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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
105 51.0%
Men
101 49.0%
Children & youth (0–19)
52 25.2%
Swiss citizens
193 93.7%
Foreign residents
13 6.3%
Population density
139 pop./km²
0–19 · 52 · 25.2%20–64 · 118 · 57.3%65+ · 36 · 17.5%
Foreign residents 6.3%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −7 (−3.3%) · 0 births · 4 deaths · net migration −3
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

Politics

National Council election

Hellsau counts its ballots together with Höchstetten (shared ballot box), so the FSO publishes no separate result; its votes are included in the result of Höchstetten.

Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier180%
Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%
180%BE range 89%220%
Tax rank 233 of 334 in canton Bern
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
17'210 CHF(17.2%)
Rank 211 of 334 in the canton · 1922 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
0%9%18%26%35%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:17'210 CHF(~17.2%)
HellsauCanton range BernSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeHellsauBernSwitzerland median
40'00010.1%8.3–10.9%5.4%
50'00012%9.8–13%7.8%
60'00013.4%11–14.5%10.5%
70'00014.6%12–15.7%11.9%
80'00015.4%12.6–16.5%13.1%
90'00016.2%13.4–17.5%14.1%
100'00017.2%14.3–18.5%15.3%
110'00018.1%15–19.4%16.3%
120'00018.9%15.8–20.3%17.2%
130'00019.8%16.5–21.2%18.1%
140'00020.6%17.2–22%19%
150'00021.3%17.9–22.8%19.7%
175'00023.1%19.5–24.7%21.6%
200'00024.7%20.9–26.3%23.2%
225'00026.1%22.2–27.8%24.6%
250'00027.4%23.3–29.1%25.8%
275'00028.4%24.3–30.2%26.8%
300'00029.3%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 1991–20209.3 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'065 mm
9.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
576 m
Mean elevation
512 m
Relief
115 m
Mean slope
6.4°
Flat share
47.6%
South-facing
0.0%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 115 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
Roof potential
3 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
3.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
700
Per inhabitant
14'417 kWh/yr
3 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
Premium regionRegion 2
Standard model, deductible 300612 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Bern432 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

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
6.82 %
Second homes
12.2 %
Avg. rooms
4.3
Dwellings
88
Built before 194645.5%
Built since 200119.3%
6.82 %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
123
Workplaces
13
Services share
43.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 20 (16.3%) · Secondary 50 (40.7%) · Tertiary 53 (43.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
5
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
169 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 90 min · Car 37 min
AgglomerationPT 56 min · Car 11 min
Remoteness 54/334 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number408
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Localities

swisstopo · 1
What is the postal code of Hellsau?
The postal code of Hellsau is 3429.
What is the tax rate in Hellsau?
The municipal tax multiplier of Hellsau is 180% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Hellsau?
A single person without children pays about 17'210 CHF income tax in Hellsau on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 211 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Hellsau have?
Hellsau has 206 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Hellsau?
Hellsau has 13 foreign residents, a share of 6.31% (2025).

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