential4 GWh #304 BE · #1986 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #90 BE · #850 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #177 BE · #1182 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Gsteigwiler3814 Wilderswil3812

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Matten bei Interlaken

BE · 4.5 km

Grindelwald

BE · 5.1 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Gsteigwiler?: Gsteigwiler has 2 postal codes: 3812, 3814.
What is the tax rate in Gsteigwiler?: The municipal tax multiplier of Gsteigwiler is 193% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Gsteigwiler?: A single person without children pays about 17'633 CHF income tax in Gsteigwiler on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 292 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Gsteigwiler have?: Gsteigwiler has 437 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Gsteigwiler?: Gsteigwiler has 55 foreign residents, a share of 12.59% (2025).

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