What is the postal code of Kiesen?

Kiesen has 2 postal codes: 3114, 3629.

What is the tax rate in Kiesen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Kiesen is 154% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Kiesen?

A single person without children pays about 16'366 CHF income tax in Kiesen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 49 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Kiesen have?

Kiesen has 1'008 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Kiesen?

Kiesen has 79 foreign residents, a share of 7.84% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland

Kiesen

3114–3629

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

522 51.8%

Men

486 48.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

224 22.2%

Swiss citizens

929 92.2%

Foreign residents

79 7.8%

Population density

215 pop./km²

0–19 · 224 · 22.2%20–64 · 585 · 58.0%65+ · 199 · 19.7%

Foreign residents 7.8%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +18 (+1.8%) · 6 births · 7 deaths · net migration +20

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

Vote results for Kiesen

BFS

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 Bern-Mittelland: 32.7% Yes

22.7% YesNo 77.3%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 19.3% Yes

27.5% YesNo 72.5%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 47.0% Yes

30.5% YesNo 69.5%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 42.9% Yes

53.1% YesNo 46.9%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 33.6% Yes

48.1% YesNo 52.0%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 59.6% Yes

35.4% YesNo 64.6%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 61.8% Yes

50.3% YesNo 49.7%

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 Bern-Mittelland: 39.7% Yes

21.2% YesNo 78.8%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 28.0% Yes

41.3% YesNo 58.7%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 27.6% Yes

36.7% YesNo 63.3%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP38.4% · strongest party

SVP38.4%

Mitte14.1%

GLP10.6%

EDU9.4%

SP9.3%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier154%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

154%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 54 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'366 CHF(16.4%)

Rank 49 of 334 in the canton · 1490 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:16'366 CHF(~16.4%)

KiesenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Kiesen	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.6%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.4%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	12.8%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	13.8%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	14.6%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.4%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.4%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.2%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	18.8%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	19.6%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.3%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.1%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	23.6%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26.2%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	27.2%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28.1%	25.1–31.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'050 mm

9.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

599 m

Mean elevation

545 m

Relief

68 m

Mean slope

2.3°

Flat share

89.2%

South-facing

1.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 68 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

10 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

12.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'200

Per inhabitant

9'950 kWh/yr

10 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 · 2027

Tariff H4

25.59 Rp./kWh

Energy

7.97 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.91 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.8 Rp./kWh

25.59 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 27.95 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 2

Standard model, deductible 300612 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Bern432 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Kiesen →Canton Bern →Premiums explained →

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 · ARE

Vacancy rate

0.21 %

Second homes

8.5 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

470

Built before 194627.0%

Built since 200130.0%

0.21 %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 · 2024

Jobs

401

Workplaces

Services share

84 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 33 (8.2%) · Secondary 31 (7.7%) · Tertiary 337 (84.0%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

16.7 %

Farmland

236 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 43 min · Car 28 min

AgglomerationPT 24 min · Car 18 min

Remoteness 285/334 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number611

Websitekiesen.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Kiesen ranks

Largest municipalities1'008 #200 BE · #1455 CH Growing municipalities1.8% #50 BE · #409 CH Shrinking municipalities1.8% #285 BE · #1698 CH Jobs per resident0.4 #135 BE · #840 CH Families & children22.2% #41 BE · #492 CH Age structure19.7% #296 BE · #1300 CH Women share51.8% #35 BE · #164 CH Foreign residents7.8% #208 BE · #1871 CH Population density215/km² #115 BE · #986 CH Tax burden16'366 #51 BE · #1492 CH Taxes154% #54 BE Warmest municipalities9.2 °C #130 BE · #1215 CH Sunniest municipalities44% #100 BE · #830 CH Rainiest municipalities1'050 mm #260 BE · #1384 CH Voter turnout57.4% #86 BE · #896 CH Against Switzerland9.8% #144 BE · #1211 CH Aligned with Switzerland90.2% #57 BE · #222 CH SVP strongholds38.4% #218 BE · #743 CH SP strongholds9.3% #243 BE · #1586 CH Centre strongholds14.1% #15 BE · #891 CH FDP strongholds5.3% #186 BE · #1829 CH GLP strongholds10.6% #74 BE · #247 CH Green strongholds4.8% #248 BE · #1571 CH Largest by area4.7 km² #239 BE · #1588 CH Highest municipalities547 m #217 BE · #1016 CH Second homes8.5% #272 BE · #1517 CH Organic farming16.7% #100 BE · #770 CH Best-connected municipalities43 min #52 BE · #293 CH Remotest municipalities43 min #285 BE · #1813 CH Highest peaks599 m #247 BE · #1548 CH Highest-lying municipalities545 m #231 BE · #1240 CH Greatest vertical range68 m #303 BE · #1977 CH Steepest municipalities2.3° #314 BE · #1975 CH Solar potential10 GWh #228 BE · #1559 CH Solar potential per capita9'950 kWh #230 BE · #1075 CH Cheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #100 BE · #594 CH Most expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #187 BE · #1457 CH

Postal codes (2)

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Localities

swisstopo · 2

Kiesen3629 Wichtrach3114

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Kiesen?: Kiesen has 2 postal codes: 3114, 3629.
What is the tax rate in Kiesen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Kiesen is 154% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Kiesen?: A single person without children pays about 16'366 CHF income tax in Kiesen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 49 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Kiesen have?: Kiesen has 1'008 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Kiesen?: Kiesen has 79 foreign residents, a share of 7.84% (2025).

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