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

Kiesen

3114–3629

BE CANTON3114 3629

Residents

1'008

Area

4.7 km²

Population density

215 pop./km²

Elevation

547 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

154%

Postal codes

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

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%

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

Vote results for Kiesen

BFS

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

53.1% YesNo 46.9%

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

48.1% YesNo 52.0%

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

35.4% YesNo 64.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

50.3% YesNo 49.7%

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

21.2% YesNo 78.8%

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

41.3% YesNo 58.7%

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

36.7% YesNo 63.3%

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

77.2% YesNo 22.8%

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

43.3% YesNo 56.7%

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

16.7% YesNo 83.3%

All federal votes →

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

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 31.08.2026

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 31.08.2026

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

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 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

0.21 %

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

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 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitekiesen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'008 #200 BE · #1455 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 turnout56.3% #83 BE · #894 CH Against Switzerland10% #144 BE · #1211 CH Aligned with Switzerland90% #57 BE · #222 CH SVP strongholds38.4% #218 BE · #743 CH SP strongholds9.3% #242 BE · #1579 CH Centre strongholds14.1% #15 BE · #886 CH FDP strongholds5.3% #186 BE · #1824 CH GLP strongholds10.6% #74 BE · #247 CH Green strongholds4.8% #248 BE · #1567 CH Largest by area4.7 km² #239 BE · #1588 CH Highest municipalities547 m #217 BE · #1016 CH Remotest municipalities43 min #285 BE · #1813 CH Best-connected municipalities43 min #52 BE · #293 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 Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #100 BE · #860 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #187 BE · #1192 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Kiesen3629 Wichtrach3114

Nearby municipalities

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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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