What is the postal code of Langenthal?

Langenthal has 3 postal codes: 4900, 4916, 4924.

What is the tax rate in Langenthal?

The municipal tax multiplier of Langenthal is 144% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Langenthal?

A single person without children pays about 16'041 CHF income tax in Langenthal on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 25 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Langenthal have?

Langenthal has 16'233 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Langenthal?

Langenthal has 4'303 foreign residents, a share of 26.51% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau

Langenthal

4900–4924

BE CANTON4900 4916 4924

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

8'329 51.3%

Men

7'904 48.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

3'227 19.9%

Swiss citizens

11'930 73.5%

Foreign residents

4'303 26.5%

Population density

768 pop./km²

0–19 · 3'227 · 19.9%20–64 · 9'282 · 57.2%65+ · 3'724 · 22.9%

Foreign residents 26.5%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +92 (+0.6%) · 126 births · 156 deaths · net migration +118

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 Langenthal

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 Oberaargau: 22.2% Yes

28.7% YesNo 71.3%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 32.3% Yes

23.5% YesNo 76.5%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 32.1% Yes

40.1% YesNo 59.9%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 58.5% Yes

54.8% YesNo 45.2%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 57.9% Yes

43.6% YesNo 56.5%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 34.8% Yes

47.5% YesNo 52.6%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 46.2% Yes

53.9% YesNo 46.2%

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 Oberaargau: 20.9% Yes

28.7% YesNo 71.3%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 42.2% Yes

35.2% YesNo 64.8%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 39.8% Yes

32.3% YesNo 67.7%

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP27.3% · strongest party

SVP27.3%

SP23.3%

FDP13.4%

GLP10.8%

GRÜNE8.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier144%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

144%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 25 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'041 CHF(16%)

Rank 25 of 334 in the canton · 1297 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:16'041 CHF(~16%)

LangenthalCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Langenthal	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.4%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.1%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	12.5%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	13.5%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	14.3%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.1%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	16.9%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	17.7%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	18.5%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	19.2%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	19.9%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	21.7%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	23.2%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	24.6%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	25.8%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	26.8%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	27.7%	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 1991–20209.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'146 mm

9.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

599 m

Mean elevation

496 m

Relief

148 m

Mean slope

3.7°

Flat share

71.8%

South-facing

5.4%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 148 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

143.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

181.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

31'900

Per inhabitant

8'845 kWh/yr

144 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

31.16 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.5 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

13.45 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.5 Rp./kWh

31.16 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

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

Network operator IB Langenthal 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 Langenthal →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

1.71 %

Second homes

11.9 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

8'519

Built before 194622.1%

Built since 200116.2%

1.71 %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

13'773

Workplaces

1'371

Services share

73.4 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 108 (0.8%) · Secondary 3'557 (25.8%) · Tertiary 10'108 (73.4%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

9.1 %

Farmland

731 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 72 min · Car 59 min

AgglomerationPT 12 min · Car 11 min

Remoteness 117/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number329

Websitelangenthal.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Oberaargau

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Langenthal ranks

Largest municipalities16'233 #9 BE · #87 CH Growing municipalities0.6% #142 BE · #1056 CH Shrinking municipalities0.6% #192 BE · #1050 CH Jobs per resident0.85 #17 BE · #133 CH Families & children19.9% #138 BE · #1169 CH Age structure22.9% #185 BE · #690 CH Women share51.3% #59 BE · #281 CH Foreign residents26.5% #20 BE · #471 CH Population density768/km² #35 BE · #320 CH Tax burden16'041 #25 BE · #1297 CH Taxes144% #25 BE Warmest municipalities9.2 °C #116 BE · #1201 CH Sunniest municipalities40.3% #295 BE · #1666 CH Rainiest municipalities1'146 mm #168 BE · #847 CH Voter turnout50.3% #255 BE · #1751 CH Against Switzerland3.9% #196 BE · #1447 CH Aligned with Switzerland96.1% #4 BE · #13 CH SVP strongholds27.3% #301 BE · #1438 CH SP strongholds23.3% #20 BE · #242 CH Centre strongholds6.4% #224 BE · #1641 CH FDP strongholds13.4% #17 BE · #993 CH GLP strongholds10.8% #68 BE · #232 CH Green strongholds8.8% #94 BE · #736 CH Largest by area21.1 km² #71 BE · #456 CH Highest municipalities481 m #267 BE · #1307 CH Second homes11.9% #169 BE · #920 CH Organic farming9.1% #198 BE · #1272 CH Best-connected municipalities72 min #212 BE · #1134 CH Remotest municipalities72 min #117 BE · #943 CH Highest peaks599 m #246 BE · #1547 CH Highest-lying municipalities496 m #260 BE · #1440 CH Greatest vertical range148 m #235 BE · #1600 CH Steepest municipalities3.7° #278 BE · #1795 CH Solar potential144 GWh #5 BE · #36 CH Solar potential per capita8'845 kWh #265 BE · #1289 CH Cheapest electricity31.16 Rp./kWh #300 BE · #1903 CH Most expensive electricity31.16 Rp./kWh #34 BE · #204 CH

Postal codes (3)

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Localities

swisstopo · 3

Langenthal4900 Obersteckholz4924 Untersteckholz4916

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Langenthal?: Langenthal has 3 postal codes: 4900, 4916, 4924.
What is the tax rate in Langenthal?: The municipal tax multiplier of Langenthal is 144% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Langenthal?: A single person without children pays about 16'041 CHF income tax in Langenthal on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 25 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Langenthal have?: Langenthal has 16'233 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Langenthal?: Langenthal has 4'303 foreign residents, a share of 26.51% (2025).

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