What is the postal code of Gurzelen?

Gurzelen has 2 postal codes: 3663, 3664.

What is the tax rate in Gurzelen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Gurzelen is 183% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Gurzelen?

A single person without children pays about 17'308 CHF income tax in Gurzelen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 235 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Gurzelen have?

Gurzelen has 870 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Gurzelen?

Gurzelen has 23 foreign residents, a share of 2.64% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Gurzelen

3663–3664

BE CANTON3663 3664

Residents

870

Area

4.5 km²

Population density

192 pop./km²

Elevation

621 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

183%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

436 50.1%

Men

434 49.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

196 22.5%

Swiss citizens

847 97.4%

Foreign residents

23 2.6%

Population density

192 pop./km²

0–19 · 196 · 22.5%20–64 · 518 · 59.5%65+ · 156 · 17.9%

Foreign residents 2.6%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Gurzelen

BFS

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

59.4% YesNo 40.7%

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

67.4% YesNo 32.6%

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

25.0% YesNo 75.0%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

37.6% YesNo 62.4%

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

17.3% YesNo 82.7%

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

50.5% YesNo 49.5%

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

49.4% YesNo 50.7%

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

69.6% YesNo 30.4%

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

52.8% YesNo 47.2%

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

11.9% YesNo 88.1%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP46.0% · strongest party

SVP46.0%

SP10.7%

EDU10.1%

GRÜNE8.6%

GLP6.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier183%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

183%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 235 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'308 CHF(17.3%)

Rank 235 of 334 in the canton · 1962 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:17'308 CHF(~17.3%)

GurzelenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Gurzelen	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.2%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12.1%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.5%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.7%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.4%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.3%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.3%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18.2%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	19.1%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.9%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.7%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.4%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.2%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.8%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.2%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.5%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.5%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.5%	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 1991–20209.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'072 mm

9.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

730 m

Mean elevation

631 m

Relief

164 m

Mean slope

6.6°

Flat share

45.0%

South-facing

6.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 164 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

10.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

13.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'300

10 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

0.5 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

403

Built before 194645.4%

Built since 200116.4%

0.5 %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 54 min · Car 39 min

AgglomerationPT 28 min · Car 20 min

Remoteness 217/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitegurzelen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities870 #213 BE · #1541 CH Families & children22.5% #32 BE · #414 CH Age structure17.9% #324 BE · #1659 CH Women share50.1% #180 BE · #850 CH Foreign residents2.6% #316 BE · #2084 CH Population density192/km² #126 BE · #1054 CH Tax burden17'308 #235 BE · #1962 CH Taxes183% #235 BE Warmest municipalities9.1 °C #150 BE · #1292 CH Sunniest municipalities44.4% #88 BE · #751 CH Rainiest municipalities1'072 mm #237 BE · #1261 CH Voter turnout55.2% #101 BE · #1040 CH SVP strongholds46% #129 BE · #356 CH SP strongholds10.7% #226 BE · #1440 CH Centre strongholds4% #289 BE · #1902 CH FDP strongholds5.2% #195 BE · #1837 CH GLP strongholds6.8% #191 BE · #787 CH Green strongholds8.6% #107 BE · #779 CH Largest by area4.5 km² #247 BE · #1617 CH Highest municipalities621 m #157 BE · #763 CH Remotest municipalities54 min #217 BE · #1507 CH Best-connected municipalities54 min #119 BE · #585 CH Highest peaks730 m #206 BE · #1126 CH Highest-lying municipalities631 m #178 BE · #927 CH Greatest vertical range164 m #219 BE · #1514 CH Steepest municipalities6.6° #206 BE · #1298 CH Solar potential10 GWh #225 BE · #1543 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #170 BE · #930 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #257 BE · #1262 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Burgistein3664 Gurzelen3663

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Gurzelen?: Gurzelen has 2 postal codes: 3663, 3664.
What is the tax rate in Gurzelen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Gurzelen is 183% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Gurzelen?: A single person without children pays about 17'308 CHF income tax in Gurzelen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 235 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Gurzelen have?: Gurzelen has 870 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Gurzelen?: Gurzelen has 23 foreign residents, a share of 2.64% (2025).

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