What is the postal code of Krauchthal?

Krauchthal has 2 postal codes: 3325, 3326.

What is the tax rate in Krauchthal?

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

How much tax do you pay in Krauchthal?

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

How many residents does Krauchthal have?

Krauchthal has 2'363 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Krauchthal?

Krauchthal has 161 foreign residents, a share of 6.81% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Emmental

Krauchthal

3325–3326

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'185 50.1%

Men

1'178 49.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

437 18.5%

Swiss citizens

2'202 93.2%

Foreign residents

161 6.8%

Population density

122 pop./km²

0–19 · 437 · 18.5%20–64 · 1'409 · 59.6%65+ · 517 · 21.9%

Foreign residents 6.8%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −18 (−0.8%) · 11 births · 20 deaths · net migration −8

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 Krauchthal

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 Emmental: 21.9% Yes

20.1% YesNo 79.9%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 31.8% Yes

30.8% YesNo 69.2%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 35.2% Yes

31.9% YesNo 68.1%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 56.4% Yes

63.2% YesNo 36.8%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 55.4% Yes

59.3% YesNo 40.7%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 37.8% Yes

39.5% YesNo 60.5%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 44.7% Yes

51.6% YesNo 48.4%

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 Emmental: 23.2% Yes

19.8% YesNo 80.2%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 40.4% Yes

41.6% YesNo 58.4%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 39.1% Yes

38.6% YesNo 61.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP46.0% · strongest party

SVP46.0%

SP13.2%

Mitte11.2%

FDP7.7%

GLP7.4%

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 134 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%)

KrauchthalCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Krauchthal	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 1991–20208.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'096 mm

8.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

933 m

Mean elevation

659 m

Relief

400 m

Mean slope

13.9°

Flat share

22.3%

South-facing

12.4%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 400 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

24.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

31.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'400

Per inhabitant

10'343 kWh/yr

24 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

28.93 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.6 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.32 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.15 Rp./kWh

28.93 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 27.95 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator Genossenschaft Elektra, Jegenstorf

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 Krauchthal →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

1.19 %

Second homes

10.6 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

1'174

Built before 194635.1%

Built since 200114.0%

1.19 %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

559

Workplaces

149

Services share

61.2 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 112 (20.0%) · Secondary 105 (18.8%) · Tertiary 342 (61.2%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

13.9 %

Farmland

859 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 38 min · Car 31 min

AgglomerationPT 31 min · Car 13 min

Remoteness 301/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number414

Websitekrauchthal.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Emmental

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Krauchthal ranks

Largest municipalities2'363 #113 BE · #880 CH Growing municipalities-0.8% #260 BE · #1734 CH Shrinking municipalities-0.8% #75 BE · #370 CH Jobs per resident0.24 #264 BE · #1563 CH Families & children18.5% #233 BE · #1569 CH Age structure21.9% #228 BE · #869 CH Women share50.1% #173 BE · #843 CH Foreign residents6.8% #233 BE · #1938 CH Population density122/km² #183 BE · #1354 CH Tax burden16'853 #131 BE · #1782 CH Taxes169% #134 BE Warmest municipalities8.9 °C #167 BE · #1399 CH Sunniest municipalities42.1% #165 BE · #1104 CH Rainiest municipalities1'096 mm #214 BE · #1128 CH Voter turnout53.5% #186 BE · #1417 CH Against Switzerland16.7% #100 BE · #754 CH Aligned with Switzerland83.3% #97 BE · #645 CH SVP strongholds46% #127 BE · #354 CH SP strongholds13.2% #169 BE · #1143 CH Centre strongholds11.2% #59 BE · #1093 CH FDP strongholds7.7% #96 BE · #1621 CH GLP strongholds7.4% #171 BE · #672 CH Green strongholds5.2% #232 BE · #1509 CH Largest by area19.4 km² #79 BE · #494 CH Highest municipalities596 m #172 BE · #834 CH Second homes10.6% #206 BE · #1116 CH Organic farming13.9% #127 BE · #967 CH Best-connected municipalities38 min #34 BE · #200 CH Remotest municipalities38 min #301 BE · #1908 CH Highest peaks933 m #150 BE · #786 CH Highest-lying municipalities659 m #169 BE · #859 CH Greatest vertical range400 m #136 BE · #815 CH Steepest municipalities13.9° #100 BE · #627 CH Solar potential24 GWh #116 BE · #861 CH Solar potential per capita10'343 kWh #219 BE · #1010 CH Cheapest electricity28.93 Rp./kWh #262 BE · #1611 CH Most expensive electricity28.93 Rp./kWh #72 BE · #495 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

3325

Hettiswil b. Hindelbank

3326

Krauchthal

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Hettiswil b. Hindelbank3325 Krauchthal3326

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Krauchthal?: Krauchthal has 2 postal codes: 3325, 3326.
What is the tax rate in Krauchthal?: The municipal tax multiplier of Krauchthal is 169% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Krauchthal?: A single person without children pays about 16'853 CHF income tax in Krauchthal on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 126 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Krauchthal have?: Krauchthal has 2'363 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Krauchthal?: Krauchthal has 161 foreign residents, a share of 6.81% (2025).

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