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Lauperswil

3434–3551
BE CANTON3434343634383543+2 PLZ
Residents
2'728
Area
21.2 km²
Population density
129 pop./km²
Elevation
646 m a.s.l.
Terrain up to
1'100 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
185%
Postal codes
6

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
1'377 50.5%
Men
1'351 49.5%
Children & youth (0–19)
530 19.4%
Swiss citizens
2'590 94.9%
Foreign residents
138 5.1%
Population density
129 pop./km²
0–19 · 530 · 19.4%20–64 · 1'577 · 57.8%65+ · 621 · 22.8%
Foreign residents 5.1%0%64.0%
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP56.1% · strongest party
SVP56.1%
Mitte7.6%
SP7.3%
GRÜNE6.3%
EDU5.8%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Municipal tax multiplier185%
Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%
185%BE range 89%220%
Tax rank 246 of 334 in canton Bern
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
17'373 CHF(17.4%)
Rank 245 of 334 in the canton · 1980 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
0%9%18%26%35%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:17'373 CHF(~17.4%)
LauperswilCanton range BernSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeLauperswilBernSwitzerland median
40'00010.2%8.310.9%5.4%
50'00012.1%9.813%7.8%
60'00013.6%1114.5%10.5%
70'00014.7%1215.7%11.9%
80'00015.5%12.616.5%13.1%
90'00016.4%13.417.5%14.1%
100'00017.4%14.318.5%15.3%
110'00018.2%1519.4%16.3%
120'00019.1%15.820.3%17.2%
130'00019.9%16.521.2%18.1%
140'00020.7%17.222%19%
150'00021.5%17.922.8%19.7%
175'00023.3%19.524.7%21.6%
200'00024.9%20.926.3%23.2%
225'00026.3%22.227.8%24.6%
250'00027.6%23.329.1%25.8%
275'00028.6%24.330.2%26.8%
300'00029.6%25.131.2%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.6 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'261 mm
8.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
1'100 m
Mean elevation
783 m
Relief
481 m
Mean slope
15.4°
Flat share
19.4%
South-facing
16.2%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 481 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
40.4 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
50.9 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
9'000
40 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 range H4
26.2–29 Rp./kWh
27.6 Rp./kWh9.6443.61
Canton median 29.35 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh
Network operators BKW Energie AG · Elektrizitätsgenossenschaft Schüpbach

This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.

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
Vacancy rate
0.64 %
Avg. rooms
3.9
Dwellings
1'413
Built before 194649.9%
Built since 200112.5%
0.64 %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 50 min · Car 43 min
AgglomerationPT 42 min · Car 28 min
Remoteness 247/334 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Localities

swisstopo · 6
What is the postal code of Lauperswil?
Lauperswil has 6 postal codes: 3434, 3436, 3438, 3543, 3550, 3551.
What is the tax rate in Lauperswil?
The municipal tax multiplier of Lauperswil is 185% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Lauperswil?
A single person without children pays about 17'373 CHF income tax in Lauperswil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 245 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Lauperswil have?
Lauperswil has 2'728 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Lauperswil?
Lauperswil has 138 foreign residents, a share of 5.06% (2025).

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