What is the postal code of Matten bei Interlaken?

Matten bei Interlaken has 2 postal codes: 3800, 3812.

What is the tax rate in Matten bei Interlaken?

The municipal tax multiplier of Matten bei Interlaken is 188% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Matten bei Interlaken?

A single person without children pays about 17'470 CHF income tax in Matten bei Interlaken on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 270 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Matten bei Interlaken have?

Matten bei Interlaken has 4'196 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Matten bei Interlaken?

Matten bei Interlaken has 1'042 foreign residents, a share of 24.83% (2025).

Matten bei Interlaken (BE): Postal Codes 3800

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'136 50.9%

Men

2'060 49.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

712 17.0%

Swiss citizens

3'154 75.2%

Foreign residents

1'042 24.8%

Population density

710 pop./km²

0–19 · 712 · 17.0%20–64 · 2'469 · 58.8%65+ · 1'015 · 24.2%

Foreign residents 24.8%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Matten bei Interlaken

BFS

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

56.6% YesNo 43.4%

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

48.3% YesNo 51.7%

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

38.3% YesNo 61.7%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

50.1% YesNo 49.9%

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

22.0% YesNo 78.0%

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

39.1% YesNo 60.9%

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

37.8% YesNo 62.2%

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

73.1% YesNo 26.9%

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

44.9% YesNo 55.1%

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

15.5% YesNo 84.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP32.2% · strongest party

SVP32.2%

SP21.0%

GLP11.4%

FDP7.8%

GRÜNE7.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier188%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

188%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 274 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'470 CHF(17.5%)

Rank 270 of 334 in the canton · 2011 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:17'470 CHF(~17.5%)

Matten bei InterlakenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Matten bei Interlaken	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.3%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12.2%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.7%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.8%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.6%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.5%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.5%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18.3%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	19.2%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	20%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.9%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.6%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.4%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	25%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.4%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.7%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.8%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.7%	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 1991–20209.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'164 mm

9.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'482 m

Mean elevation

729 m

Relief

922 m

Mean slope

18.9°

Flat share

40.1%

South-facing

2.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 922 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

28.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

37 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'400

29 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

29.21 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.8 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.44 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.71 Rp./kWh

29.21 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Industrielle Betriebe Interlaken (IBI) 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

2.11 %

Avg. rooms

3.4

Dwellings

2'275

Built before 194627.9%

Built since 200120.1%

2.11 %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 75 min · Car 50 min

AgglomerationPT 15 min · Car 8 min

Remoteness 102/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitematten.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

31

Largest municipalities4'196 #55 BE · #532 CH Families & children17% #286 BE · #1815 CH Age structure24.2% #134 BE · #491 CH Women share50.9% #95 BE · #430 CH Foreign residents24.8% #27 BE · #565 CH Population density710/km² #37 BE · #350 CH Tax burden17'470 #271 BE · #2012 CH Taxes188% #274 BE Warmest municipalities9.3 °C #109 BE · #1127 CH Sunniest municipalities46.5% #43 BE · #507 CH Rainiest municipalities1'164 mm #157 BE · #782 CH Voter turnout50.6% #226 BE · #1641 CH Against Switzerland9% #155 BE · #1271 CH Aligned with Switzerland91% #46 BE · #170 CH SVP strongholds32.2% #276 BE · #1137 CH SP strongholds21% #45 BE · #388 CH Centre strongholds7.7% #176 BE · #1472 CH FDP strongholds7.8% #91 BE · #1606 CH GLP strongholds11.4% #55 BE · #190 CH Green strongholds7.7% #126 BE · #923 CH Largest by area5.9 km² #218 BE · #1405 CH Highest municipalities575 m #188 BE · #902 CH Remotest municipalities75 min #102 BE · #872 CH Best-connected municipalities75 min #228 BE · #1222 CH Highest peaks1'482 m #65 BE · #464 CH Highest-lying municipalities729 m #144 BE · #707 CH Greatest vertical range922 m #59 BE · #462 CH Steepest municipalities18.9° #62 BE · #419 CH Solar potential29 GWh #95 BE · #707 CH Cheapest electricity29.21 Rp./kWh #238 BE · #1294 CH Most expensive electricity29.21 Rp./kWh #97 BE · #813 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Matten b. Interlaken3800 Wilderswil3812

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Matten bei Interlaken?: Matten bei Interlaken has 2 postal codes: 3800, 3812.
What is the tax rate in Matten bei Interlaken?: The municipal tax multiplier of Matten bei Interlaken is 188% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Matten bei Interlaken?: A single person without children pays about 17'470 CHF income tax in Matten bei Interlaken on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 270 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Matten bei Interlaken have?: Matten bei Interlaken has 4'196 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Matten bei Interlaken?: Matten bei Interlaken has 1'042 foreign residents, a share of 24.83% (2025).

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