What is the postal code of Meikirch?

Meikirch has 3 postal codes: 3042, 3045, 3046.

What is the tax rate in Meikirch?

The municipal tax multiplier of Meikirch is 154% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Meikirch?

A single person without children pays about 16'366 CHF income tax in Meikirch on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 49 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Meikirch have?

Meikirch has 2'615 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Meikirch?

Meikirch has 204 foreign residents, a share of 7.8% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland

Meikirch

3042–3046

BE CANTON3042 3045 3046

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'341 51.3%

Men

1'274 48.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

550 21.0%

Swiss citizens

2'411 92.2%

Foreign residents

204 7.8%

Population density

256 pop./km²

0–19 · 550 · 21.0%20–64 · 1'389 · 53.1%65+ · 676 · 25.9%

Foreign residents 7.8%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +15 (+0.6%) · 21 births · 32 deaths · net migration +23

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 Meikirch

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 Bern-Mittelland: 32.7% Yes

29.9% YesNo 70.2%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 19.3% Yes

22.4% YesNo 77.6%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 47.0% Yes

41.6% YesNo 58.5%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 42.9% Yes

47.9% YesNo 52.1%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 33.6% Yes

40.0% YesNo 60.0%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 59.6% Yes

55.4% YesNo 44.6%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 61.8% Yes

59.0% YesNo 41.0%

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 Bern-Mittelland: 39.7% Yes

31.2% YesNo 68.8%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 28.0% Yes

27.6% YesNo 72.4%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 27.6% Yes

27.7% YesNo 72.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP26.6% · strongest party

SVP26.6%

SP23.9%

GLP13.0%

GRÜNE9.6%

Mitte8.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier154%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

154%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 51 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'366 CHF(16.4%)

Rank 49 of 334 in the canton · 1490 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:16'366 CHF(~16.4%)

MeikirchCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Meikirch	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.6%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.4%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	12.8%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	13.8%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	14.6%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.4%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.4%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.2%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	18.8%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	19.6%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.3%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.1%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	23.6%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26.2%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	27.2%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28.1%	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 1991–20208.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'117 mm

8.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

810 m

Mean elevation

679 m

Relief

239 m

Mean slope

5.3°

Flat share

58.5%

South-facing

17.4%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 239 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

24.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

32.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'500

Per inhabitant

9'461 kWh/yr

25 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

25.59 Rp./kWh

Energy

7.97 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.91 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.8 Rp./kWh

25.59 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 27.95 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 2

Standard model, deductible 300612 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Bern432 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

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

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 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

0.97 %

Second homes

7.5 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

1'237

Built before 194622.6%

Built since 200111.0%

0.97 %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

504

Workplaces

140

Services share

61.7 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 74 (14.7%) · Secondary 119 (23.6%) · Tertiary 311 (61.7%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

10.7 %

Farmland

629 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 26 min · Car 17 min

AgglomerationPT 26 min · Car 17 min

Remoteness 324/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number307

Websitemeikirch.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Meikirch ranks

Largest municipalities2'615 #105 BE · #813 CH Growing municipalities0.6% #140 BE · #1043 CH Shrinking municipalities0.6% #194 BE · #1056 CH Jobs per resident0.19 #296 BE · #1805 CH Families & children21% #80 BE · #801 CH Age structure25.9% #77 BE · #310 CH Women share51.3% #58 BE · #280 CH Foreign residents7.8% #209 BE · #1873 CH Population density256/km² #96 BE · #868 CH Tax burden16'366 #52 BE · #1493 CH Taxes154% #51 BE Warmest municipalities8.9 °C #165 BE · #1397 CH Sunniest municipalities42.7% #144 BE · #1030 CH Rainiest municipalities1'117 mm #193 BE · #995 CH Voter turnout66% #8 BE · #164 CH Against Switzerland8.8% #150 BE · #1266 CH Aligned with Switzerland91.2% #41 BE · #165 CH SVP strongholds26.6% #303 BE · #1480 CH SP strongholds23.9% #17 BE · #218 CH Centre strongholds8.4% #149 BE · #1382 CH FDP strongholds7.7% #95 BE · #1620 CH GLP strongholds13% #30 BE · #93 CH Green strongholds9.6% #75 BE · #613 CH Largest by area10.2 km² #148 BE · #945 CH Highest municipalities654 m #142 BE · #683 CH Second homes7.5% #296 BE · #1728 CH Organic farming10.7% #170 BE · #1171 CH Best-connected municipalities26 min #9 BE · #50 CH Remotest municipalities26 min #324 BE · #2052 CH Highest peaks810 m #183 BE · #972 CH Highest-lying municipalities679 m #159 BE · #810 CH Greatest vertical range239 m #184 BE · #1176 CH Steepest municipalities5.3° #231 BE · #1508 CH Solar potential25 GWh #110 BE · #846 CH Solar potential per capita9'461 kWh #244 BE · #1163 CH Cheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #29 BE · #523 CH Most expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #116 BE · #1386 CH

Postal codes (3)

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Localities

swisstopo · 3

Meikirch3045 Ortschwaben3042 Wahlendorf3046

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Meikirch?: Meikirch has 3 postal codes: 3042, 3045, 3046.
What is the tax rate in Meikirch?: The municipal tax multiplier of Meikirch is 154% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Meikirch?: A single person without children pays about 16'366 CHF income tax in Meikirch on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 49 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Meikirch have?: Meikirch has 2'615 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Meikirch?: Meikirch has 204 foreign residents, a share of 7.8% (2025).

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