What is the postal code of Herbligen?

The postal code of Herbligen is 3671.

What is the tax rate in Herbligen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Herbligen is 190% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Herbligen?

A single person without children pays about 17'535 CHF income tax in Herbligen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 280 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Herbligen have?

Herbligen has 629 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Herbligen?

Herbligen has 37 foreign residents, a share of 5.88% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Herbligen

3671

BE CANTON3671

Residents

629

Area

2.8 km²

Population density

228 pop./km²

Elevation

580 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

959 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

190%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

310 49.3%

Men

319 50.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

151 24.0%

Swiss citizens

592 94.1%

Foreign residents

37 5.9%

Population density

228 pop./km²

0–19 · 151 · 24.0%20–64 · 361 · 57.4%65+ · 117 · 18.6%

Foreign residents 5.9%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Herbligen

BFS

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

58.5% YesNo 41.5%

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

67.3% YesNo 32.7%

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

27.4% YesNo 72.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

40.2% YesNo 59.8%

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

16.6% YesNo 83.5%

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

46.4% YesNo 53.6%

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

41.5% YesNo 58.5%

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

73.0% YesNo 27.0%

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

49.3% YesNo 50.7%

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

15.6% YesNo 84.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP42.4% · strongest party

SVP42.4%

EDU16.7%

SP8.5%

EVP8.5%

Mitte7.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier190%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

190%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 282 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'535 CHF(17.5%)

Rank 280 of 334 in the canton · 2023 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:17'535 CHF(~17.5%)

HerbligenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Herbligen	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	14.9%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.7%	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	21.7%	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	28.9%	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 1991–20209 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'112 mm

9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

959 m

Mean elevation

633 m

Relief

402 m

Mean slope

8°

Flat share

48.0%

South-facing

15.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 402 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

6.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

8.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'500

7 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

4.1

Dwellings

288

Built before 194639.2%

Built since 200119.8%

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 55 min · Car 30 min

AgglomerationPT 29 min · Car 20 min

Remoteness 210/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteherbligen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities629 #242 BE · #1696 CH Families & children24% #7 BE · #163 CH Age structure18.6% #318 BE · #1524 CH Women share49.3% #254 BE · #1361 CH Foreign residents5.9% #248 BE · #1973 CH Population density228/km² #110 BE · #951 CH Tax burden17'535 #284 BE · #2027 CH Taxes190% #282 BE Warmest municipalities9 °C #158 BE · #1345 CH Sunniest municipalities44.6% #84 BE · #721 CH Rainiest municipalities1'112 mm #200 BE · #1039 CH Voter turnout54.8% #113 BE · #1098 CH SVP strongholds42.4% #171 BE · #528 CH SP strongholds8.5% #256 BE · #1646 CH Centre strongholds7.7% #177 BE · #1473 CH FDP strongholds2.6% #292 BE · #1994 CH GLP strongholds6.6% #198 BE · #835 CH Green strongholds6.4% #181 BE · #1220 CH Largest by area2.8 km² #298 BE · #1898 CH Highest municipalities580 m #184 BE · #886 CH Remotest municipalities55 min #210 BE · #1481 CH Best-connected municipalities55 min #125 BE · #616 CH Highest peaks959 m #145 BE · #765 CH Highest-lying municipalities633 m #176 BE · #920 CH Greatest vertical range402 m #135 BE · #812 CH Steepest municipalities8° #184 BE · #1115 CH Solar potential7 GWh #268 BE · #1767 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #99 BE · #859 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #186 BE · #1191 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3671

Herbligen

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Herbligen3671

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Herbligen?: The postal code of Herbligen is 3671.
What is the tax rate in Herbligen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Herbligen is 190% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Herbligen?: A single person without children pays about 17'535 CHF income tax in Herbligen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 280 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Herbligen have?: Herbligen has 629 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Herbligen?: Herbligen has 37 foreign residents, a share of 5.88% (2025).

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