Switzerland · Canton BE
La Ferrière
2333–2610Residents
542
Area
14.2 km²
Population density
38 pop./km²
Elevation
1'038 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
194%
Postal codes
2
Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
274 50.6%
Men
268 49.4%
Children & youth (0–19)
114 21.0%
Swiss citizens
502 92.6%
Foreign residents
40 7.4%
Population density
38 pop./km²
0–19 · 114 · 21.0%20–64 · 324 · 59.8%65+ · 104 · 19.2%
Foreign residents 7.4%0%64.0%
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
55.9% YesNo 44.1%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
50.0% YesNo 50.0%
14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% Yes
46.9% YesNo 53.1%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
27.1% YesNo 72.9%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
39.4% YesNo 60.6%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
55.5% YesNo 44.5%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
64.5% YesNo 35.5%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
68.8% YesNo 31.2%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes
29.0% YesNo 71.1%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP40.5% · strongest party
SVP40.5%
GRÜNE18.5%
SP17.0%
EDU6.8%
Mitte4.4%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier194%
Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%
194%BE range 89%220%
Tax rank 298 of 334 in canton BernTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
17'665 CHF(17.7%)
Rank 294 of 334 in the canton · 2038 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
100'000 CHF:17'665 CHF(~17.7%)
La FerrièreCanton range BernSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | La Ferrière | Bern | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 10.4% | 8.3–10.9% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 12.3% | 9.8–13% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 13.8% | 11–14.5% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 15% | 12–15.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 15.8% | 12.6–16.5% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 16.7% | 13.4–17.5% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 17.7% | 14.3–18.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 18.5% | 15–19.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 19.4% | 15.8–20.3% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 20.3% | 16.5–21.2% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 21.1% | 17.2–22% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 21.8% | 17.9–22.8% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 23.7% | 19.5–24.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 25.3% | 20.9–26.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 26.7% | 22.2–27.8% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 28% | 23.3–29.1% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 29% | 24.3–30.2% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 30% | 25.1–31.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20206.7 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'356 mm
6.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'161 m
Mean elevation
1'016 m
Relief
552 m
Mean slope
9.9°
Flat share
38.8%
South-facing
14.9%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 552 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
Roof potential
10.6 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
14.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'400
11 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 · 2026Tariff H4
29.93 Rp./kWh
Energy
10.89 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
14.14 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.3 Rp./kWh
29.93 Rp./kWh9.6443.61
Canton median 29.35 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh
Network operator Société des Forces Électriques de La Goule SA
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
BFSVacancy rate
2.67 %
Avg. rooms
4
Dwellings
300
Built before 194654.3%
Built since 20019.7%
2.67 %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 · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Websitelaferriere.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026
Rankings
29Largest municipalities542 #257 BE · #1761 CHFamilies & children21% #82 BE · #803 CHAge structure19.2% #305 BE · #1387 CHWomen share50.6% #127 BE · #566 CHForeign residents7.4% #222 BE · #1905 CHPopulation density38/km² #288 BE · #1849 CHTax burden17'665 #298 BE · #2042 CHTaxes194% #298 BEWarmest municipalities6.7 °C #314 BE · #1876 CHSunniest municipalities43.1% #135 BE · #992 CHRainiest municipalities1'356 mm #63 BE · #414 CHVoter turnout43.9% #317 BE · #2035 CHSVP strongholds40.5% #193 BE · #637 CHSP strongholds17% #103 BE · #728 CHCentre strongholds4.4% #278 BE · #1851 CHFDP strongholds2.9% #281 BE · #1979 CHGLP strongholds3.9% #272 BE · #1420 CHGreen strongholds18.5% #8 BE · #35 CHLargest by area14.2 km² #114 BE · #686 CHHighest municipalities1'038 m #35 BE · #242 CHRemotest municipalities99 min #35 BE · #412 CHBest-connected municipalities99 min #298 BE · #1687 CHHighest peaks1'161 m #114 BE · #636 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'016 m #61 BE · #407 CHGreatest vertical range552 m #106 BE · #653 CHSteepest municipalities9.9° #157 BE · #929 CHSolar potential11 GWh #221 BE · #1505 CHCheapest electricity29.93 Rp./kWh #243 BE · #1461 CHMost expensive electricity29.93 Rp./kWh #92 BE · #645 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of La Ferrière?
- La Ferrière has 2 postal codes: 2333, 2610.
- What is the tax rate in La Ferrière?
- The municipal tax multiplier of La Ferrière is 194% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
- How much tax do you pay in La Ferrière?
- A single person without children pays about 17'665 CHF income tax in La Ferrière on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 294 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does La Ferrière have?
- La Ferrière has 542 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in La Ferrière?
- La Ferrière has 40 foreign residents, a share of 7.38% (2025).
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