What is the postal code of Kriechenwil?

The postal code of Kriechenwil is 3179.

What is the tax rate in Kriechenwil?

The municipal tax multiplier of Kriechenwil is 179% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Kriechenwil?

A single person without children pays about 17'178 CHF income tax in Kriechenwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 193 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Kriechenwil have?

Kriechenwil has 420 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Kriechenwil?

Kriechenwil has 22 foreign residents, a share of 5.24% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Kriechenwil

3179

BE CANTON3179

Residents

420

Area

4.8 km²

Population density

88 pop./km²

Elevation

530 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

179%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

217 51.7%

Men

203 48.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

78 18.6%

Swiss citizens

398 94.8%

Foreign residents

22 5.2%

Population density

88 pop./km²

0–19 · 78 · 18.6%20–64 · 220 · 52.4%65+ · 122 · 29.0%

Foreign residents 5.2%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Kriechenwil

BFS

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

59.5% YesNo 40.5%

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

63.0% YesNo 37.0%

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

35.2% YesNo 64.8%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

42.8% YesNo 57.2%

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

19.8% YesNo 80.2%

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

49.1% YesNo 50.9%

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

33.9% YesNo 66.1%

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

76.5% YesNo 23.5%

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

44.1% YesNo 55.9%

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

9.1% YesNo 90.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP50.5% · strongest party

SVP50.5%

Mitte14.2%

SP10.3%

GLP8.1%

FDP6.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier179%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

179%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 202 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'178 CHF(17.2%)

Rank 193 of 334 in the canton · 1902 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:17'178 CHF(~17.2%)

KriechenwilCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Kriechenwil	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.1%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.4%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.5%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.3%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.2%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.2%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.9%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.7%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.5%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.3%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.1%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.6%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.1%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.3%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.4%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.3%	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 1991–20209.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020982 mm

9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

552 m

Mean elevation

525 m

Relief

69 m

Mean slope

4.2°

Flat share

73.9%

South-facing

7.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 69 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

6.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

8.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'400

6 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

1.36 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

221

Built before 194637.6%

Built since 200121.7%

1.36 %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 45 min · Car 28 min

AgglomerationPT 45 min · Car 20 min

Remoteness 273/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitekriechenwil.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities420 #285 BE · #1876 CH Families & children18.6% #230 BE · #1546 CH Age structure29% #25 BE · #134 CH Women share51.7% #43 BE · #189 CH Foreign residents5.2% #261 BE · #1998 CH Population density88/km² #227 BE · #1546 CH Tax burden17'178 #199 BE · #1908 CH Taxes179% #202 BE Warmest municipalities9.8 °C #47 BE · #686 CH Sunniest municipalities42.7% #146 BE · #1032 CH Rainiest municipalities982 mm #320 BE · #1701 CH Voter turnout48.5% #262 BE · #1820 CH SVP strongholds50.5% #94 BE · #222 CH SP strongholds10.3% #232 BE · #1481 CH Centre strongholds14.2% #14 BE · #879 CH FDP strongholds6.4% #147 BE · #1747 CH GLP strongholds8.1% #149 BE · #561 CH Green strongholds3.5% #291 BE · #1804 CH Largest by area4.8 km² #237 BE · #1572 CH Highest municipalities530 m #230 BE · #1080 CH Remotest municipalities45 min #273 BE · #1761 CH Best-connected municipalities45 min #66 BE · #338 CH Highest peaks552 m #283 BE · #1708 CH Highest-lying municipalities525 m #242 BE · #1325 CH Greatest vertical range69 m #302 BE · #1974 CH Steepest municipalities4.2° #258 BE · #1710 CH Solar potential6 GWh #276 BE · #1802 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #114 BE · #874 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #201 BE · #1206 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3179

Kriechenwil

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Kriechenwil3179

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Kriechenwil?: The postal code of Kriechenwil is 3179.
What is the tax rate in Kriechenwil?: The municipal tax multiplier of Kriechenwil is 179% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Kriechenwil?: A single person without children pays about 17'178 CHF income tax in Kriechenwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 193 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Kriechenwil have?: Kriechenwil has 420 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Kriechenwil?: Kriechenwil has 22 foreign residents, a share of 5.24% (2025).

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