What is the postal code of Kirchdorf?

Kirchdorf has 5 postal codes: 3115, 3116, 3125, 3126, 3629.

What is the tax rate in Kirchdorf?

The municipal tax multiplier of Kirchdorf is 151% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Kirchdorf?

A single person without children pays about 16'269 CHF income tax in Kirchdorf on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 46 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Kirchdorf have?

Kirchdorf has 1'859 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Kirchdorf?

Kirchdorf has 124 foreign residents, a share of 6.67% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Kirchdorf

3115–3629

BE CANTON3115 3116 3125 3126+1 PLZ

Residents

1'859

Area

14.6 km²

Population density

127 pop./km²

Elevation

611 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

822 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

151%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

906 48.7%

Men

953 51.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

338 18.2%

Swiss citizens

1'735 93.3%

Foreign residents

124 6.7%

Population density

127 pop./km²

0–19 · 338 · 18.2%20–64 · 1'143 · 61.5%65+ · 378 · 20.3%

Foreign residents 6.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Kirchdorf

BFS

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

61.1% YesNo 38.9%

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

60.6% YesNo 39.4%

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

33.4% YesNo 66.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

43.7% YesNo 56.3%

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

22.8% YesNo 77.2%

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

42.9% YesNo 57.1%

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

37.0% YesNo 63.0%

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

73.2% YesNo 26.8%

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

43.4% YesNo 56.6%

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

14.6% YesNo 85.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP48.7% · strongest party

SVP48.7%

SP9.3%

GLP8.8%

Mitte8.3%

GRÜNE7.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier151%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

151%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 46 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'269 CHF(16.3%)

Rank 46 of 334 in the canton · 1441 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:16'269 CHF(~16.3%)

KirchdorfCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Kirchdorf	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.5%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.3%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	12.7%	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	16.3%	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	22%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	23.5%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	24.9%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26.1%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	27.1%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28%	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 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'088 mm

9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

822 m

Mean elevation

595 m

Relief

292 m

Mean slope

7.3°

Flat share

54.7%

South-facing

8.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 292 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

24.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

32.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'500

25 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

1.85 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

921

Built before 194643.8%

Built since 200122.4%

1.85 %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 54 min · Car 32 min

AgglomerationPT 50 min · Car 23 min

Remoteness 218/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitekirchdorf-be.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'859 #131 BE · #1013 CH Families & children18.2% #249 BE · #1629 CH Age structure20.3% #283 BE · #1175 CH Women share48.7% #290 BE · #1632 CH Foreign residents6.7% #236 BE · #1946 CH Population density127/km² #179 BE · #1327 CH Tax burden16'269 #46 BE · #1441 CH Taxes151% #46 BE Warmest municipalities9 °C #162 BE · #1349 CH Sunniest municipalities44.3% #90 BE · #769 CH Rainiest municipalities1'088 mm #221 BE · #1168 CH Voter turnout55.3% #100 BE · #1031 CH Against Switzerland21.2% #70 BE · #446 CH Aligned with Switzerland78.8% #132 BE · #1007 CH SVP strongholds48.7% #107 BE · #272 CH SP strongholds9.3% #244 BE · #1581 CH Centre strongholds8.3% #161 BE · #1400 CH FDP strongholds5.4% #181 BE · #1818 CH GLP strongholds8.8% #129 BE · #462 CH Green strongholds7.5% #136 BE · #969 CH Largest by area14.6 km² #112 BE · #665 CH Highest municipalities611 m #161 BE · #784 CH Remotest municipalities54 min #218 BE · #1508 CH Best-connected municipalities54 min #120 BE · #586 CH Highest peaks822 m #177 BE · #948 CH Highest-lying municipalities595 m #193 BE · #1028 CH Greatest vertical range292 m #168 BE · #1014 CH Steepest municipalities7.3° #195 BE · #1197 CH Solar potential25 GWh #109 BE · #843 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #174 BE · #934 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #261 BE · #1266 CH

Postal codes (5)

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Localities

swisstopo · 7

Gelterfingen3126 Gerzensee3115 Kiesen3629 Kirchdorf BE3116 Mühledorf BE3116 Noflen BE3116 Toffen3125

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Kirchdorf?: Kirchdorf has 5 postal codes: 3115, 3116, 3125, 3126, 3629.
What is the tax rate in Kirchdorf?: The municipal tax multiplier of Kirchdorf is 151% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Kirchdorf?: A single person without children pays about 16'269 CHF income tax in Kirchdorf on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 46 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Kirchdorf have?: Kirchdorf has 1'859 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Kirchdorf?: Kirchdorf has 124 foreign residents, a share of 6.67% (2025).

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