What is the postal code of Lotzwil?

Lotzwil has 2 postal codes: 3368, 4932.

What is the tax rate in Lotzwil?

The municipal tax multiplier of Lotzwil is 170% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Lotzwil?

A single person without children pays about 16'886 CHF income tax in Lotzwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 138 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Lotzwil have?

Lotzwil has 2'841 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Lotzwil?

Lotzwil has 514 foreign residents, a share of 18.09% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Lotzwil

3368–4932

BE CANTON3368 4932

Residents

2'841

Area

6.2 km²

Population density

457 pop./km²

Elevation

502 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

170%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'391 49.0%

Men

1'450 51.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

572 20.1%

Swiss citizens

2'327 81.9%

Foreign residents

514 18.1%

Population density

457 pop./km²

0–19 · 572 · 20.1%20–64 · 1'666 · 58.6%65+ · 603 · 21.2%

Foreign residents 18.1%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Lotzwil

BFS

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

55.9% YesNo 44.1%

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

51.7% YesNo 48.3%

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

36.5% YesNo 63.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

47.6% YesNo 52.4%

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

24.6% YesNo 75.4%

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

37.6% YesNo 62.4%

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

36.4% YesNo 63.6%

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

77.4% YesNo 22.7%

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

42.1% YesNo 57.9%

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

SVP36.6% · strongest party

SVP36.6%

SP17.0%

GLP9.3%

EVP8.9%

FDP7.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier170%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

170%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 149 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'886 CHF(16.9%)

Rank 138 of 334 in the canton · 1790 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:16'886 CHF(~16.9%)

LotzwilCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Lotzwil	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.9%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.8%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.2%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.3%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.1%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.9%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.9%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.7%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.6%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.4%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.2%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.9%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.7%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.3%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.7%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26.9%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28.9%	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 1991–20209.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'123 mm

9.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

654 m

Mean elevation

523 m

Relief

169 m

Mean slope

4.2°

Flat share

68.5%

South-facing

1.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 169 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

25 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

32.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'600

25 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

31.7 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.2 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.66 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.5 Rp./kWh

31.7 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Gemeindebetriebe Lotzwil, Elektrizitätsversorgung

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

2.97 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

1'379

Built before 194632.3%

Built since 200119.5%

2.97 %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 64 min · Car 54 min

AgglomerationPT 16 min · Car 9 min

Remoteness 163/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitelotzwil.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities2'841 #92 BE · #758 CH Families & children20.1% #125 BE · #1102 CH Age structure21.2% #248 BE · #997 CH Women share49% #270 BE · #1500 CH Foreign residents18.1% #67 BE · #1037 CH Population density457/km² #58 BE · #542 CH Tax burden16'886 #144 BE · #1796 CH Taxes170% #149 BE Warmest municipalities9.2 °C #117 BE · #1202 CH Sunniest municipalities40.8% #249 BE · #1474 CH Rainiest municipalities1'123 mm #186 BE · #964 CH Voter turnout50.2% #233 BE · #1680 CH Against Switzerland9% #151 BE · #1267 CH Aligned with Switzerland91% #42 BE · #166 CH SVP strongholds36.6% #236 BE · #860 CH SP strongholds17% #101 BE · #726 CH Centre strongholds7.2% #195 BE · #1540 CH FDP strongholds7.5% #110 BE · #1647 CH GLP strongholds9.3% #116 BE · #395 CH Green strongholds6.4% #179 BE · #1218 CH Largest by area6.2 km² #212 BE · #1366 CH Highest municipalities502 m #253 BE · #1199 CH Remotest municipalities64 min #163 BE · #1189 CH Best-connected municipalities64 min #167 BE · #896 CH Highest peaks654 m #222 BE · #1345 CH Highest-lying municipalities523 m #243 BE · #1330 CH Greatest vertical range169 m #216 BE · #1496 CH Steepest municipalities4.2° #255 BE · #1707 CH Solar potential25 GWh #108 BE · #837 CH Cheapest electricity31.7 Rp./kWh #285 BE · #1855 CH Most expensive electricity31.7 Rp./kWh #50 BE · #252 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Bleienbach3368 Lotzwil4932

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Lotzwil?: Lotzwil has 2 postal codes: 3368, 4932.
What is the tax rate in Lotzwil?: The municipal tax multiplier of Lotzwil is 170% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Lotzwil?: A single person without children pays about 16'886 CHF income tax in Lotzwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 138 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Lotzwil have?: Lotzwil has 2'841 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Lotzwil?: Lotzwil has 514 foreign residents, a share of 18.09% (2025).

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