Switzerland · Canton BE
Ins
3232–3236Residents
3'800
Area
23.9 km²
Population density
159 pop./km²
Elevation
437 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
163%
Postal codes
2
Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'928 50.7%
Men
1'872 49.3%
Children & youth (0–19)
775 20.4%
Swiss citizens
3'108 81.8%
Foreign residents
692 18.2%
Population density
159 pop./km²
0–19 · 775 · 20.4%20–64 · 2'175 · 57.2%65+ · 850 · 22.4%
Foreign residents 18.2%0%64.0%
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
51.9% YesNo 48.1%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
42.5% YesNo 57.5%
14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% Yes
47.7% YesNo 52.4%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
29.4% YesNo 70.6%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
33.7% YesNo 66.3%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
30.1% YesNo 69.9%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
77.6% YesNo 22.4%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
38.8% YesNo 61.2%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes
20.0% YesNo 80.1%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP35.6% · strongest party
SVP35.6%
SP18.3%
GRÜNE11.3%
GLP9.9%
FDP9.3%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier163%
Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%
163%BE range 89%220%
Tax rank 96 of 334 in canton BernTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'658 CHF(16.7%)
Rank 94 of 334 in the canton · 1678 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:16'658 CHF(~16.7%)
InsCanton range BernSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Ins | Bern | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 9.8% | 8.3–10.9% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 11.6% | 9.8–13% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 13% | 11–14.5% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 14.1% | 12–15.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 14.9% | 12.6–16.5% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 15.7% | 13.4–17.5% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 16.7% | 14.3–18.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 17.5% | 15–19.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 18.4% | 15.8–20.3% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 19.2% | 16.5–21.2% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 19.9% | 17.2–22% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 20.7% | 17.9–22.8% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 22.4% | 19.5–24.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 24% | 20.9–26.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 25.4% | 22.2–27.8% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 26.6% | 23.3–29.1% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 27.6% | 24.3–30.2% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 28.5% | 25.1–31.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.7 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020960 mm
10.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
593 m
Mean elevation
457 m
Relief
165 m
Mean slope
2.4°
Flat share
84.0%
South-facing
7.7%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 165 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
47.9 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
60.2 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
10'600
48 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 · 2026Tariff H4
36.88 Rp./kWh
Energy
18.5 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
12.7 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.95 Rp./kWh
36.88 Rp./kWh9.6443.61
Canton median 29.35 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh
Network operator Einwohnergemeinde Ins, Elektrizitätsversorgung
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
BFSVacancy rate
0.7 %
Avg. rooms
3.8
Dwellings
1'854
Built before 194627.6%
Built since 200126.6%
0.7 %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 · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Websiteins.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026
Rankings
31Largest municipalities3'800 #64 BE · #587 CHFamilies & children20.4% #109 BE · #994 CHAge structure22.4% #211 BE · #778 CHWomen share50.7% #116 BE · #527 CHForeign residents18.2% #64 BE · #1022 CHPopulation density159/km² #144 BE · #1166 CHTax burden16'658 #96 BE · #1680 CHTaxes163% #96 BEWarmest municipalities10.7 °C #1 BE · #152 CHSunniest municipalities41.6% #187 BE · #1189 CHRainiest municipalities960 mm #331 BE · #1790 CHVoter turnout59.7% #34 BE · #509 CHAgainst Switzerland10% #143 BE · #1210 CHAligned with Switzerland90% #56 BE · #221 CHSVP strongholds35.6% #247 BE · #927 CHSP strongholds18.3% #78 BE · #591 CHCentre strongholds8.5% #147 BE · #1366 CHFDP strongholds9.3% #51 BE · #1471 CHGLP strongholds9.9% #100 BE · #330 CHGreen strongholds11.3% #43 BE · #410 CHLargest by area23.9 km² #52 BE · #396 CHHighest municipalities437 m #320 BE · #1637 CHRemotest municipalities45 min #268 BE · #1756 CHBest-connected municipalities45 min #61 BE · #333 CHHighest peaks593 m #255 BE · #1572 CHHighest-lying municipalities457 m #303 BE · #1677 CHGreatest vertical range165 m #218 BE · #1511 CHSteepest municipalities2.4° #309 BE · #1962 CHSolar potential48 GWh #43 BE · #357 CHCheapest electricity36.88 Rp./kWh #330 BE · #2088 CHMost expensive electricity36.88 Rp./kWh #5 BE · #19 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Ins?
- Ins has 2 postal codes: 3232, 3236.
- What is the tax rate in Ins?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Ins is 163% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
- How much tax do you pay in Ins?
- A single person without children pays about 16'658 CHF income tax in Ins on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 94 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Ins have?
- Ins has 3'800 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Ins?
- Ins has 692 foreign residents, a share of 18.21% (2025).
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