What is the postal code of Lütschental?

The postal code of Lütschental is 3816.

What is the tax rate in Lütschental?

The municipal tax multiplier of Lütschental is 150% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Lütschental?

A single person without children pays about 16'236 CHF income tax in Lütschental on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 36 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Lütschental have?

Lütschental has 242 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Lütschental?

Lütschental has 47 foreign residents, a share of 19.42% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Lütschental

3816

BE CANTON3816

Residents

242

Area

12.3 km²

Population density

20 pop./km²

Elevation

1'243 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

2'479 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

150%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

114 47.1%

Men

128 52.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

51 21.1%

Swiss citizens

195 80.6%

Foreign residents

47 19.4%

Population density

20 pop./km²

0–19 · 51 · 21.1%20–64 · 147 · 60.7%65+ · 44 · 18.2%

Foreign residents 19.4%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Lütschental

BFS

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

77.1% YesNo 22.9%

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

77.0% YesNo 23.0%

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

21.6% YesNo 78.4%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

40.7% YesNo 59.3%

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

11.4% YesNo 88.6%

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

48.3% YesNo 51.7%

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

54.3% YesNo 45.7%

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

74.7% YesNo 25.3%

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

56.8% YesNo 43.2%

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

10.5% YesNo 89.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP78.4% · strongest party

SVP78.4%

SP7.1%

EDU4.3%

FDP2.7%

GLP2.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier150%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

150%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 36 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'236 CHF(16.2%)

Rank 36 of 334 in the canton · 1407 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:16'236 CHF(~16.2%)

LütschentalCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Lütschental	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.5%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.3%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	12.6%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	13.7%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	14.5%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.3%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.2%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.1%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	17.9%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	18.7%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	19.5%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.2%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	21.9%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	23.4%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	24.8%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	27%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	27.9%	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 1991–20207.8 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)5.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'581 mm

7.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'479 m

Mean elevation

1'450 m

Relief

1'801 m

Mean slope

34.1°

Flat share

1.9%

South-facing

55.5%

Above 2000 m

16.9%

Relief 1'801 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

2.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

3.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

600

3 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

25.72 Rp./kWh

Energy

8.28 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.74 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

25.72 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Jungfraubahn 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

0.51 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

198

Built before 194666.2%

Built since 20014.0%

0.51 %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 98 min · Car 59 min

AgglomerationPT 37 min · Car 17 min

Remoteness 38/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteluetschental.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities242 #306 BE · #1993 CH Families & children21.1% #79 BE · #772 CH Age structure18.2% #321 BE · #1605 CH Women share47.1% #323 BE · #2000 CH Foreign residents19.4% #58 BE · #917 CH Population density20/km² #315 BE · #1970 CH Tax burden16'236 #40 BE · #1411 CH Taxes150% #36 BE Warmest municipalities7.8 °C #264 BE · #1733 CH Sunniest municipalities48.1% #16 BE · #309 CH Rainiest municipalities1'581 mm #13 BE · #187 CH Voter turnout48.4% #264 BE · #1829 CH SVP strongholds78.4% #3 BE · #4 CH SP strongholds7.1% #278 BE · #1773 CH Centre strongholds1% #325 BE · #2084 CH FDP strongholds2.7% #289 BE · #1990 CH GLP strongholds2.3% #310 BE · #1706 CH Green strongholds1.9% #320 BE · #1958 CH Largest by area12.3 km² #132 BE · #786 CH Highest municipalities1'243 m #22 BE · #162 CH Remotest municipalities98 min #38 BE · #425 CH Best-connected municipalities98 min #297 BE · #1673 CH Highest peaks2'479 m #24 BE · #241 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'450 m #26 BE · #213 CH Greatest vertical range1'801 m #22 BE · #257 CH Steepest municipalities34.1° #2 BE · #19 CH Solar potential3 GWh #320 BE · #2051 CH Cheapest electricity25.72 Rp./kWh #3 BE · #448 CH Most expensive electricity25.72 Rp./kWh #333 BE · #1660 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3816

Lütschental

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Lütschental3816

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Lütschental?: The postal code of Lütschental is 3816.
What is the tax rate in Lütschental?: The municipal tax multiplier of Lütschental is 150% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Lütschental?: A single person without children pays about 16'236 CHF income tax in Lütschental on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 36 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Lütschental have?: Lütschental has 242 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Lütschental?: Lütschental has 47 foreign residents, a share of 19.42% (2025).

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