What is the postal code of Inkwil?

The postal code of Inkwil is 3375.

What is the tax rate in Inkwil?

The municipal tax multiplier of Inkwil is 175% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Inkwil?

A single person without children pays about 17'048 CHF income tax in Inkwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 167 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Inkwil have?

Inkwil has 668 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Inkwil?

Inkwil has 35 foreign residents, a share of 5.24% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Inkwil

3375

BE CANTON3375

Residents

668

Area

3.4 km²

Population density

198 pop./km²

Elevation

471 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

175%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

338 50.6%

Men

330 49.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

107 16.0%

Swiss citizens

633 94.8%

Foreign residents

35 5.2%

Population density

198 pop./km²

0–19 · 107 · 16.0%20–64 · 378 · 56.6%65+ · 183 · 27.4%

Foreign residents 5.2%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Inkwil

BFS

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

56.5% YesNo 43.5%

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

63.5% YesNo 36.5%

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

33.9% YesNo 66.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

48.0% YesNo 52.0%

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

42.9% YesNo 57.1%

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

40.1% YesNo 59.9%

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

71.9% YesNo 28.1%

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

50.2% YesNo 49.9%

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

10.6% YesNo 89.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP45.0% · strongest party

SVP45.0%

SP13.6%

GLP9.0%

Mitte8.0%

FDP6.1%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier175%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

175%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 175 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'048 CHF(17%)

Rank 167 of 334 in the canton · 1863 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:17'048 CHF(~17%)

InkwilCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Inkwil	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.9%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.3%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.4%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.2%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.1%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.9%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.8%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.6%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.4%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.1%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.9%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.5%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.9%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.1%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.2%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.1%	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 1991–20209.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'087 mm

9.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

503 m

Mean elevation

472 m

Relief

42 m

Mean slope

1.8°

Flat share

95.6%

South-facing

0.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 42 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

7.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

10.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'700

8 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

2 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

350

Built before 194635.7%

Built since 200118.3%

2 %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 53 min · Car 44 min

AgglomerationPT 19 min · Car 12 min

Remoteness 226/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteinkwil.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities668 #235 BE · #1672 CH Families & children16% #301 BE · #1911 CH Age structure27.4% #49 BE · #204 CH Women share50.6% #133 BE · #572 CH Foreign residents5.2% #262 BE · #1999 CH Population density198/km² #124 BE · #1036 CH Tax burden17'048 #177 BE · #1873 CH Taxes175% #175 BE Warmest municipalities9.4 °C #86 BE · #1036 CH Sunniest municipalities40.2% #315 BE · #1721 CH Rainiest municipalities1'087 mm #222 BE · #1170 CH Voter turnout57.1% #64 BE · #792 CH SVP strongholds45% #143 BE · #404 CH SP strongholds13.6% #167 BE · #1092 CH Centre strongholds8% #168 BE · #1438 CH FDP strongholds6.1% #159 BE · #1776 CH GLP strongholds9% #122 BE · #428 CH Green strongholds5.4% #222 BE · #1458 CH Largest by area3.4 km² #289 BE · #1807 CH Highest municipalities471 m #279 BE · #1377 CH Remotest municipalities53 min #226 BE · #1541 CH Best-connected municipalities53 min #114 BE · #558 CH Highest peaks503 m #308 BE · #1867 CH Highest-lying municipalities472 m #284 BE · #1577 CH Greatest vertical range42 m #321 BE · #2058 CH Steepest municipalities1.8° #320 BE · #2018 CH Solar potential8 GWh #250 BE · #1705 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #211 BE · #971 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #298 BE · #1303 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3375

Inkwil

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Inkwil3375

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Inkwil?: The postal code of Inkwil is 3375.
What is the tax rate in Inkwil?: The municipal tax multiplier of Inkwil is 175% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Inkwil?: A single person without children pays about 17'048 CHF income tax in Inkwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 167 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Inkwil have?: Inkwil has 668 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Inkwil?: Inkwil has 35 foreign residents, a share of 5.24% (2025).

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