What is the postal code of Habkern?

Habkern has 2 postal codes: 3804, 6197.

What is the tax rate in Habkern?

The municipal tax multiplier of Habkern is 185% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Habkern?

A single person without children pays about 17'373 CHF income tax in Habkern on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 245 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Habkern have?

Habkern has 625 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Habkern?

Habkern has 47 foreign residents, a share of 7.52% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Habkern

3804–6197

BE CANTON3804 6197

Residents

625

Area

51 km²

Population density

12 pop./km²

Elevation

1'646 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

2'193 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

185%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

305 48.8%

Men

320 51.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

120 19.2%

Swiss citizens

578 92.5%

Foreign residents

47 7.5%

Population density

12 pop./km²

0–19 · 120 · 19.2%20–64 · 357 · 57.1%65+ · 148 · 23.7%

Foreign residents 7.5%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Habkern

BFS

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

69.4% YesNo 30.6%

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

79.5% YesNo 20.5%

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

19.9% YesNo 80.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

27.9% YesNo 72.1%

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

12.3% YesNo 87.7%

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

52.6% YesNo 47.4%

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

61.6% YesNo 38.4%

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

64.6% YesNo 35.4%

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

66.7% YesNo 33.3%

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

7.5% YesNo 92.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP68.3% · strongest party

SVP68.3%

EDU9.3%

Übrige5.7%

SP4.0%

GLP3.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier185%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

185%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 247 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'373 CHF(17.4%)

Rank 245 of 334 in the canton · 1980 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:17'373 CHF(~17.4%)

HabkernCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Habkern	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.2%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12.1%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.6%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.7%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.5%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.4%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.4%	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	21.5%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.3%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.9%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.3%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.6%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.6%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.6%	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 1991–20204.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'784 mm

4.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'193 m

Mean elevation

1'498 m

Relief

1'442 m

Mean slope

20.4°

Flat share

2.6%

South-facing

34.4%

Above 2000 m

1.6%

Relief 1'442 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

17.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

22.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'800

17 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

3.3

Dwellings

548

Built before 194641.1%

Built since 20014.4%

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 86 min · Car 62 min

AgglomerationPT 30 min · Car 20 min

Remoteness 64/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitehabkern.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities625 #244 BE · #1700 CH Families & children19.2% #201 BE · #1380 CH Age structure23.7% #151 BE · #551 CH Women share48.8% #284 BE · #1585 CH Foreign residents7.5% #217 BE · #1896 CH Population density12/km² #326 BE · #2027 CH Tax burden17'373 #251 BE · #1986 CH Taxes185% #247 BE Warmest municipalities4.9 °C #332 BE · #1993 CH Sunniest municipalities45.6% #56 BE · #595 CH Rainiest municipalities1'784 mm #1 BE · #84 CH Voter turnout55.4% #98 BE · #1015 CH SVP strongholds68.3% #11 BE · #16 CH SP strongholds4% #313 BE · #1970 CH Centre strongholds2.8% #303 BE · #2000 CH FDP strongholds0.9% #322 BE · #2060 CH GLP strongholds3.5% #283 BE · #1482 CH Green strongholds2.9% #302 BE · #1873 CH Largest by area51 km² #25 BE · #170 CH Highest municipalities1'646 m #4 BE · #64 CH Remotest municipalities86 min #64 BE · #622 CH Best-connected municipalities86 min #272 BE · #1471 CH Highest peaks2'193 m #33 BE · #307 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'498 m #22 BE · #199 CH Greatest vertical range1'442 m #42 BE · #352 CH Steepest municipalities20.4° #56 BE · #385 CH Solar potential17 GWh #168 BE · #1135 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #91 BE · #851 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #178 BE · #1183 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Habkern3804 Schangnau6197

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Niederried bei Interlaken

BE · 5.2 km

Bönigen

BE · 5.3 km

Matten bei Interlaken

BE · 5.4 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Habkern?: Habkern has 2 postal codes: 3804, 6197.
What is the tax rate in Habkern?: The municipal tax multiplier of Habkern is 185% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Habkern?: A single person without children pays about 17'373 CHF income tax in Habkern on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 245 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Habkern have?: Habkern has 625 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Habkern?: Habkern has 47 foreign residents, a share of 7.52% (2025).

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