What is the postal code of Lützelflüh?

Lützelflüh has 13 postal codes: 3414, 3415, 3418, 3419, 3432, 3433, 3434, 3435, 3439, 3452, 3453, 3454 ….

What is the tax rate in Lützelflüh?

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

How much tax do you pay in Lützelflüh?

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

How many residents does Lützelflüh have?

Lützelflüh has 4'406 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Lützelflüh?

Lützelflüh has 346 foreign residents, a share of 7.85% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Emmental

Lützelflüh

3414–3456

BE CANTON3414 3415 3418 3419+9 PLZ

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'247 51.0%

Men

2'159 49.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

858 19.5%

Swiss citizens

4'060 92.2%

Foreign residents

346 7.9%

Population density

164 pop./km²

0–19 · 858 · 19.5%20–64 · 2'536 · 57.6%65+ · 1'012 · 23.0%

Foreign residents 7.9%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +34 (+0.8%) · 37 births · 45 deaths · net migration +40

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 Lützelflüh

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 Emmental: 21.9% Yes

19.8% YesNo 80.2%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 31.8% Yes

36.2% YesNo 63.8%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 35.2% Yes

32.9% YesNo 67.1%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 56.4% Yes

58.9% YesNo 41.1%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 55.4% Yes

61.5% YesNo 38.5%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 37.8% Yes

32.7% YesNo 67.3%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 44.7% Yes

36.7% YesNo 63.3%

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 Emmental: 23.2% Yes

19.2% YesNo 80.8%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 40.4% Yes

44.4% YesNo 55.6%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 39.1% Yes

42.9% YesNo 57.1%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP43.8% · strongest party

SVP43.8%

SP10.9%

Mitte9.6%

EDU7.9%

GRÜNE7.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier170%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

170%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 141 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%)

LützelflühCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Lützelflüh	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 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'211 mm

8.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

930 m

Mean elevation

704 m

Relief

362 m

Mean slope

12.1°

Flat share

25.3%

South-facing

20.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 362 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

54.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

69.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

12'100

Per inhabitant

12'313 kWh/yr

54 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 range H4

25.59–33.91 Rp./kWh

29.75 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

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

Network operators BKW Energie AG · Elektra Schwanden i.E. Genossenschaft

This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.

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 3

Standard model, deductible 300571 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Bern432 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

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

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 3 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

0.59 %

Second homes

11.2 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

2'208

Built before 194642.4%

Built since 200117.3%

0.59 %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

1'619

Workplaces

347

Services share

44.9 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 310 (19.1%) · Secondary 582 (35.9%) · Tertiary 727 (44.9%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

102

Organic share

16.7 %

Farmland

1'648 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 61 min · Car 45 min

AgglomerationPT 30 min · Car 18 min

Remoteness 187/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number955

Websiteluetzelflueh.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Emmental

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Lützelflüh ranks

Largest municipalities4'406 #54 BE · #512 CH Growing municipalities0.8% #125 BE · #920 CH Shrinking municipalities0.8% #214 BE · #1190 CH Jobs per resident0.37 #157 BE · #951 CH Families & children19.5% #181 BE · #1302 CH Age structure23% #184 BE · #667 CH Women share51% #88 BE · #386 CH Foreign residents7.9% #207 BE · #1870 CH Population density164/km² #140 BE · #1147 CH Tax burden16'886 #146 BE · #1798 CH Taxes170% #141 BE Warmest municipalities8.8 °C #188 BE · #1454 CH Sunniest municipalities43.2% #133 BE · #981 CH Rainiest municipalities1'211 mm #134 BE · #673 CH Voter turnout52.6% #209 BE · #1513 CH Against Switzerland23.5% #53 BE · #290 CH Aligned with Switzerland76.5% #150 BE · #1135 CH SVP strongholds43.8% #155 BE · #461 CH SP strongholds10.9% #218 BE · #1422 CH Centre strongholds9.6% #110 BE · #1242 CH FDP strongholds4.4% #222 BE · #1893 CH GLP strongholds6.2% #213 BE · #926 CH Green strongholds7.6% #132 BE · #951 CH Largest by area26.9 km² #45 BE · #339 CH Highest municipalities614 m #158 BE · #775 CH Second homes11.2% #188 BE · #1018 CH Organic farming16.7% #104 BE · #774 CH Best-connected municipalities61 min #156 BE · #805 CH Remotest municipalities61 min #187 BE · #1287 CH Highest peaks930 m #153 BE · #789 CH Highest-lying municipalities704 m #151 BE · #758 CH Greatest vertical range362 m #147 BE · #878 CH Steepest municipalities12.1° #129 BE · #759 CH Solar potential54 GWh #35 BE · #280 CH Solar potential per capita12'313 kWh #169 BE · #718 CH Cheapest electricity29.75 Rp./kWh #286 BE · #1731 CH Most expensive electricity29.75 Rp./kWh #49 BE · #377 CH

Postal codes (13)

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Schwanden im Emmental

Localities

swisstopo · 13

Biembach im Emmental3419 Grünenmatt3452 Heimisbach3453 Lützelflüh-Goldbach3432 Oberburg3414 Obergoldbach3434 Ramsei3435 Ranflüh3439 Rüegsauschachen3415 Rüegsbach3418 Schwanden im Emmental3433 Sumiswald3454 Trachselwald3456

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Lützelflüh?: Lützelflüh has 13 postal codes: 3414, 3415, 3418, 3419, 3432, 3433, 3434, 3435, 3439, 3452, 3453, 3454 ….
What is the tax rate in Lützelflüh?: The municipal tax multiplier of Lützelflüh is 170% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Lützelflüh?: A single person without children pays about 16'886 CHF income tax in Lützelflüh on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 138 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Lützelflüh have?: Lützelflüh has 4'406 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Lützelflüh?: Lützelflüh has 346 foreign residents, a share of 7.85% (2025).

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