What is the postal code of Krattigen?

Krattigen has 3 postal codes: 3704, 3705, 3706.

What is the tax rate in Krattigen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Krattigen is 175% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Krattigen?

A single person without children pays about 17'048 CHF income tax in Krattigen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 167 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Krattigen have?

Krattigen has 1'134 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Krattigen?

Krattigen has 128 foreign residents, a share of 11.29% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental

Krattigen

3704–3706

BE CANTON3704 3705 3706

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

564 49.7%

Men

570 50.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

200 17.6%

Swiss citizens

1'006 88.7%

Foreign residents

128 11.3%

Population density

189 pop./km²

0–19 · 200 · 17.6%20–64 · 585 · 51.6%65+ · 349 · 30.8%

Foreign residents 11.3%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +4 (+0.4%) · 8 births · 18 deaths · net migration +14

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 Krattigen

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 Frutigen-Niedersimmental: 20.3% Yes

22.4% YesNo 77.6%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental: 42.4% Yes

34.8% YesNo 65.2%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental: 28.9% Yes

30.0% YesNo 70.0%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental: 62.4% Yes

58.3% YesNo 41.7%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental: 62.1% Yes

54.5% YesNo 45.5%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental: 31.7% Yes

30.8% YesNo 69.2%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental: 38.4% Yes

49.1% YesNo 50.9%

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 Frutigen-Niedersimmental: 19.0% Yes

19.7% YesNo 80.3%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental: 48.0% Yes

42.1% YesNo 57.9%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental: 46.6% Yes

41.4% YesNo 58.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP33.9% · strongest party

SVP33.9%

Mitte14.7%

SP10.4%

EDU9.3%

GLP8.8%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier175%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

175%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 171 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'048 CHF(17%)

Rank 167 of 334 in the canton · 1863 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:17'048 CHF(~17%)

KrattigenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Krattigen	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.9%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.3%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.4%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.2%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.1%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.9%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.8%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.6%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.4%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.1%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.9%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.5%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.9%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.1%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.2%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.1%	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 1991–20209.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'135 mm

9.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'573 m

Mean elevation

938 m

Relief

1'015 m

Mean slope

19.5°

Flat share

2.9%

South-facing

0.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 1'015 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

9.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

12 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'000

Per inhabitant

8'104 kWh/yr

9 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 3

Standard model, deductible 300571 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Bern432 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Krattigen →Canton Bern →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 3 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

0.54 %

Second homes

15.2 %

Avg. rooms

3.4

Dwellings

736

Built before 194629.1%

Built since 200119.4%

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 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

305

Workplaces

Services share

76.7 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 24 (7.9%) · Secondary 47 (15.4%) · Tertiary 234 (76.7%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

12.5 %

Farmland

203 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 60 min · Car 44 min

AgglomerationPT 11 min · Car 12 min

Remoteness 189/334 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number566

Websitekrattigen.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Krattigen ranks

Largest municipalities1'134 #184 BE · #1364 CH Growing municipalities0.4% #164 BE · #1203 CH Shrinking municipalities0.4% #172 BE · #900 CH Jobs per resident0.27 #239 BE · #1415 CH Families & children17.6% #263 BE · #1720 CH Age structure30.8% #13 BE · #82 CH Women share49.7% #218 BE · #1107 CH Foreign residents11.3% #136 BE · #1606 CH Population density189/km² #128 BE · #1063 CH Tax burden17'048 #179 BE · #1875 CH Taxes175% #171 BE Warmest municipalities9.3 °C #105 BE · #1123 CH Sunniest municipalities46.2% #46 BE · #536 CH Rainiest municipalities1'135 mm #178 BE · #896 CH Voter turnout58.6% #63 BE · #741 CH Against Switzerland20.8% #69 BE · #445 CH Aligned with Switzerland79.2% #131 BE · #1006 CH SVP strongholds33.9% #264 BE · #1041 CH SP strongholds10.4% #229 BE · #1475 CH Centre strongholds14.7% #13 BE · #848 CH FDP strongholds3.5% #265 BE · #1955 CH GLP strongholds8.8% #126 BE · #459 CH Green strongholds7.4% #138 BE · #997 CH Largest by area6 km² #215 BE · #1392 CH Highest municipalities932 m #52 BE · #310 CH Second homes15.2% #103 BE · #567 CH Organic farming12.5% #147 BE · #1029 CH Best-connected municipalities60 min #142 BE · #766 CH Remotest municipalities60 min #189 BE · #1326 CH Highest peaks1'573 m #60 BE · #440 CH Highest-lying municipalities938 m #85 BE · #473 CH Greatest vertical range1'015 m #57 BE · #444 CH Steepest municipalities19.5° #59 BE · #403 CH Solar potential9 GWh #236 BE · #1606 CH Solar potential per capita8'104 kWh #281 BE · #1445 CH Cheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #85 BE · #579 CH Most expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #172 BE · #1442 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Faulensee3705 Krattigen3704 Leissigen3706

Nearby municipalities

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Reichenbach im Kandertal

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Krattigen?: Krattigen has 3 postal codes: 3704, 3705, 3706.
What is the tax rate in Krattigen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Krattigen is 175% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Krattigen?: A single person without children pays about 17'048 CHF income tax in Krattigen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 167 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Krattigen have?: Krattigen has 1'134 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Krattigen?: Krattigen has 128 foreign residents, a share of 11.29% (2025).

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