What is the postal code of Leissigen?

The postal code of Leissigen is 3706.

What is the tax rate in Leissigen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Leissigen is 190% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Leissigen?

A single person without children pays about 17'535 CHF income tax in Leissigen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 280 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Leissigen have?

Leissigen has 1'205 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Leissigen?

Leissigen has 180 foreign residents, a share of 14.94% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Leissigen

3706

BE CANTON3706

Residents

1'205

Area

10.4 km²

Population density

116 pop./km²

Elevation

1'037 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

2'196 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

190%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

601 49.9%

Men

604 50.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

235 19.5%

Swiss citizens

1'025 85.1%

Foreign residents

180 14.9%

Population density

116 pop./km²

0–19 · 235 · 19.5%20–64 · 690 · 57.3%65+ · 280 · 23.2%

Foreign residents 14.9%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Leissigen

BFS

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

61.2% YesNo 38.8%

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

57.9% YesNo 42.1%

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

33.9% YesNo 66.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

55.8% YesNo 44.2%

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

21.2% YesNo 78.8%

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

41.9% YesNo 58.1%

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

43.2% YesNo 56.8%

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

68.8% YesNo 31.2%

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

51.5% YesNo 48.5%

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

15.7% YesNo 84.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP37.3% · strongest party

SVP37.3%

GLP13.1%

SP12.3%

FDP7.0%

Mitte6.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier190%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

190%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 289 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'535 CHF(17.5%)

Rank 280 of 334 in the canton · 2023 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:17'535 CHF(~17.5%)

LeissigenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Leissigen	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.3%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12.2%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.7%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.9%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.7%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.5%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.5%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18.4%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	19.3%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	20.1%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.9%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.7%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.5%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	25.1%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.5%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.8%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.9%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.8%	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 1991–20209.3 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)6.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'135 mm

9.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'196 m

Mean elevation

1'099 m

Relief

1'639 m

Mean slope

26.2°

Flat share

1.6%

South-facing

0.4%

Above 2000 m

1.0%

Relief 1'639 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

7.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

9.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'700

8 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

0.39 %

Avg. rooms

3.6

Dwellings

768

Built before 194628.9%

Built since 200124.0%

0.39 %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 65 min · Car 42 min

AgglomerationPT 18 min · Car 14 min

Remoteness 154/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteleissigen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'205 #179 BE · #1321 CH Families & children19.5% #175 BE · #1296 CH Age structure23.2% #172 BE · #622 CH Women share49.9% #202 BE · #993 CH Foreign residents14.9% #92 BE · #1286 CH Population density116/km² #192 BE · #1388 CH Tax burden17'535 #287 BE · #2030 CH Taxes190% #289 BE Warmest municipalities9.3 °C #108 BE · #1126 CH Sunniest municipalities47% #31 BE · #441 CH Rainiest municipalities1'135 mm #179 BE · #897 CH Voter turnout56.1% #86 BE · #923 CH Against Switzerland19.2% #84 BE · #580 CH Aligned with Switzerland80.8% #117 BE · #868 CH SVP strongholds37.3% #230 BE · #815 CH SP strongholds12.3% #187 BE · #1244 CH Centre strongholds6.7% #210 BE · #1599 CH FDP strongholds7% #129 BE · #1704 CH GLP strongholds13.1% #28 BE · #90 CH Green strongholds5.1% #239 BE · #1524 CH Largest by area10.4 km² #143 BE · #925 CH Highest municipalities1'037 m #36 BE · #243 CH Remotest municipalities65 min #154 BE · #1158 CH Best-connected municipalities65 min #174 BE · #928 CH Highest peaks2'196 m #32 BE · #306 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'099 m #49 BE · #358 CH Greatest vertical range1'639 m #29 BE · #300 CH Steepest municipalities26.2° #28 BE · #222 CH Solar potential8 GWh #251 BE · #1712 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #93 BE · #853 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #180 BE · #1185 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3706

Leissigen

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Leissigen3706

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Leissigen?: The postal code of Leissigen is 3706.
What is the tax rate in Leissigen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Leissigen is 190% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Leissigen?: A single person without children pays about 17'535 CHF income tax in Leissigen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 280 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Leissigen have?: Leissigen has 1'205 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Leissigen?: Leissigen has 180 foreign residents, a share of 14.94% (2025).

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