What is the postal code of Kirchlindach?

Kirchlindach has 3 postal codes: 3037, 3038, 3042.

What is the tax rate in Kirchlindach?

The municipal tax multiplier of Kirchlindach is 160% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Kirchlindach?

A single person without children pays about 16'561 CHF income tax in Kirchlindach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 76 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Kirchlindach have?

Kirchlindach has 3'342 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Kirchlindach?

Kirchlindach has 320 foreign residents, a share of 9.58% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Kirchlindach

3037–3042

BE CANTON3037 3038 3042

Residents

3'342

Area

12 km²

Population density

279 pop./km²

Elevation

595 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

160%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'726 51.6%

Men

1'616 48.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

632 18.9%

Swiss citizens

3'022 90.4%

Foreign residents

320 9.6%

Population density

279 pop./km²

0–19 · 632 · 18.9%20–64 · 1'832 · 54.8%65+ · 878 · 26.3%

Foreign residents 9.6%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Kirchlindach

BFS

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

47.6% YesNo 52.5%

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

33.7% YesNo 66.4%

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

60.1% YesNo 39.9%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

63.1% YesNo 36.9%

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

36.0% YesNo 64.0%

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

27.3% YesNo 72.7%

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

24.5% YesNo 75.5%

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

77.7% YesNo 22.3%

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

30.6% YesNo 69.4%

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

26.6% YesNo 73.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP24.8% · strongest party

SVP24.8%

SP20.6%

GRÜNE14.8%

GLP14.4%

FDP9.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier160%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

160%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 90 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'561 CHF(16.6%)

Rank 76 of 334 in the canton · 1626 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:16'561 CHF(~16.6%)

KirchlindachCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Kirchlindach	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.7%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.5%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	12.9%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	14.8%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.6%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.6%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.4%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.3%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	19.8%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.5%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.3%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	23.9%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.2%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26.5%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	27.5%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28.4%	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 1991–20201'029 mm

9.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

690 m

Mean elevation

607 m

Relief

209 m

Mean slope

4.2°

Flat share

72.0%

South-facing

13.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 209 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

30 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

40 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'700

30 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

0.54 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

1'660

Built before 194620.9%

Built since 200123.1%

0.54 %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 24 min · Car 13 min

AgglomerationPT 24 min · Car 13 min

Remoteness 329/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentWerner Walther

Websitekirchlindach.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'342 #78 BE · #662 CH Families & children18.9% #212 BE · #1456 CH Age structure26.3% #66 BE · #281 CH Women share51.6% #46 BE · #203 CH Foreign residents9.6% #167 BE · #1739 CH Population density279/km² #90 BE · #819 CH Tax burden16'561 #83 BE · #1633 CH Taxes160% #90 BE Warmest municipalities9.2 °C #118 BE · #1203 CH Sunniest municipalities43.1% #134 BE · #991 CH Rainiest municipalities1'029 mm #296 BE · #1493 CH Voter turnout65.3% #5 BE · #143 CH Against Switzerland9.1% #149 BE · #1252 CH Aligned with Switzerland90.9% #52 BE · #205 CH SVP strongholds24.8% #309 BE · #1563 CH SP strongholds20.6% #53 BE · #420 CH Centre strongholds8.8% #135 BE · #1327 CH FDP strongholds9.7% #48 BE · #1426 CH GLP strongholds14.4% #7 BE · #41 CH Green strongholds14.8% #19 BE · #137 CH Largest by area12 km² #134 BE · #814 CH Highest municipalities595 m #173 BE · #840 CH Remotest municipalities24 min #329 BE · #2068 CH Best-connected municipalities24 min #4 BE · #41 CH Highest peaks690 m #214 BE · #1234 CH Highest-lying municipalities607 m #187 BE · #988 CH Greatest vertical range209 m #198 BE · #1315 CH Steepest municipalities4.2° #256 BE · #1708 CH Solar potential30 GWh #91 BE · #675 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #44 BE · #804 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #131 BE · #1136 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Herrenschwanden3037 Kirchlindach3038 Ortschwaben3042

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Kirchlindach?: Kirchlindach has 3 postal codes: 3037, 3038, 3042.
What is the tax rate in Kirchlindach?: The municipal tax multiplier of Kirchlindach is 160% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Kirchlindach?: A single person without children pays about 16'561 CHF income tax in Kirchlindach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 76 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Kirchlindach have?: Kirchlindach has 3'342 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Kirchlindach?: Kirchlindach has 320 foreign residents, a share of 9.58% (2025).

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