What is the postal code of Guttannen?

The postal code of Guttannen is 3864.

What is the tax rate in Guttannen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Guttannen is 165% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Guttannen?

A single person without children pays about 16'723 CHF income tax in Guttannen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 110 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Guttannen have?

Guttannen has 236 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Guttannen?

Guttannen has 22 foreign residents, a share of 9.32% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Guttannen

3864

BE CANTON3864

Residents

236

Area

200.9 km²

Population density

1 pop./km²

Elevation

1'057 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

4'248 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

165%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

122 51.7%

Men

114 48.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

27 11.4%

Swiss citizens

214 90.7%

Foreign residents

22 9.3%

Population density

1 pop./km²

0–19 · 27 · 11.4%20–64 · 120 · 50.8%65+ · 89 · 37.7%

Foreign residents 9.3%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Guttannen

BFS

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

61.2% YesNo 38.8%

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

54.9% YesNo 45.1%

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

29.4% YesNo 70.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

36.5% YesNo 63.6%

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

21.3% YesNo 78.7%

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

37.6% YesNo 62.4%

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

31.4% YesNo 68.6%

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

72.9% YesNo 27.1%

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

39.6% YesNo 60.4%

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

26.7% YesNo 73.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP54.3% · strongest party

SVP54.3%

SP13.8%

GRÜNE13.1%

Mitte6.2%

FDP4.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier165%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

165%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 117 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'723 CHF(16.7%)

Rank 110 of 334 in the canton · 1721 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:16'723 CHF(~16.7%)

GuttannenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Guttannen	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.8%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.6%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.1%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	14.9%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.8%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.7%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.6%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.4%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.2%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.7%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.5%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.1%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.5%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26.7%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	27.7%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28.6%	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 1991–20206.5 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)0 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'642 mm

6.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

4'248 m

Mean elevation

2'393 m

Relief

3'489 m

Mean slope

31.7°

Flat share

4.9%

South-facing

25.6%

Above 2000 m

77.7%

Relief 3'489 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

5.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

6.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'100

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 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

183

Built before 194643.2%

Built since 20011.6%

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 142 min · Car 85 min

AgglomerationPT 83 min · Car 42 min

Remoteness 4/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteguttannen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities236 #310 BE · #2004 CH Families & children11.4% #331 BE · #2077 CH Age structure37.7% #1 BE · #14 CH Women share51.7% #44 BE · #190 CH Foreign residents9.3% #174 BE · #1765 CH Population density1/km² #334 BE · #2105 CH Tax burden16'723 #110 BE · #1721 CH Taxes165% #117 BE Warmest municipalities6.5 °C #318 BE · #1895 CH Sunniest municipalities48.4% #14 BE · #293 CH Rainiest municipalities1'642 mm #3 BE · #143 CH Voter turnout52.8% #170 BE · #1374 CH SVP strongholds54.3% #66 BE · #133 CH SP strongholds13.8% #161 BE · #1065 CH Centre strongholds6.2% #230 BE · #1658 CH FDP strongholds4.2% #231 BE · #1901 CH GLP strongholds3.3% #288 BE · #1524 CH Green strongholds13.1% #25 BE · #238 CH Largest by area200.9 km² #2 BE · #15 CH Highest municipalities1'057 m #32 BE · #225 CH Remotest municipalities142 min #4 BE · #80 CH Best-connected municipalities142 min #331 BE · #2028 CH Highest peaks4'248 m #1 BE · #11 CH Highest-lying municipalities2'393 m #1 BE · #27 CH Greatest vertical range3'489 m #1 BE · #5 CH Steepest municipalities31.7° #5 BE · #52 CH Solar potential5 GWh #285 BE · #1902 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #158 BE · #918 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #245 BE · #1250 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3864

Guttannen

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Guttannen3864

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Guttannen?: The postal code of Guttannen is 3864.
What is the tax rate in Guttannen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Guttannen is 165% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Guttannen?: A single person without children pays about 16'723 CHF income tax in Guttannen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 110 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Guttannen have?: Guttannen has 236 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Guttannen?: Guttannen has 22 foreign residents, a share of 9.32% (2025).

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