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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%
Population change 2025: +0 (+0%) · 6 births · 15 deaths · net migration +8
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
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 Interlaken-Oberhasli: 23.2% Yes
26.4% YesNo 73.6%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli: 36.0% Yes
37.5% YesNo 62.5%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli: 30.2% Yes
30.0% YesNo 70.0%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli: 59.9% Yes
61.2% YesNo 38.8%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli: 54.6% Yes
57.9% YesNo 42.1%
14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli: 36.7% Yes
33.9% YesNo 66.1%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli: 46.8% Yes
55.8% YesNo 44.2%
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 Interlaken-Oberhasli: 21.1% Yes
21.2% YesNo 78.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli: 41.5% Yes
41.9% YesNo 58.1%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli: 42.4% Yes
43.2% YesNo 56.8%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

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 25.09.2026
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
0%9%18%26%35%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:17'535 CHF(~17.5%)
LeissigenCanton range BernSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeLeissigenBernSwitzerland median
40'00010.3%8.3–10.9%5.4%
50'00012.2%9.8–13%7.8%
60'00013.7%11–14.5%10.5%
70'00014.9%12–15.7%11.9%
80'00015.7%12.6–16.5%13.1%
90'00016.5%13.4–17.5%14.1%
100'00017.5%14.3–18.5%15.3%
110'00018.4%15–19.4%16.3%
120'00019.3%15.8–20.3%17.2%
130'00020.1%16.5–21.2%18.1%
140'00020.9%17.2–22%19%
150'00021.7%17.9–22.8%19.7%
175'00023.5%19.5–24.7%21.6%
200'00025.1%20.9–26.3%23.2%
225'00026.5%22.2–27.8%24.6%
250'00027.8%23.3–29.1%25.8%
275'00028.9%24.3–30.2%26.8%
300'00029.8%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 1991–20209.3 °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
Roof potential
7.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
9.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
1'700
Per inhabitant
6'423 kWh/yr
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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027
Tariff H4
25.59 Rp./kWh
Energy
7.97 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.91 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.8 Rp./kWh
25.59 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 27.95 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Premium regionRegion 3
Standard model, deductible 300571 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Bern432 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

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
0.39 %
Second homes
20.1 %
Avg. rooms
3.6
Dwellings
768
Built before 194628.9%
Built since 200124.0%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
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 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
267
Workplaces
87
Services share
74.5 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 14 (5.2%) · Secondary 54 (20.2%) · Tertiary 199 (74.5%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
4
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
54 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

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 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number585
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'205 #179 BE · #1321 CHGrowing municipalities0% #198 BE · #1401 CHShrinking municipalities0% #138 BE · #675 CHJobs per resident0.22 #281 BE · #1667 CHFamilies & children19.5% #175 BE · #1296 CHAge structure23.2% #172 BE · #622 CHWomen share49.9% #202 BE · #993 CHForeign residents14.9% #92 BE · #1286 CHPopulation density116/km² #192 BE · #1388 CHTax burden17'535 #287 BE · #2030 CHTaxes190% #289 BEWarmest municipalities9.3 °C #108 BE · #1126 CHSunniest municipalities47% #31 BE · #441 CHRainiest municipalities1'135 mm #179 BE · #897 CHVoter turnout57.8% #76 BE · #841 CHAgainst Switzerland18.8% #85 BE · #582 CHAligned with Switzerland81.2% #116 BE · #866 CHSVP strongholds37.3% #230 BE · #815 CHSP strongholds12.3% #187 BE · #1249 CHCentre strongholds6.7% #209 BE · #1602 CHFDP strongholds7% #129 BE · #1708 CHGLP strongholds13.1% #28 BE · #89 CHGreen strongholds5.1% #238 BE · #1527 CHLargest by area10.4 km² #143 BE · #925 CHHighest municipalities1'037 m #36 BE · #243 CHSecond homes20.1% #43 BE · #329 CHOrganic farming0% #293 BE · #1663 CHBest-connected municipalities65 min #174 BE · #928 CHRemotest municipalities65 min #154 BE · #1158 CHHighest peaks2'196 m #32 BE · #306 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'099 m #49 BE · #358 CHGreatest vertical range1'639 m #29 BE · #300 CHSteepest municipalities26.2° #28 BE · #222 CHSolar potential8 GWh #251 BE · #1712 CHSolar potential per capita6'423 kWh #310 BE · #1770 CHCheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #93 BE · #587 CHMost expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #180 BE · #1450 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 1
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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