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%

Population change 2025: −5 (−0.1%) · 29 births · 54 deaths · net migration +13

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 Matten bei Interlaken

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 Interlaken-Oberhasli: 23.2% Yes

25.8% YesNo 74.3%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli: 36.0% Yes

27.7% YesNo 72.3%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli: 30.2% Yes

34.6% YesNo 65.4%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli: 59.9% Yes

56.6% YesNo 43.4%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli: 54.6% Yes

48.3% YesNo 51.7%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli: 36.7% Yes

38.3% YesNo 61.7%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli: 46.8% Yes

50.1% YesNo 49.9%

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 Interlaken-Oberhasli: 21.1% Yes

22.0% YesNo 78.0%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli: 41.5% Yes

39.1% YesNo 60.9%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli: 42.4% Yes

37.8% YesNo 62.2%

All federal votes →

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

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 25.09.2026

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 24.09.2026

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

Per inhabitant

6'895 kWh/yr

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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff H4

27.65 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.76 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

9.76 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.71 Rp./kWh

27.65 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 27.95 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.

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 Matten bei Interlaken →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

2.11 %

Second homes

12 %

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 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

1'416

Workplaces

261

Services share

81.7 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 24 (1.7%) · Secondary 235 (16.6%) · Tertiary 1'157 (81.7%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

8

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

90 ha

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

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 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number587

Websitematten.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Matten bei Interlaken ranks

37

Largest municipalities4'196 #55 BE · #532 CH Growing municipalities-0.1% #207 BE · #1491 CH Shrinking municipalities-0.1% #128 BE · #612 CH Jobs per resident0.34 #176 BE · #1077 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 turnout51.7% #229 BE · #1617 CH Against Switzerland8.8% #155 BE · #1271 CH Aligned with Switzerland91.2% #46 BE · #170 CH SVP strongholds32.2% #276 BE · #1138 CH SP strongholds21% #45 BE · #391 CH Centre strongholds7.7% #176 BE · #1476 CH FDP strongholds7.8% #91 BE · #1610 CH GLP strongholds11.4% #55 BE · #190 CH Green strongholds7.7% #126 BE · #927 CH Largest by area5.9 km² #218 BE · #1405 CH Highest municipalities575 m #188 BE · #902 CH Second homes12% #166 BE · #897 CH Organic farming0% #294 BE · #1664 CH Best-connected municipalities75 min #228 BE · #1223 CH Remotest municipalities75 min #102 BE · #871 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 Solar potential per capita6'895 kWh #300 BE · #1697 CH Cheapest electricity27.65 Rp./kWh #236 BE · #1187 CH Most expensive electricity27.65 Rp./kWh #98 BE · #920 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Matten b. Interlaken3800 Wilderswil3812

Nearby municipalities

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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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