What is the postal code of Laupen?

The postal code of Laupen is 3177.

What is the tax rate in Laupen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Laupen is 174% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Laupen?

A single person without children pays about 17'016 CHF income tax in Laupen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 156 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Laupen have?

Laupen has 3'306 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Laupen?

Laupen has 570 foreign residents, a share of 17.24% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Laupen

3177

BE CANTON3177

Residents

3'306

Area

4.1 km²

Population density

799 pop./km²

Elevation

489 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

174%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'711 51.8%

Men

1'595 48.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

623 18.8%

Swiss citizens

2'736 82.8%

Foreign residents

570 17.2%

Population density

799 pop./km²

0–19 · 623 · 18.8%20–64 · 1'758 · 53.2%65+ · 925 · 28.0%

Foreign residents 17.2%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Laupen

BFS

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

53.1% YesNo 46.9%

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

41.5% YesNo 58.5%

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

52.1% YesNo 47.9%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

56.0% YesNo 44.0%

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

27.3% YesNo 72.7%

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

35.6% YesNo 64.4%

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

32.9% YesNo 67.1%

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

76.1% YesNo 23.9%

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

40.7% YesNo 59.3%

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

20.4% YesNo 79.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP26.4% · strongest party

SVP26.4%

SP22.0%

GLP14.3%

Mitte12.1%

GRÜNE10.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier174%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

174%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 159 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'016 CHF(17%)

Rank 156 of 334 in the canton · 1838 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:17'016 CHF(~17%)

LaupenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Laupen	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.9%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.3%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.4%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.2%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.9%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.7%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.5%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.3%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.1%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.9%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.4%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.8%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.1%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.1%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.1%	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 1991–20209.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020982 mm

9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

605 m

Mean elevation

509 m

Relief

129 m

Mean slope

5.1°

Flat share

70.3%

South-facing

7.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 129 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

24.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

32.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'400

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 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

3.46 %

Avg. rooms

3.6

Dwellings

1'791

Built before 194624.3%

Built since 200124.0%

3.46 %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 49 min · Car 27 min

AgglomerationPT 44 min · Car 27 min

Remoteness 256/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitelaupen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'306 #79 BE · #670 CH Families & children18.8% #220 BE · #1494 CH Age structure28% #38 BE · #172 CH Women share51.8% #36 BE · #165 CH Foreign residents17.2% #72 BE · #1108 CH Population density799/km² #31 BE · #301 CH Tax burden17'016 #159 BE · #1841 CH Taxes174% #159 BE Warmest municipalities9.9 °C #43 BE · #594 CH Sunniest municipalities42.7% #147 BE · #1033 CH Rainiest municipalities982 mm #321 BE · #1702 CH Voter turnout53.2% #152 BE · #1314 CH Against Switzerland5% #194 BE · #1432 CH Aligned with Switzerland95% #9 BE · #24 CH SVP strongholds26.4% #305 BE · #1491 CH SP strongholds22% #32 BE · #318 CH Centre strongholds12.1% #38 BE · #1024 CH FDP strongholds7.6% #106 BE · #1635 CH GLP strongholds14.3% #8 BE · #45 CH Green strongholds10.9% #52 BE · #453 CH Largest by area4.1 km² #262 BE · #1690 CH Highest municipalities489 m #263 BE · #1264 CH Remotest municipalities49 min #256 BE · #1666 CH Best-connected municipalities49 min #83 BE · #428 CH Highest peaks605 m #237 BE · #1519 CH Highest-lying municipalities509 m #254 BE · #1393 CH Greatest vertical range129 m #254 BE · #1691 CH Steepest municipalities5.1° #236 BE · #1541 CH Solar potential24 GWh #115 BE · #859 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #115 BE · #875 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #202 BE · #1207 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3177

Laupen BE

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Laupen BE3177

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Laupen?: The postal code of Laupen is 3177.
What is the tax rate in Laupen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Laupen is 174% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Laupen?: A single person without children pays about 17'016 CHF income tax in Laupen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 156 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Laupen have?: Laupen has 3'306 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Laupen?: Laupen has 570 foreign residents, a share of 17.24% (2025).

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