What is the postal code of Heimiswil?

Heimiswil has 6 postal codes: 3412, 3413, 3415, 3416, 3418, 3472.

What is the tax rate in Heimiswil?

The municipal tax multiplier of Heimiswil is 184% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Heimiswil?

A single person without children pays about 17'340 CHF income tax in Heimiswil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 236 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Heimiswil have?

Heimiswil has 1'619 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Heimiswil?

Heimiswil has 69 foreign residents, a share of 4.26% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Emmental

Heimiswil

3412–3472

BE CANTON3412 3413 3415 3416+2 PLZ

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

813 50.2%

Men

806 49.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

318 19.6%

Swiss citizens

1'550 95.7%

Foreign residents

69 4.3%

Population density

69 pop./km²

0–19 · 318 · 19.6%20–64 · 963 · 59.5%65+ · 338 · 20.9%

Foreign residents 4.3%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −10 (−0.6%) · 7 births · 11 deaths · net migration −5

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 Heimiswil

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 Emmental: 21.9% Yes

19.5% YesNo 80.6%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 31.8% Yes

36.8% YesNo 63.2%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 35.2% Yes

32.4% YesNo 67.6%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 56.4% Yes

60.3% YesNo 39.7%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 55.4% Yes

63.7% YesNo 36.4%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 37.8% Yes

30.2% YesNo 69.8%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 44.7% Yes

42.8% YesNo 57.2%

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 Emmental: 23.2% Yes

20.0% YesNo 80.0%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 40.4% Yes

44.2% YesNo 55.8%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 39.1% Yes

44.6% YesNo 55.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP51.7% · strongest party

SVP51.7%

EDU9.8%

SP9.3%

Mitte7.0%

GRÜNE6.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier184%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

184%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 239 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'340 CHF(17.3%)

Rank 236 of 334 in the canton · 1963 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:17'340 CHF(~17.3%)

HeimiswilCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Heimiswil	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	16.3%	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	23.3%	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	27.5%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.6%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.5%	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 1991–20208.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'164 mm

8.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

869 m

Mean elevation

694 m

Relief

327 m

Mean slope

13.6°

Flat share

10.0%

South-facing

18.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 327 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

24.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

30.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'500

Per inhabitant

15'263 kWh/yr

25 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 Heimiswil →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

2.03 %

Second homes

10.7 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

788

Built before 194665.5%

Built since 20019.8%

2.03 %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

431

Workplaces

135

Services share

32.3 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 244 (56.6%) · Secondary 48 (11.1%) · Tertiary 139 (32.3%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

15.9 %

Farmland

1'452 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 52 min · Car 41 min

AgglomerationPT 16 min · Car 13 min

Remoteness 228/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number407

Websiteheimiswil.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Emmental

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Heimiswil ranks

Largest municipalities1'619 #143 BE · #1111 CH Growing municipalities-0.6% #249 BE · #1687 CH Shrinking municipalities-0.6% #86 BE · #418 CH Jobs per resident0.27 #237 BE · #1413 CH Families & children19.6% #163 BE · #1262 CH Age structure20.9% #256 BE · #1053 CH Women share50.2% #164 BE · #784 CH Foreign residents4.3% #284 BE · #2041 CH Population density69/km² #247 BE · #1651 CH Tax burden17'340 #239 BE · #1966 CH Taxes184% #239 BE Warmest municipalities8.1 °C #240 BE · #1674 CH Sunniest municipalities41.7% #181 BE · #1171 CH Rainiest municipalities1'164 mm #156 BE · #781 CH Voter turnout50.4% #252 BE · #1742 CH Against Switzerland24.8% #42 BE · #231 CH Aligned with Switzerland75.2% #158 BE · #1219 CH SVP strongholds51.7% #89 BE · #195 CH SP strongholds9.3% #242 BE · #1585 CH Centre strongholds7% #199 BE · #1561 CH FDP strongholds2.2% #302 BE · #2014 CH GLP strongholds5% #249 BE · #1183 CH Green strongholds6.5% #172 BE · #1203 CH Largest by area23.4 km² #56 BE · #408 CH Highest municipalities665 m #136 BE · #661 CH Second homes10.7% #204 BE · #1094 CH Organic farming15.9% #106 BE · #830 CH Best-connected municipalities52 min #104 BE · #519 CH Remotest municipalities52 min #228 BE · #1569 CH Highest peaks869 m #167 BE · #870 CH Highest-lying municipalities694 m #154 BE · #774 CH Greatest vertical range327 m #158 BE · #943 CH Steepest municipalities13.6° #104 BE · #645 CH Solar potential25 GWh #111 BE · #848 CH Solar potential per capita15'263 kWh #87 BE · #396 CH Cheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #59 BE · #553 CH Most expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #146 BE · #1416 CH

Postal codes (6)

swisstopo

Affoltern im Emmental

Localities

swisstopo · 6

Affoltern im Emmental3416 Heimiswil3412 Kaltacker3413 Rüegsauschachen3415 Rüegsbach3418 Wynigen3472

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Affoltern im Emmental

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Heimiswil?: Heimiswil has 6 postal codes: 3412, 3413, 3415, 3416, 3418, 3472.
What is the tax rate in Heimiswil?: The municipal tax multiplier of Heimiswil is 184% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Heimiswil?: A single person without children pays about 17'340 CHF income tax in Heimiswil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 236 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Heimiswil have?: Heimiswil has 1'619 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Heimiswil?: Heimiswil has 69 foreign residents, a share of 4.26% (2025).

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