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).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois

La Ferrière

2333–2610

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

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%

Population change 2025: −6 (−1.1%) · 4 births · 6 deaths · net migration −5

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 La Ferrière

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 Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 26.2% Yes

24.4% YesNo 75.6%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 34.8% Yes

38.1% YesNo 61.9%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 40.6% Yes

34.6% YesNo 65.4%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 47.9% Yes

55.9% YesNo 44.1%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 48.1% Yes

50.0% YesNo 50.0%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 44.5% Yes

46.9% YesNo 53.1%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 54.5% Yes

47.1% YesNo 52.9%

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 Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 28.9% Yes

27.1% YesNo 72.9%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 42.3% Yes

39.4% YesNo 60.6%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 54.0% Yes

55.5% YesNo 44.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP40.5% · strongest party

SVP40.5%

GRÜNE18.5%

SP17.0%

EDU6.8%

Mitte4.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier194%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

194%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 298 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax 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

Income tax as % of gross income

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 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual 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 m

Highest 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

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

10.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

14.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'400

Per inhabitant

19'613 kWh/yr

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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff H4

27.91 Rp./kWh

Energy

7.97 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

14.73 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.3 Rp./kWh

27.91 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 27.95 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.

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 La Ferrière →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

2.67 %

Second homes

19 %

Avg. rooms

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 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

186

Workplaces

Services share

34.4 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 61 (32.8%) · Secondary 61 (32.8%) · Tertiary 64 (34.4%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

24.1 %

Farmland

910 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 99 min · Car 72 min

AgglomerationPT 22 min · Car 17 min

Remoteness 35/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number435

Websitelaferriere.ch ↗

DistrictArrondissement administratif Jura bernois

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where La Ferrière ranks

Largest municipalities542 #257 BE · #1761 CH Growing municipalities-1.1% #277 BE · #1834 CH Shrinking municipalities-1.1% #59 BE · #275 CH Jobs per resident0.34 #173 BE · #1074 CH Families & children21% #82 BE · #803 CH Age structure19.2% #305 BE · #1387 CH Women share50.6% #127 BE · #566 CH Foreign residents7.4% #222 BE · #1905 CH Population density38/km² #288 BE · #1849 CH Tax burden17'665 #298 BE · #2042 CH Taxes194% #298 BE Warmest municipalities6.7 °C #314 BE · #1876 CH Sunniest municipalities43.1% #135 BE · #992 CH Rainiest municipalities1'356 mm #63 BE · #414 CH Voter turnout44.6% #319 BE · #2045 CH SVP strongholds40.5% #193 BE · #637 CH SP strongholds17% #103 BE · #733 CH Centre strongholds4.4% #278 BE · #1855 CH FDP strongholds2.9% #281 BE · #1984 CH GLP strongholds3.9% #272 BE · #1421 CH Green strongholds18.5% #8 BE · #35 CH Largest by area14.2 km² #114 BE · #686 CH Highest municipalities1'038 m #35 BE · #242 CH Second homes19% #53 BE · #357 CH Organic farming24.1% #53 BE · #498 CH Best-connected municipalities99 min #298 BE · #1688 CH Remotest municipalities99 min #35 BE · #411 CH Highest peaks1'161 m #114 BE · #636 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'016 m #61 BE · #407 CH Greatest vertical range552 m #106 BE · #653 CH Steepest municipalities9.9° #157 BE · #929 CH Solar potential11 GWh #221 BE · #1505 CH Solar potential per capita19'613 kWh #33 BE · #199 CH Cheapest electricity27.91 Rp./kWh #240 BE · #1324 CH Most expensive electricity27.91 Rp./kWh #94 BE · #782 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

La Cibourg2300 2333 2616 La Ferrière2333 Mont-Soleil2610

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

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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