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 · Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland

Konolfingen

3503–3510

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

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%

Population change 2025: −16 (−0.3%) · 31 births · 61 deaths · net migration +7

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 Konolfingen

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

22.8% YesNo 77.2%

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

26.4% YesNo 73.6%

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

33.2% YesNo 66.8%

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

54.2% YesNo 45.8%

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

48.9% YesNo 51.1%

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

42.0% YesNo 58.0%

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

50.2% YesNo 49.8%

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

23.9% YesNo 76.2%

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

35.7% YesNo 64.4%

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

34.6% YesNo 65.4%

All federal votes →

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

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 25.09.2026

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 24.09.2026

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

Per inhabitant

8'994 kWh/yr

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 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 Konolfingen →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

0.28 %

Second homes

8.8 %

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 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

3'065

Workplaces

362

Services share

59.5 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 156 (5.1%) · Secondary 1'084 (35.4%) · Tertiary 1'825 (59.5%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

18.9 %

Farmland

868 ha

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

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 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number612

Websitekonolfingen.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Konolfingen ranks

Largest municipalities5'469 #38 BE · #386 CH Growing municipalities-0.3% #219 BE · #1561 CH Shrinking municipalities-0.3% #117 BE · #547 CH Jobs per resident0.56 #58 BE · #398 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 turnout57.5% #81 BE · #881 CH Against Switzerland8.8% #158 BE · #1274 CH Aligned with Switzerland91.2% #49 BE · #173 CH SVP strongholds33.7% #266 BE · #1052 CH SP strongholds17% #104 BE · #734 CH Centre strongholds9.3% #117 BE · #1266 CH FDP strongholds5.6% #175 BE · #1808 CH GLP strongholds13.7% #18 BE · #65 CH Green strongholds6.1% #189 BE · #1306 CH Largest by area12.8 km² #127 BE · #758 CH Highest municipalities658 m #141 BE · #676 CH Second homes8.8% #263 BE · #1438 CH Organic farming18.9% #77 BE · #695 CH Best-connected municipalities37 min #32 BE · #188 CH Remotest municipalities37 min #305 BE · #1923 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 Solar potential per capita8'994 kWh #261 BE · #1259 CH Cheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #101 BE · #595 CH Most expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #188 BE · #1458 CH

Postal codes (2)

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Localities

swisstopo · 2

Gysenstein3503 Konolfingen3510

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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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