What is the postal code of Ligerz?

Ligerz has 2 postal codes: 2513, 2514.

What is the tax rate in Ligerz?

The municipal tax multiplier of Ligerz is 168% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Ligerz?

A single person without children pays about 16'821 CHF income tax in Ligerz on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 124 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Ligerz have?

Ligerz has 508 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Ligerz?

Ligerz has 38 foreign residents, a share of 7.48% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Ligerz

2513–2514

BE CANTON2513 2514

Residents

508

Area

1.8 km²

Population density

284 pop./km²

Elevation

643 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

168%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

263 51.8%

Men

245 48.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

81 15.9%

Swiss citizens

470 92.5%

Foreign residents

38 7.5%

Population density

284 pop./km²

0–19 · 81 · 15.9%20–64 · 251 · 49.4%65+ · 176 · 34.6%

Foreign residents 7.5%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Ligerz

BFS

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

50.0% YesNo 50.0%

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

36.1% YesNo 63.9%

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

46.9% YesNo 53.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

57.7% YesNo 42.3%

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

29.7% YesNo 70.3%

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

29.8% YesNo 70.2%

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

34.9% YesNo 65.2%

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

79.1% YesNo 20.9%

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

40.9% YesNo 59.1%

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

24.1% YesNo 75.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP26.2% · strongest party

SVP26.2%

SP20.0%

GRÜNE16.4%

FDP11.5%

GLP10.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier168%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

168%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 125 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'821 CHF(16.8%)

Rank 124 of 334 in the canton · 1758 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:16'821 CHF(~16.8%)

LigerzCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Ligerz	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.9%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.7%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.1%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.2%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.8%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.8%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.7%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.5%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.3%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.1%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.8%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.6%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.2%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.6%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26.8%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	27.9%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28.8%	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 1991–20209.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'208 mm

9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

813 m

Mean elevation

616 m

Relief

382 m

Mean slope

21.7°

Flat share

2.8%

South-facing

64.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 382 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

4.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

5.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

900

4 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

26.2 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.89 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.25 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

26.2 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

1.15 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

349

Built before 194653.6%

Built since 20018.3%

1.15 %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 70 min · Car 48 min

AgglomerationPT 22 min · Car 19 min

Remoteness 132/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteligerz.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities508 #266 BE · #1796 CH Families & children15.9% #305 BE · #1921 CH Age structure34.6% #4 BE · #34 CH Women share51.8% #37 BE · #166 CH Foreign residents7.5% #219 BE · #1898 CH Population density284/km² #89 BE · #807 CH Tax burden16'821 #124 BE · #1758 CH Taxes168% #125 BE Warmest municipalities9.8 °C #52 BE · #691 CH Sunniest municipalities41.4% #202 BE · #1243 CH Rainiest municipalities1'208 mm #136 BE · #678 CH Voter turnout60.8% #23 BE · #410 CH SVP strongholds26.2% #306 BE · #1504 CH SP strongholds20% #62 BE · #470 CH Centre strongholds10.2% #90 BE · #1178 CH FDP strongholds11.5% #26 BE · #1204 CH GLP strongholds10.6% #75 BE · #248 CH Green strongholds16.4% #11 BE · #79 CH Largest by area1.8 km² #326 BE · #2034 CH Highest municipalities643 m #152 BE · #711 CH Remotest municipalities70 min #132 BE · #1023 CH Best-connected municipalities70 min #203 BE · #1073 CH Highest peaks813 m #180 BE · #966 CH Highest-lying municipalities616 m #181 BE · #958 CH Greatest vertical range382 m #140 BE · #845 CH Steepest municipalities21.7° #51 BE · #352 CH Solar potential4 GWh #299 BE · #1974 CH Cheapest electricity26.2 Rp./kWh #14 BE · #495 CH Most expensive electricity26.2 Rp./kWh #322 BE · #1613 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Ligerz2514 Twann2513

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Ligerz?: Ligerz has 2 postal codes: 2513, 2514.
What is the tax rate in Ligerz?: The municipal tax multiplier of Ligerz is 168% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Ligerz?: A single person without children pays about 16'821 CHF income tax in Ligerz on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 124 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Ligerz have?: Ligerz has 508 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Ligerz?: Ligerz has 38 foreign residents, a share of 7.48% (2025).

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