What is the postal code of Leuzigen?

The postal code of Leuzigen is 3297.

What is the tax rate in Leuzigen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Leuzigen is 194% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Leuzigen?

A single person without children pays about 17'665 CHF income tax in Leuzigen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 294 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Leuzigen have?

Leuzigen has 1'377 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Leuzigen?

Leuzigen has 128 foreign residents, a share of 9.3% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Seeland

Leuzigen

3297

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

688 50.0%

Men

689 50.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

318 23.1%

Swiss citizens

1'249 90.7%

Foreign residents

128 9.3%

Population density

134 pop./km²

0–19 · 318 · 23.1%20–64 · 759 · 55.1%65+ · 300 · 21.8%

Foreign residents 9.3%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +16 (+1.2%) · 10 births · 7 deaths · net migration +17

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 Leuzigen

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 Seeland: 22.8% Yes

20.2% YesNo 79.8%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 28.7% Yes

35.2% YesNo 64.8%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 32.6% Yes

29.5% YesNo 70.5%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 56.9% Yes

60.4% YesNo 39.6%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 53.4% Yes

66.0% YesNo 34.0%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 39.5% Yes

27.7% YesNo 72.3%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 51.0% Yes

47.1% YesNo 52.9%

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 Seeland: 22.9% Yes

14.7% YesNo 85.3%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 39.6% Yes

40.9% YesNo 59.1%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 37.8% Yes

40.6% YesNo 59.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP39.7% · strongest party

SVP39.7%

SP12.7%

Mitte12.4%

GLP10.7%

FDP9.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier194%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

194%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 308 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'665 CHF(17.7%)

Rank 294 of 334 in the canton · 2038 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:17'665 CHF(~17.7%)

LeuzigenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Leuzigen	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.4%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12.3%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.8%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	15%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.8%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.7%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.7%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18.5%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	19.4%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	20.3%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	21.1%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.8%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.7%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	25.3%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.7%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	28%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	29%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	30%	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 1991–20209.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'078 mm

9.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

573 m

Mean elevation

504 m

Relief

147 m

Mean slope

4.4°

Flat share

68.7%

South-facing

5.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 147 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

17.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

21.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'900

Per inhabitant

12'607 kWh/yr

17 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

28.11 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.92 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.32 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.3 Rp./kWh

28.11 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

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

Network operator Regio Energie Solothurn

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 2

Standard model, deductible 300612 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Bern432 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Leuzigen →Canton Bern →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 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

3.41 %

Second homes

9.2 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

674

Built before 194640.4%

Built since 200116.2%

3.41 %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

294

Workplaces

105

Services share

53.1 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 76 (25.9%) · Secondary 62 (21.1%) · Tertiary 156 (53.1%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

5.3 %

Farmland

464 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 66 min · Car 51 min

AgglomerationPT 19 min · Car 14 min

Remoteness 150/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number388

Websiteleuzigen.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Seeland

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Leuzigen ranks

Largest municipalities1'377 #161 BE · #1238 CH Growing municipalities1.2% #96 BE · #694 CH Shrinking municipalities1.2% #239 BE · #1412 CH Jobs per resident0.21 #286 BE · #1714 CH Families & children23.1% #22 BE · #291 CH Age structure21.8% #232 BE · #889 CH Women share50% #185 BE · #908 CH Foreign residents9.3% #175 BE · #1766 CH Population density134/km² #171 BE · #1287 CH Tax burden17'665 #300 BE · #2044 CH Taxes194% #308 BE Warmest municipalities9.5 °C #68 BE · #950 CH Sunniest municipalities40% #323 BE · #1863 CH Rainiest municipalities1'078 mm #233 BE · #1232 CH Voter turnout48.9% #278 BE · #1863 CH Against Switzerland17.6% #97 BE · #675 CH Aligned with Switzerland82.4% #107 BE · #724 CH SVP strongholds39.7% #202 BE · #678 CH SP strongholds12.7% #179 BE · #1197 CH Centre strongholds12.4% #32 BE · #1010 CH FDP strongholds9.3% #50 BE · #1474 CH GLP strongholds10.7% #69 BE · #236 CH Green strongholds2.7% #306 BE · #1901 CH Largest by area10.3 km² #146 BE · #932 CH Highest municipalities532 m #226 BE · #1070 CH Second homes9.2% #248 BE · #1376 CH Organic farming5.3% #242 BE · #1515 CH Best-connected municipalities66 min #183 BE · #960 CH Remotest municipalities66 min #150 BE · #1137 CH Highest peaks573 m #270 BE · #1636 CH Highest-lying municipalities504 m #256 BE · #1411 CH Greatest vertical range147 m #237 BE · #1605 CH Steepest municipalities4.4° #254 BE · #1676 CH Solar potential17 GWh #166 BE · #1128 CH Solar potential per capita12'607 kWh #157 BE · #673 CH Cheapest electricity28.11 Rp./kWh #252 BE · #1367 CH Most expensive electricity28.11 Rp./kWh #83 BE · #739 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3297

Leuzigen

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Leuzigen3297

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Arch

BE · 2.4 km

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SO · 4.3 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Leuzigen?: The postal code of Leuzigen is 3297.
What is the tax rate in Leuzigen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Leuzigen is 194% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Leuzigen?: A single person without children pays about 17'665 CHF income tax in Leuzigen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 294 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Leuzigen have?: Leuzigen has 1'377 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Leuzigen?: Leuzigen has 128 foreign residents, a share of 9.3% (2025).

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