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

Meikirch

3042–3046

BE CANTON3042 3045 3046

Residents

2'615

Area

10.2 km²

Population density

256 pop./km²

Elevation

654 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

154%

Postal codes

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

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%

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

Vote results for Meikirch

BFS

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

47.9% YesNo 52.1%

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

40.0% YesNo 60.0%

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

55.4% YesNo 44.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

59.0% YesNo 41.0%

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

31.2% YesNo 68.8%

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

27.6% YesNo 72.4%

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

27.7% YesNo 72.4%

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

77.3% YesNo 22.8%

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

32.9% YesNo 67.1%

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

23.0% YesNo 77.0%

All federal votes →

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

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 31.08.2026

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 31.08.2026

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

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 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

0.97 %

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

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 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitemeikirch.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities2'615 #105 BE · #813 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 turnout64.5% #7 BE · #178 CH Against Switzerland9% #150 BE · #1266 CH Aligned with Switzerland91% #41 BE · #165 CH SVP strongholds26.6% #303 BE · #1478 CH SP strongholds23.9% #17 BE · #217 CH Centre strongholds8.4% #149 BE · #1378 CH FDP strongholds7.7% #95 BE · #1616 CH GLP strongholds13% #30 BE · #94 CH Green strongholds9.6% #75 BE · #610 CH Largest by area10.2 km² #148 BE · #945 CH Highest municipalities654 m #142 BE · #682 CH Remotest municipalities26 min #324 BE · #2052 CH Best-connected municipalities26 min #9 BE · #50 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 Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #29 BE · #789 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #116 BE · #1121 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Meikirch3045 Ortschwaben3042 Wahlendorf3046

Nearby municipalities

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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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