What is the postal code of Heimberg?

Heimberg has 3 postal codes: 3613, 3627, 3671.

What is the tax rate in Heimberg?

The municipal tax multiplier of Heimberg is 160% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Heimberg?

A single person without children pays about 16'561 CHF income tax in Heimberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 76 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Heimberg have?

Heimberg has 7'200 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Heimberg?

Heimberg has 983 foreign residents, a share of 13.65% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Thun

Heimberg

3613–3671

BE CANTON3613 3627 3671

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

3'644 50.6%

Men

3'556 49.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'426 19.8%

Swiss citizens

6'217 86.4%

Foreign residents

983 13.7%

Population density

1'324 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'426 · 19.8%20–64 · 4'103 · 57.0%65+ · 1'671 · 23.2%

Foreign residents 13.7%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +121 (+1.7%) · 59 births · 64 deaths · net migration +134

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Vote results for Heimberg

BFS

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Thun: 27.2% Yes

22.0% YesNo 78.0%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Thun: 31.4% Yes

33.5% YesNo 66.5%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Thun: 36.3% Yes

31.8% YesNo 68.2%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Thun: 56.1% Yes

61.9% YesNo 38.1%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Thun: 50.8% Yes

55.6% YesNo 44.4%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Thun: 41.4% Yes

37.6% YesNo 62.4%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Thun: 47.4% Yes

43.8% YesNo 56.2%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Thun: 25.2% Yes

19.4% YesNo 80.6%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Thun: 40.9% Yes

45.6% YesNo 54.4%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Thun: 40.0% Yes

42.4% YesNo 57.6%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP38.1% · strongest party

SVP38.1%

SP15.1%

GLP9.1%

EVP7.8%

Mitte7.5%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier160%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

160%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 86 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'561 CHF(16.6%)

Rank 76 of 334 in the canton · 1626 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:16'561 CHF(~16.6%)

HeimbergCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Heimberg	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.7%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.5%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	12.9%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	14.8%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.6%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.6%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.4%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.3%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	19.8%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.5%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.3%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	23.9%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.2%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26.5%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	27.5%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28.4%	25.1–31.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'051 mm

9.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

775 m

Mean elevation

585 m

Relief

236 m

Mean slope

7.8°

Flat share

53.5%

South-facing

8.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 236 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

44.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

58.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

9'900

Per inhabitant

6'213 kWh/yr

45 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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff H4

25.59 Rp./kWh

Energy

7.97 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.91 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.8 Rp./kWh

25.59 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 27.95 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 2

Standard model, deductible 300612 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Bern432 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Heimberg →Canton Bern →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 of canton Bern. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Bern (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE

Vacancy rate

2.45 %

Second homes

6.4 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

3'391

Built before 194612.0%

Built since 200128.8%

2.45 %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 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024

Jobs

2'438

Workplaces

369

Services share

70.6 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 26 (1.1%) · Secondary 691 (28.3%) · Tertiary 1'721 (70.6%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

141 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 50 min · Car 28 min

AgglomerationPT 19 min · Car 13 min

Remoteness 248/334 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number928

Websiteheimberg.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Thun

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Heimberg ranks

Largest municipalities7'200 #21 BE · #270 CH Growing municipalities1.7% #56 BE · #441 CH Shrinking municipalities1.7% #279 BE · #1664 CH Jobs per resident0.34 #183 BE · #1084 CH Families & children19.8% #150 BE · #1216 CH Age structure23.2% #174 BE · #624 CH Women share50.6% #130 BE · #569 CH Foreign residents13.7% #111 BE · #1395 CH Population density1'324/km² #14 BE · #146 CH Tax burden16'561 #80 BE · #1630 CH Taxes160% #86 BE Warmest municipalities9.2 °C #136 BE · #1221 CH Sunniest municipalities45.1% #70 BE · #644 CH Rainiest municipalities1'051 mm #259 BE · #1377 CH Voter turnout49.4% #269 BE · #1826 CH Against Switzerland17.8% #92 BE · #657 CH Aligned with Switzerland82.2% #108 BE · #790 CH SVP strongholds38.1% #220 BE · #757 CH SP strongholds15.1% #142 BE · #933 CH Centre strongholds7.5% #185 BE · #1500 CH FDP strongholds5.4% #183 BE · #1825 CH GLP strongholds9.1% #119 BE · #417 CH Green strongholds5.4% #221 BE · #1461 CH Largest by area5.4 km² #229 BE · #1492 CH Highest municipalities551 m #213 BE · #993 CH Second homes6.4% #319 BE · #1922 CH Organic farming0% #325 BE · #1695 CH Best-connected municipalities50 min #93 BE · #466 CH Remotest municipalities50 min #248 BE · #1634 CH Highest peaks775 m #189 BE · #1028 CH Highest-lying municipalities585 m #200 BE · #1074 CH Greatest vertical range236 m #185 BE · #1195 CH Steepest municipalities7.8° #188 BE · #1130 CH Solar potential45 GWh #51 BE · #396 CH Solar potential per capita6'213 kWh #313 BE · #1802 CH Cheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #191 BE · #685 CH Most expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #278 BE · #1548 CH

Postal codes (3)

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Localities

swisstopo · 3

Brenzikofen3671 Heimberg3627 Steffisburg3612 3613

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Heimberg?: Heimberg has 3 postal codes: 3613, 3627, 3671.
What is the tax rate in Heimberg?: The municipal tax multiplier of Heimberg is 160% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Heimberg?: A single person without children pays about 16'561 CHF income tax in Heimberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 76 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Heimberg have?: Heimberg has 7'200 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Heimberg?: Heimberg has 983 foreign residents, a share of 13.65% (2025).

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