What is the postal code of Madiswil?

Madiswil has 5 postal codes: 4919, 4932, 4934, 4935, 4936.

What is the tax rate in Madiswil?

The municipal tax multiplier of Madiswil is 165% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Madiswil?

A single person without children pays about 16'723 CHF income tax in Madiswil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 110 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Madiswil have?

Madiswil has 3'383 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Madiswil?

Madiswil has 231 foreign residents, a share of 6.83% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau

Madiswil

4919–4936

BE CANTON4919 4932 4934 4935+1 PLZ

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'704 50.4%

Men

1'679 49.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

683 20.2%

Swiss citizens

3'152 93.2%

Foreign residents

231 6.8%

Population density

146 pop./km²

0–19 · 683 · 20.2%20–64 · 1'881 · 55.6%65+ · 819 · 24.2%

Foreign residents 6.8%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +53 (+1.6%) · 28 births · 24 deaths · net migration +49

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 Madiswil

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 Oberaargau: 22.2% Yes

18.2% YesNo 81.9%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 32.3% Yes

35.4% YesNo 64.6%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 32.1% Yes

28.3% YesNo 71.7%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 58.5% Yes

61.5% YesNo 38.5%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 57.9% Yes

63.3% YesNo 36.7%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 34.8% Yes

28.2% YesNo 71.8%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 46.2% Yes

37.9% YesNo 62.1%

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 Oberaargau: 20.9% Yes

18.8% YesNo 81.2%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 42.2% Yes

46.2% YesNo 53.8%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 39.8% Yes

42.4% YesNo 57.6%

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP42.9% · strongest party

SVP42.9%

SP11.4%

GRÜNE11.1%

GLP8.7%

EDU7.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier165%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

165%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 120 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'723 CHF(16.7%)

Rank 110 of 334 in the canton · 1721 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:16'723 CHF(~16.7%)

MadiswilCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Madiswil	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.8%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.6%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.1%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	14.9%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.8%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.7%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.6%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.4%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.2%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.7%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.5%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.1%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.5%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26.7%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	27.7%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28.6%	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 1991–20209 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'135 mm

9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

766 m

Mean elevation

619 m

Relief

258 m

Mean slope

9.2°

Flat share

27.7%

South-facing

15.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 258 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

45.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

58.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

10'200

Per inhabitant

13'518 kWh/yr

46 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

25.59–27.98 Rp./kWh

26.79 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

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

Network operators BKW Energie AG · Einwohnergemeinde Madiswil, Elektrizitätsversorgung

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 Madiswil →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

1.61 %

Second homes

12.3 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

1'744

Built before 194642.8%

Built since 200115.3%

1.61 %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

1'269

Workplaces

281

Services share

62.3 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 220 (17.3%) · Secondary 259 (20.4%) · Tertiary 790 (62.3%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

12.5 %

Farmland

1'488 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 72 min · Car 57 min

AgglomerationPT 26 min · Car 16 min

Remoteness 118/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number332

Websitemadiswil.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Oberaargau

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Madiswil ranks

Largest municipalities3'383 #76 BE · #654 CH Growing municipalities1.6% #63 BE · #485 CH Shrinking municipalities1.6% #272 BE · #1622 CH Jobs per resident0.38 #143 BE · #908 CH Families & children20.2% #120 BE · #1072 CH Age structure24.2% #131 BE · #488 CH Women share50.4% #145 BE · #667 CH Foreign residents6.8% #231 BE · #1934 CH Population density146/km² #157 BE · #1238 CH Tax burden16'723 #113 BE · #1724 CH Taxes165% #120 BE Warmest municipalities9 °C #154 BE · #1341 CH Sunniest municipalities40.8% #250 BE · #1475 CH Rainiest municipalities1'135 mm #177 BE · #895 CH Voter turnout54.3% #160 BE · #1312 CH Against Switzerland24.5% #44 BE · #243 CH Aligned with Switzerland75.5% #152 BE · #1180 CH SVP strongholds42.9% #164 BE · #498 CH SP strongholds11.4% #206 BE · #1367 CH Centre strongholds6.8% #207 BE · #1592 CH FDP strongholds3.5% #264 BE · #1954 CH GLP strongholds8.7% #130 BE · #474 CH Green strongholds11.1% #49 BE · #437 CH Largest by area23.2 km² #58 BE · #411 CH Highest municipalities593 m #174 BE · #844 CH Second homes12.3% #158 BE · #865 CH Organic farming12.5% #141 BE · #1023 CH Best-connected municipalities72 min #213 BE · #1135 CH Remotest municipalities72 min #118 BE · #944 CH Highest peaks766 m #193 BE · #1046 CH Highest-lying municipalities619 m #180 BE · #953 CH Greatest vertical range258 m #177 BE · #1121 CH Steepest municipalities9.2° #166 BE · #991 CH Solar potential46 GWh #48 BE · #381 CH Solar potential per capita13'518 kWh #133 BE · #571 CH Cheapest electricity26.79 Rp./kWh #229 BE · #1081 CH Most expensive electricity26.79 Rp./kWh #105 BE · #1026 CH

Postal codes (5)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 5

Gutenburg4932 Kleindietwil4936 Leimiswil4935 Madiswil4934 Reisiswil4919

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Madiswil?: Madiswil has 5 postal codes: 4919, 4932, 4934, 4935, 4936.
What is the tax rate in Madiswil?: The municipal tax multiplier of Madiswil is 165% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Madiswil?: A single person without children pays about 16'723 CHF income tax in Madiswil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 110 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Madiswil have?: Madiswil has 3'383 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Madiswil?: Madiswil has 231 foreign residents, a share of 6.83% (2025).

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