What is the postal code of Kernenried?

The postal code of Kernenried is 3309.

What is the tax rate in Kernenried?

The municipal tax multiplier of Kernenried is 150% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Kernenried?

A single person without children pays about 16'236 CHF income tax in Kernenried on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 36 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Kernenried have?

Kernenried has 516 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Kernenried?

Kernenried has 30 foreign residents, a share of 5.81% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Kernenried

3309

BE CANTON3309

Residents

516

Area

3.3 km²

Population density

155 pop./km²

Elevation

515 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

150%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

256 49.6%

Men

260 50.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

108 20.9%

Swiss citizens

486 94.2%

Foreign residents

30 5.8%

Population density

155 pop./km²

0–19 · 108 · 20.9%20–64 · 289 · 56.0%65+ · 119 · 23.1%

Foreign residents 5.8%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Kernenried

BFS

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

70.3% YesNo 29.7%

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

61.9% YesNo 38.1%

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

33.3% YesNo 66.7%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

53.6% YesNo 46.5%

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

19.7% YesNo 80.3%

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

48.6% YesNo 51.4%

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

33.5% YesNo 66.5%

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

71.2% YesNo 28.8%

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

43.6% YesNo 56.4%

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

11.4% YesNo 88.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP44.4% · strongest party

SVP44.4%

Mitte15.1%

SP11.1%

FDP8.7%

GRÜNE7.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier150%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

150%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 43 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'236 CHF(16.2%)

Rank 36 of 334 in the canton · 1407 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:16'236 CHF(~16.2%)

KernenriedCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Kernenried	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.5%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.3%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	12.6%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	13.7%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	14.5%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.3%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.2%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.1%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	17.9%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	18.7%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	19.5%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.2%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	21.9%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	23.4%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	24.8%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	27%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	27.9%	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 1991–20209.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'036 mm

9.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

527 m

Mean elevation

509 m

Relief

30 m

Mean slope

1.7°

Flat share

95.8%

South-facing

0.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 30 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

7.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

9.3 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

30.78 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.9 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.15 Rp./kWh

30.78 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.35 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Genossenschaft Elektra, Jegenstorf

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

4.2

Dwellings

240

Built before 194641.7%

Built since 200113.3%

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 47 min · Car 35 min

AgglomerationPT 18 min · Car 11 min

Remoteness 261/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitekernenried.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities516 #264 BE · #1789 CH Families & children20.9% #90 BE · #837 CH Age structure23.1% #177 BE · #643 CH Women share49.6% #225 BE · #1174 CH Foreign residents5.8% #250 BE · #1977 CH Population density155/km² #152 BE · #1200 CH Tax burden16'236 #38 BE · #1409 CH Taxes150% #43 BE Warmest municipalities9.3 °C #99 BE · #1117 CH Sunniest municipalities41.4% #199 BE · #1240 CH Rainiest municipalities1'036 mm #284 BE · #1456 CH Voter turnout52.2% #182 BE · #1431 CH SVP strongholds44.4% #150 BE · #430 CH SP strongholds11.1% #213 BE · #1393 CH Centre strongholds15.1% #10 BE · #816 CH FDP strongholds8.7% #69 BE · #1522 CH GLP strongholds6.6% #194 BE · #831 CH Green strongholds7.5% #133 BE · #966 CH Largest by area3.3 km² #290 BE · #1820 CH Highest municipalities515 m #242 BE · #1143 CH Remotest municipalities47 min #261 BE · #1717 CH Best-connected municipalities47 min #72 BE · #382 CH Highest peaks527 m #297 BE · #1791 CH Highest-lying municipalities509 m #252 BE · #1390 CH Greatest vertical range30 m #325 BE · #2080 CH Steepest municipalities1.7° #321 BE · #2026 CH Solar potential8 GWh #254 BE · #1724 CH Cheapest electricity30.78 Rp./kWh #264 BE · #1792 CH Most expensive electricity30.78 Rp./kWh #69 BE · #313 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3309

Kernenried

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Kernenried3309

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Kernenried?: The postal code of Kernenried is 3309.
What is the tax rate in Kernenried?: The municipal tax multiplier of Kernenried is 150% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Kernenried?: A single person without children pays about 16'236 CHF income tax in Kernenried on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 36 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Kernenried have?: Kernenried has 516 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Kernenried?: Kernenried has 30 foreign residents, a share of 5.81% (2025).

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