What is the postal code of Innertkirchen?

Innertkirchen has 2 postal codes: 3862, 3863.

What is the tax rate in Innertkirchen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Innertkirchen is 160% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Innertkirchen?

A single person without children pays about 16'561 CHF income tax in Innertkirchen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 76 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Innertkirchen have?

Innertkirchen has 1'079 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Innertkirchen?

Innertkirchen has 109 foreign residents, a share of 10.1% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Innertkirchen

3862–3863

BE CANTON3862 3863

Residents

1'079

Area

236.6 km²

Population density

5 pop./km²

Elevation

625 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

3'684 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

160%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

536 49.7%

Men

543 50.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

189 17.5%

Swiss citizens

970 89.9%

Foreign residents

109 10.1%

Population density

5 pop./km²

0–19 · 189 · 17.5%20–64 · 581 · 53.8%65+ · 309 · 28.6%

Foreign residents 10.1%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Innertkirchen

BFS

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

67.6% YesNo 32.4%

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

67.5% YesNo 32.5%

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

29.1% YesNo 70.9%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

49.2% YesNo 50.8%

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

13.8% YesNo 86.2%

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

43.8% YesNo 56.2%

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

42.3% YesNo 57.7%

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

71.3% YesNo 28.7%

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

48.6% YesNo 51.5%

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

16.2% YesNo 83.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP59.0% · strongest party

SVP59.0%

Mitte8.4%

SP7.7%

FDP6.5%

GLP6.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier160%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

160%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 78 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'561 CHF(16.6%)

Rank 76 of 334 in the canton · 1626 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:16'561 CHF(~16.6%)

InnertkirchenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Innertkirchen	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.7%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.5%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	12.9%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	14.8%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.6%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.6%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.4%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.3%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	19.8%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.5%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.3%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	23.9%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.2%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26.5%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	27.5%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28.4%	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 1991–20206.9 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)1.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'613 mm

6.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

3'684 m

Mean elevation

2'131 m

Relief

3'074 m

Mean slope

30.9°

Flat share

3.7%

South-facing

21.0%

Above 2000 m

60.1%

Relief 3'074 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

19.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

26.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'400

20 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

1.39 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

935

Built before 194654.5%

Built since 20019.0%

1.39 %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 124 min · Car 79 min

AgglomerationPT 65 min · Car 35 min

Remoteness 8/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteinnertkirchen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'079 #190 BE · #1412 CH Families & children17.5% #271 BE · #1742 CH Age structure28.6% #29 BE · #144 CH Women share49.7% #219 BE · #1108 CH Foreign residents10.1% #152 BE · #1688 CH Population density5/km² #333 BE · #2074 CH Tax burden16'561 #81 BE · #1631 CH Taxes160% #78 BE Warmest municipalities6.9 °C #310 BE · #1856 CH Sunniest municipalities45.9% #51 BE · #571 CH Rainiest municipalities1'613 mm #8 BE · #167 CH Voter turnout50.8% #219 BE · #1616 CH Against Switzerland28% #28 BE · #119 CH Aligned with Switzerland72% #172 BE · #1321 CH SVP strongholds59% #37 BE · #61 CH SP strongholds7.7% #265 BE · #1720 CH Centre strongholds8.4% #155 BE · #1384 CH FDP strongholds6.5% #145 BE · #1742 CH GLP strongholds6.3% #210 BE · #898 CH Green strongholds5.1% #240 BE · #1525 CH Largest by area236.6 km² #1 BE · #10 CH Highest municipalities625 m #156 BE · #754 CH Remotest municipalities124 min #8 BE · #149 CH Best-connected municipalities124 min #327 BE · #1950 CH Highest peaks3'684 m #5 BE · #33 CH Highest-lying municipalities2'131 m #5 BE · #67 CH Greatest vertical range3'074 m #4 BE · #20 CH Steepest municipalities30.9° #10 BE · #71 CH Solar potential20 GWh #145 BE · #1018 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #159 BE · #919 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #246 BE · #1251 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Gadmen3863 Innertkirchen3862

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Innertkirchen?: Innertkirchen has 2 postal codes: 3862, 3863.
What is the tax rate in Innertkirchen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Innertkirchen is 160% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Innertkirchen?: A single person without children pays about 16'561 CHF income tax in Innertkirchen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 76 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Innertkirchen have?: Innertkirchen has 1'079 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Innertkirchen?: Innertkirchen has 109 foreign residents, a share of 10.1% (2025).

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