What is the postal code of Linden?

Linden has 4 postal codes: 3538, 3615, 3672, 3673.

What is the tax rate in Linden?

The municipal tax multiplier of Linden is 180% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Linden?

A single person without children pays about 17'210 CHF income tax in Linden on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 211 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Linden have?

Linden has 1'272 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Linden?

Linden has 45 foreign residents, a share of 3.54% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Linden

3538–3673

BE CANTON3538 3615 3672 3673

Residents

1'272

Area

13.2 km²

Population density

96 pop./km²

Elevation

916 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'198 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

180%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

673 52.9%

Men

599 47.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

239 18.8%

Swiss citizens

1'227 96.5%

Foreign residents

45 3.5%

Population density

96 pop./km²

0–19 · 239 · 18.8%20–64 · 733 · 57.6%65+ · 300 · 23.6%

Foreign residents 3.5%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Linden

BFS

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

64.5% YesNo 35.5%

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

77.1% YesNo 22.9%

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

18.4% YesNo 81.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

33.2% YesNo 66.8%

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

13.0% YesNo 87.0%

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

53.4% YesNo 46.6%

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

54.8% YesNo 45.2%

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

64.7% YesNo 35.3%

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

60.6% YesNo 39.4%

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

8.9% YesNo 91.1%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP60.0% · strongest party

SVP60.0%

EDU11.2%

Mitte5.9%

SP5.3%

Übrige4.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier180%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

180%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 213 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'210 CHF(17.2%)

Rank 211 of 334 in the canton · 1922 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:17'210 CHF(~17.2%)

LindenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Linden	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.1%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.4%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.6%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.4%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.2%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.2%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18.1%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.9%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.8%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.6%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.3%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.1%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.7%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.1%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.4%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.4%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.3%	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 1991–20207.6 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'387 mm

7.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'198 m

Mean elevation

976 m

Relief

486 m

Mean slope

13.3°

Flat share

13.3%

South-facing

32.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 486 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

19.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

24.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'300

19 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

35.16 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.2 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

16.93 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

35.16 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.35 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator ELEKTRA ENERGIE Genossenschaft

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

1.52 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

591

Built before 194648.6%

Built since 20019.5%

1.52 %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 73 min · Car 40 min

AgglomerationPT 48 min · Car 28 min

Remoteness 113/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitelinden.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'272 #171 BE · #1283 CH Families & children18.8% #219 BE · #1493 CH Age structure23.6% #155 BE · #561 CH Women share52.9% #7 BE · #41 CH Foreign residents3.5% #298 BE · #2064 CH Population density96/km² #211 BE · #1499 CH Tax burden17'210 #222 BE · #1933 CH Taxes180% #213 BE Warmest municipalities7.6 °C #277 BE · #1760 CH Sunniest municipalities44.4% #86 BE · #749 CH Rainiest municipalities1'387 mm #48 BE · #371 CH Voter turnout49.7% #240 BE · #1726 CH Against Switzerland34% #6 BE · #19 CH Aligned with Switzerland66% #193 BE · #1436 CH SVP strongholds60% #34 BE · #53 CH SP strongholds5.3% #303 BE · #1915 CH Centre strongholds5.9% #239 BE · #1690 CH FDP strongholds2.8% #285 BE · #1985 CH GLP strongholds3.5% #284 BE · #1483 CH Green strongholds3.5% #290 BE · #1803 CH Largest by area13.2 km² #126 BE · #739 CH Highest municipalities916 m #57 BE · #322 CH Remotest municipalities73 min #113 BE · #921 CH Best-connected municipalities73 min #220 BE · #1174 CH Highest peaks1'198 m #103 BE · #608 CH Highest-lying municipalities976 m #69 BE · #436 CH Greatest vertical range486 m #119 BE · #704 CH Steepest municipalities13.3° #113 BE · #673 CH Solar potential19 GWh #150 BE · #1046 CH Cheapest electricity35.16 Rp./kWh #319 BE · #2060 CH Most expensive electricity35.16 Rp./kWh #16 BE · #47 CH

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

3538

Röthenbach im Emmental

Localities

swisstopo · 4

Heimenschwand3615 Linden3673 Oberdiessbach3672 Röthenbach im Emmental3538

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Röthenbach im Emmental

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Linden?: Linden has 4 postal codes: 3538, 3615, 3672, 3673.
What is the tax rate in Linden?: The municipal tax multiplier of Linden is 180% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Linden?: A single person without children pays about 17'210 CHF income tax in Linden on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 211 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Linden have?: Linden has 1'272 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Linden?: Linden has 45 foreign residents, a share of 3.54% (2025).

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