What is the postal code of Meienried?

The postal code of Meienried is 3294.

What is the tax rate in Meienried?

The municipal tax multiplier of Meienried is 100% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Meienried?

A single person without children pays about 14'612 CHF income tax in Meienried on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 3 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Meienried have?

Meienried has 56 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Meienried?

Meienried has 8 foreign residents, a share of 14.29% (2025).

Meienried (BE): Postal Codes 3294, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

28 50.0%

Men

28 50.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

10 17.9%

Swiss citizens

48 85.7%

Foreign residents

8 14.3%

Population density

86 pop./km²

0–19 · 10 · 17.9%20–64 · 34 · 60.7%65+ · 12 · 21.4%

Foreign residents 14.3%0%64.0%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier100%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

100%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 3 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

14'612 CHF(14.6%)

Rank 3 of 334 in the canton · 949 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:14'612 CHF(~14.6%)

MeienriedCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Meienried	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	8.5%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	10.1%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	11.3%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	12.3%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	13%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	13.7%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	14.6%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	15.4%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	16.2%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	16.9%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	17.6%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	18.3%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	19.9%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	21.4%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	22.7%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	23.8%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	24.8%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	25.6%	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 1991–202010 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'063 mm

10 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

432 m

Mean elevation

430 m

Relief

5 m

Mean slope

0.9°

Flat share

100.0%

South-facing

0.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 5 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

1.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

1.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

300

1 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

27.7 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.89 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.25 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.8 Rp./kWh

27.7 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator BKW Energie 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 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

24

Built before 194666.7%

Built since 20010.0%

0 %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 82 min · Car 47 min

AgglomerationPT 37 min · Car 20 min

Remoteness 74/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitemeienried.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

22

Largest municipalities56 #331 BE · #2098 CH Families & children17.9% #256 BE · #1678 CH Age structure21.4% #243 BE · #964 CH Women share50% #186 BE · #909 CH Foreign residents14.3% #103 BE · #1343 CH Population density86/km² #232 BE · #1557 CH Tax burden14'612 #3 BE · #949 CH Taxes100% #3 BE Warmest municipalities10 °C #32 BE · #484 CH Sunniest municipalities40.1% #318 BE · #1798 CH Rainiest municipalities1'063 mm #243 BE · #1307 CH Largest by area0.7 km² #334 BE · #2104 CH Highest municipalities430 m #331 BE · #1702 CH Remotest municipalities82 min #74 BE · #709 CH Best-connected municipalities82 min #258 BE · #1378 CH Highest peaks432 m #334 BE · #2053 CH Highest-lying municipalities430 m #334 BE · #1872 CH Greatest vertical range5 m #334 BE · #2108 CH Steepest municipalities0.9° #326 BE · #2077 CH Solar potential1 GWh #333 BE · #2100 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #55 BE · #815 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #142 BE · #1147 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3294

Meienried

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Meienried3294

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Meienried?: The postal code of Meienried is 3294.
What is the tax rate in Meienried?: The municipal tax multiplier of Meienried is 100% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Meienried?: A single person without children pays about 14'612 CHF income tax in Meienried on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 3 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Meienried have?: Meienried has 56 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Meienried?: Meienried has 8 foreign residents, a share of 14.29% (2025).

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