Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Thun
Horrenbach-Buchen
3619–3623Residents
225
Area
20.4 km²
Population density
11 pop./km²
Elevation
1'000 m a.s.l.
Terrain up to
1'942 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
170%
Postal codes
2
BFS no.
932
Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio
Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
103 45.8%
Men
122 54.2%
Children & youth (0–19)
56 24.9%
Swiss citizens
218 96.9%
Foreign residents
7 3.1%
Population density
11 pop./km²
0–19 · 56 · 24.9%20–64 · 126 · 56.0%65+ · 43 · 19.1%
Foreign residents 3.1%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +1 (+0.5%) · 3 births · 6 deaths · net migration +4
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
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
21.8% YesNo 78.2%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Thun: 31.4% Yes
73.1% YesNo 26.9%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Thun: 36.3% Yes
19.7% YesNo 80.3%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Thun: 56.1% Yes
65.4% YesNo 34.7%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Thun: 50.8% Yes
85.6% YesNo 14.4%
14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Thun: 41.4% Yes
10.0% YesNo 90.0%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Thun: 47.4% Yes
22.2% YesNo 77.8%
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
11.8% YesNo 88.2%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Thun: 40.9% Yes
67.7% YesNo 32.3%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Thun: 40.0% Yes
81.0% YesNo 19.0%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP59.6% · strongest party
SVP59.6%
Übrige17.6%
EDU11.1%
GRÜNE4.4%
EVP2.3%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier170%
Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%
170%BE range 89%220%
Tax rank 140 of 334 in canton BernTax 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
100'000 CHF:16'886 CHF(~16.9%)
Horrenbach-BuchenCanton range BernSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Horrenbach-Buchen | 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 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20207.3 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'392 mm
7.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'942 m
Mean elevation
1'177 m
Relief
1'292 m
Mean slope
19.9°
Flat share
3.6%
South-facing
2.4%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 1'292 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
4.9 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
6.2 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
1'100
Per inhabitant
21'644 kWh/yr
5 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 · 2027Tariff range H4
24.09–34.52 Rp./kWh
29.3 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 27.95 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operators BKW Energie AG · Genossenschaft "Elektra" Buchen-Teuffenthal (EBT)
ElCom tariff comparison ↗This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.
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 · 2024Premium 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 · AREVacancy rate
0 %
Second homes
19.7 %
Avg. rooms
3.7
Dwellings
144
Built before 194667.4%
Built since 20012.8%
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 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 · 2024Jobs
108
Workplaces
33
Services share
14.8 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 56 (51.9%) · Secondary 36 (33.3%) · Tertiary 16 (14.8%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
21
Organic share
9.5 %
Farmland
395 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities225 #313 BE · #2015 CHGrowing municipalities0.5% #155 BE · #1130 CHShrinking municipalities0.5% #182 BE · #975 CHJobs per resident0.48 #92 BE · #573 CHFamilies & children24.9% #4 BE · #82 CHAge structure19.1% #308 BE · #1414 CHWomen share45.8% #326 BE · #2059 CHForeign residents3.1% #304 BE · #2070 CHPopulation density11/km² #327 BE · #2033 CHTax burden16'886 #143 BE · #1795 CHTaxes170% #140 BEWarmest municipalities7.3 °C #302 BE · #1812 CHSunniest municipalities45.5% #58 BE · #604 CHRainiest municipalities1'392 mm #46 BE · #367 CHVoter turnout53% #195 BE · #1470 CHSVP strongholds59.6% #35 BE · #56 CHSP strongholds2.2% #325 BE · #2017 CHCentre strongholds0.4% #327 BE · #2094 CHFDP strongholds0.8% #324 BE · #2067 CHGLP strongholds1.6% #320 BE · #1817 CHGreen strongholds4.4% #270 BE · #1651 CHLargest by area20.4 km² #75 BE · #469 CHHighest municipalities1'000 m #41 BE · #263 CHSecond homes19.7% #46 BE · #342 CHOrganic farming9.5% #196 BE · #1259 CHBest-connected municipalities65 min #180 BE · #934 CHRemotest municipalities65 min #160 BE · #1164 CHHighest peaks1'942 m #51 BE · #365 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'177 m #39 BE · #307 CHGreatest vertical range1'292 m #52 BE · #392 CHSteepest municipalities19.9° #58 BE · #395 CHSolar potential5 GWh #288 BE · #1923 CHSolar potential per capita21'644 kWh #20 BE · #144 CHCheapest electricity29.3 Rp./kWh #280 BE · #1677 CHMost expensive electricity29.3 Rp./kWh #54 BE · #430 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Horrenbach-Buchen?
- Horrenbach-Buchen has 2 postal codes: 3619, 3623.
- What is the tax rate in Horrenbach-Buchen?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Horrenbach-Buchen is 170% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
- How much tax do you pay in Horrenbach-Buchen?
- A single person without children pays about 16'886 CHF income tax in Horrenbach-Buchen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 138 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Horrenbach-Buchen have?
- Horrenbach-Buchen has 225 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Horrenbach-Buchen?
- Horrenbach-Buchen has 7 foreign residents, a share of 3.11% (2025).
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