What is the postal code of Hofstetten bei Brienz?

The postal code of Hofstetten bei Brienz is 3858.

What is the tax rate in Hofstetten bei Brienz?

The municipal tax multiplier of Hofstetten bei Brienz is 170% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Hofstetten bei Brienz?

A single person without children pays about 16'886 CHF income tax in Hofstetten bei Brienz on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 138 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Hofstetten bei Brienz have?

Hofstetten bei Brienz has 551 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Hofstetten bei Brienz?

Hofstetten bei Brienz has 55 foreign residents, a share of 9.98% (2025).

Hofstetten bei Brienz (BE): Postal Codes 3858, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

280 50.8%

Men

271 49.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

62 11.3%

Swiss citizens

496 90.0%

Foreign residents

55 10.0%

Population density

63 pop./km²

0–19 · 62 · 11.3%20–64 · 333 · 60.4%65+ · 156 · 28.3%

Foreign residents 10.0%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Hofstetten bei Brienz

BFS

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

58.2% YesNo 41.8%

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

65.4% YesNo 34.6%

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

27.9% YesNo 72.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

41.1% YesNo 58.9%

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

18.6% YesNo 81.4%

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

41.9% YesNo 58.1%

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

49.2% YesNo 50.8%

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

68.0% YesNo 32.0%

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

58.3% YesNo 41.7%

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

12.1% YesNo 87.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP47.3% · strongest party

SVP47.3%

GLP9.7%

GRÜNE9.0%

SP9.0%

Übrige5.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier170%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

170%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 145 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'886 CHF(16.9%)

Rank 138 of 334 in the canton · 1790 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:16'886 CHF(~16.9%)

Hofstetten bei BrienzCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Hofstetten bei Brienz	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.9%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.8%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.2%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.3%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.1%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.9%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.9%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.7%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.6%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.4%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.2%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.9%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.7%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.3%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.7%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26.9%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28.9%	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 1991–20208.3 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)6.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'432 mm

8.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'191 m

Mean elevation

1'180 m

Relief

1'624 m

Mean slope

24.8°

Flat share

10.2%

South-facing

60.4%

Above 2000 m

3.7%

Relief 1'624 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

9.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

13 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'100

10 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

26.2 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.89 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.25 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

26.2 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

3.5

Dwellings

407

Built before 194634.9%

Built since 20019.3%

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 119 min · Car 65 min

AgglomerationPT 60 min · Car 22 min

Remoteness 11/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitehofstetten-ballenberg.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

29

Largest municipalities551 #255 BE · #1758 CH Families & children11.3% #332 BE · #2079 CH Age structure28.3% #36 BE · #162 CH Women share50.8% #108 BE · #493 CH Foreign residents10% #155 BE · #1698 CH Population density63/km² #255 BE · #1684 CH Tax burden16'886 #142 BE · #1794 CH Taxes170% #145 BE Warmest municipalities8.3 °C #226 BE · #1628 CH Sunniest municipalities47.9% #19 BE · #331 CH Rainiest municipalities1'432 mm #32 BE · #312 CH Voter turnout54.5% #120 BE · #1139 CH SVP strongholds47.3% #116 BE · #315 CH SP strongholds9% #247 BE · #1607 CH Centre strongholds3.5% #296 BE · #1951 CH FDP strongholds5.1% #197 BE · #1842 CH GLP strongholds9.7% #108 BE · #356 CH Green strongholds9% #91 BE · #699 CH Largest by area8.8 km² #165 BE · #1069 CH Highest municipalities646 m #147 BE · #700 CH Remotest municipalities119 min #11 BE · #186 CH Best-connected municipalities119 min #323 BE · #1920 CH Highest peaks2'191 m #34 BE · #308 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'180 m #38 BE · #306 CH Greatest vertical range1'624 m #30 BE · #304 CH Steepest municipalities24.8° #35 BE · #264 CH Solar potential10 GWh #234 BE · #1581 CH Cheapest electricity26.2 Rp./kWh #6 BE · #487 CH Most expensive electricity26.2 Rp./kWh #314 BE · #1605 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3858

Hofstetten b. Brienz

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Hofstetten b. Brienz3858

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Hofstetten bei Brienz?: The postal code of Hofstetten bei Brienz is 3858.
What is the tax rate in Hofstetten bei Brienz?: The municipal tax multiplier of Hofstetten bei Brienz is 170% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Hofstetten bei Brienz?: A single person without children pays about 16'886 CHF income tax in Hofstetten bei Brienz on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 138 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Hofstetten bei Brienz have?: Hofstetten bei Brienz has 551 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Hofstetten bei Brienz?: Hofstetten bei Brienz has 55 foreign residents, a share of 9.98% (2025).

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