What is the postal code of Konolfingen?

Konolfingen has 2 postal codes: 3503, 3510.

What is the tax rate in Konolfingen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Konolfingen is 169% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Konolfingen?

A single person without children pays about 16'853 CHF income tax in Konolfingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 126 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Konolfingen have?

Konolfingen has 5'469 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Konolfingen?

Konolfingen has 639 foreign residents, a share of 11.68% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Konolfingen

3503–3510

BE CANTON3503 3510

Residents

5'469

Area

12.8 km²

Population density

428 pop./km²

Elevation

658 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

919 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

169%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'822 51.6%

Men

2'647 48.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

956 17.5%

Swiss citizens

4'830 88.3%

Foreign residents

639 11.7%

Population density

428 pop./km²

0–19 · 956 · 17.5%20–64 · 3'095 · 56.6%65+ · 1'418 · 25.9%

Foreign residents 11.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Konolfingen

BFS

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

54.2% YesNo 45.8%

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

48.9% YesNo 51.1%

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

42.0% YesNo 58.0%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

50.2% YesNo 49.8%

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

23.9% YesNo 76.2%

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

35.7% YesNo 64.4%

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

34.6% YesNo 65.4%

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

72.0% YesNo 28.0%

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

42.2% YesNo 57.8%

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

17.0% YesNo 83.0%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP33.7% · strongest party

SVP33.7%

SP17.0%

GLP13.7%

Mitte9.3%

EVP6.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier169%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

169%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 127 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'853 CHF(16.9%)

Rank 126 of 334 in the canton · 1777 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:16'853 CHF(~16.9%)

KonolfingenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Konolfingen	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.9%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.7%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.2%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.3%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.9%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.9%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.7%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.6%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.4%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.2%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.9%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.7%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.2%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.6%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26.9%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	27.9%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28.8%	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 1991–20208.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'194 mm

8.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

919 m

Mean elevation

738 m

Relief

301 m

Mean slope

8.5°

Flat share

33.8%

South-facing

23.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 301 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

49.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

66.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

10'900

49 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

0.28 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

2'829

Built before 194628.1%

Built since 200126.8%

0.28 %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 37 min · Car 31 min

AgglomerationPT 32 min · Car 30 min

Remoteness 305/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitekonolfingen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities5'469 #38 BE · #386 CH Families & children17.5% #269 BE · #1740 CH Age structure25.9% #78 BE · #311 CH Women share51.6% #50 BE · #207 CH Foreign residents11.7% #132 BE · #1571 CH Population density428/km² #60 BE · #577 CH Tax burden16'853 #130 BE · #1781 CH Taxes169% #127 BE Warmest municipalities8.2 °C #235 BE · #1657 CH Sunniest municipalities43.8% #110 BE · #866 CH Rainiest municipalities1'194 mm #142 BE · #704 CH Voter turnout56.9% #66 BE · #809 CH Against Switzerland9% #158 BE · #1274 CH Aligned with Switzerland91% #49 BE · #173 CH SVP strongholds33.7% #266 BE · #1050 CH SP strongholds17% #104 BE · #729 CH Centre strongholds9.3% #117 BE · #1262 CH FDP strongholds5.6% #175 BE · #1804 CH GLP strongholds13.7% #18 BE · #65 CH Green strongholds6.1% #189 BE · #1302 CH Largest by area12.8 km² #127 BE · #758 CH Highest municipalities658 m #141 BE · #675 CH Remotest municipalities37 min #305 BE · #1923 CH Best-connected municipalities37 min #32 BE · #188 CH Highest peaks919 m #158 BE · #802 CH Highest-lying municipalities738 m #140 BE · #691 CH Greatest vertical range301 m #162 BE · #992 CH Steepest municipalities8.5° #173 BE · #1062 CH Solar potential49 GWh #40 BE · #340 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #101 BE · #861 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #188 BE · #1193 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Gysenstein3503 Konolfingen3510

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Konolfingen?: Konolfingen has 2 postal codes: 3503, 3510.
What is the tax rate in Konolfingen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Konolfingen is 169% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Konolfingen?: A single person without children pays about 16'853 CHF income tax in Konolfingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 126 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Konolfingen have?: Konolfingen has 5'469 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Konolfingen?: Konolfingen has 639 foreign residents, a share of 11.68% (2025).

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