What is the postal code of Heiligenschwendi?

The postal code of Heiligenschwendi is 3625.

What is the tax rate in Heiligenschwendi?

The municipal tax multiplier of Heiligenschwendi is 189% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Heiligenschwendi?

A single person without children pays about 17'503 CHF income tax in Heiligenschwendi on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 275 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Heiligenschwendi have?

Heiligenschwendi has 732 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Heiligenschwendi?

Heiligenschwendi has 92 foreign residents, a share of 12.57% (2025).

Heiligenschwendi (BE): Postal Codes 3625, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

379 51.8%

Men

353 48.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

134 18.3%

Swiss citizens

640 87.4%

Foreign residents

92 12.6%

Population density

132 pop./km²

0–19 · 134 · 18.3%20–64 · 409 · 55.9%65+ · 189 · 25.8%

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 Heiligenschwendi

BFS

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

55.1% YesNo 44.9%

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

52.1% YesNo 48.0%

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

38.0% YesNo 62.0%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

37.8% YesNo 62.2%

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

24.5% YesNo 75.6%

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

47.4% YesNo 52.6%

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

46.4% YesNo 53.6%

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

70.0% YesNo 30.0%

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

19.4% YesNo 80.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP38.4% · strongest party

SVP38.4%

GRÜNE11.8%

SP11.3%

EDU10.2%

EVP8.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier189%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

189%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 279 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'503 CHF(17.5%)

Rank 275 of 334 in the canton · 2017 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:17'503 CHF(~17.5%)

HeiligenschwendiCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Heiligenschwendi	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.3%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12.2%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.7%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.8%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.6%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.5%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.5%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18.4%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	19.3%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	20.1%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.9%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.6%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.5%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	25.1%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.5%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.8%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.8%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.8%	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 1991–20207.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'447 mm

7.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'377 m

Mean elevation

1'036 m

Relief

746 m

Mean slope

16.8°

Flat share

4.4%

South-facing

26.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 746 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

7.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

10.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'800

8 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

0.23 %

Avg. rooms

3.5

Dwellings

444

Built before 194637.6%

Built since 200113.3%

0.23 %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 64 min · Car 42 min

AgglomerationPT 27 min · Car 17 min

Remoteness 167/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteheiligenschwendi.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

29

Largest municipalities732 #226 BE · #1628 CH Families & children18.3% #246 BE · #1613 CH Age structure25.8% #82 BE · #320 CH Women share51.8% #40 BE · #169 CH Foreign residents12.6% #126 BE · #1490 CH Population density132/km² #175 BE · #1302 CH Tax burden17'503 #277 BE · #2019 CH Taxes189% #279 BE Warmest municipalities7.2 °C #305 BE · #1826 CH Sunniest municipalities45.1% #69 BE · #643 CH Rainiest municipalities1'447 mm #26 BE · #293 CH Voter turnout55.6% #94 BE · #990 CH SVP strongholds38.4% #219 BE · #744 CH SP strongholds11.3% #207 BE · #1368 CH Centre strongholds4.6% #276 BE · #1829 CH FDP strongholds3.5% #266 BE · #1951 CH GLP strongholds6.8% #192 BE · #788 CH Green strongholds11.8% #38 BE · #363 CH Largest by area5.6 km² #223 BE · #1452 CH Highest municipalities1'123 m #27 BE · #194 CH Remotest municipalities64 min #167 BE · #1193 CH Best-connected municipalities64 min #171 BE · #900 CH Highest peaks1'377 m #73 BE · #515 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'036 m #58 BE · #393 CH Greatest vertical range746 m #72 BE · #529 CH Steepest municipalities16.8° #77 BE · #497 CH Solar potential8 GWh #248 BE · #1698 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #190 BE · #950 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #277 BE · #1282 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3625

Heiligenschwendi

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Heiligenschwendi3625

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Oberhofen am Thunersee

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Heiligenschwendi?: The postal code of Heiligenschwendi is 3625.
What is the tax rate in Heiligenschwendi?: The municipal tax multiplier of Heiligenschwendi is 189% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Heiligenschwendi?: A single person without children pays about 17'503 CHF income tax in Heiligenschwendi on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 275 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Heiligenschwendi have?: Heiligenschwendi has 732 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Heiligenschwendi?: Heiligenschwendi has 92 foreign residents, a share of 12.57% (2025).

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