What is the postal code of Mirchel?

Mirchel has 2 postal codes: 3506, 3532.

What is the tax rate in Mirchel?

The municipal tax multiplier of Mirchel is 179% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Mirchel?

A single person without children pays about 17'178 CHF income tax in Mirchel on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 193 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Mirchel have?

Mirchel has 563 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Mirchel?

Mirchel has 14 foreign residents, a share of 2.49% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland

Mirchel

3506–3532

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

269 47.8%

Men

294 52.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

120 21.3%

Swiss citizens

549 97.5%

Foreign residents

14 2.5%

Population density

241 pop./km²

0–19 · 120 · 21.3%20–64 · 325 · 57.7%65+ · 118 · 21.0%

Foreign residents 2.5%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +2 (+0.4%) · 5 births · 7 deaths · net migration +2

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 Mirchel

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

14.4% YesNo 85.6%

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

33.3% YesNo 66.7%

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

26.0% YesNo 74.0%

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

56.3% YesNo 43.7%

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

70.3% YesNo 29.7%

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

30.0% YesNo 70.0%

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

44.7% YesNo 55.3%

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

16.7% YesNo 83.3%

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

39.4% YesNo 60.6%

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

32.1% YesNo 67.9%

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP54.4% · strongest party

SVP54.4%

Mitte12.4%

SP7.8%

EDU7.1%

GLP4.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier179%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

179%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 209 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'178 CHF(17.2%)

Rank 193 of 334 in the canton · 1902 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:17'178 CHF(~17.2%)

MirchelCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Mirchel	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.1%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.4%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.5%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.3%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.2%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.2%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.9%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.7%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.5%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.3%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.1%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.6%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.1%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.3%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.4%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.3%	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 1991–20208.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'236 mm

8.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

812 m

Mean elevation

709 m

Relief

152 m

Mean slope

8°

Flat share

37.0%

South-facing

19.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 152 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

6.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

8.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'400

Per inhabitant

11'528 kWh/yr

6 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 Mirchel →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

2.5 %

Second homes

15.4 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

280

Built before 194642.1%

Built since 200112.9%

2.5 %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

126

Workplaces

Services share

53.2 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 49 (38.9%) · Secondary 10 (7.9%) · Tertiary 67 (53.2%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

6.7 %

Farmland

222 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 50 min · Car 36 min

AgglomerationPT 50 min · Car 32 min

Remoteness 243/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number615

Websitemirchel.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Mirchel ranks

Largest municipalities563 #253 BE · #1746 CH Growing municipalities0.4% #162 BE · #1193 CH Shrinking municipalities0.4% #173 BE · #908 CH Jobs per resident0.22 #282 BE · #1668 CH Families & children21.3% #72 BE · #710 CH Age structure21% #254 BE · #1036 CH Women share47.8% #315 BE · #1898 CH Foreign residents2.5% #319 BE · #2088 CH Population density241/km² #104 BE · #917 CH Tax burden17'178 #201 BE · #1910 CH Taxes179% #209 BE Warmest municipalities8.5 °C #206 BE · #1559 CH Sunniest municipalities44.1% #94 BE · #805 CH Rainiest municipalities1'236 mm #117 BE · #614 CH Voter turnout49.8% #264 BE · #1792 CH SVP strongholds54.4% #62 BE · #127 CH SP strongholds7.8% #262 BE · #1712 CH Centre strongholds12.4% #33 BE · #1011 CH FDP strongholds3.7% #256 BE · #1941 CH GLP strongholds4.7% #257 BE · #1258 CH Green strongholds4.3% #272 BE · #1667 CH Largest by area2.3 km² #310 BE · #1964 CH Highest municipalities669 m #135 BE · #654 CH Second homes15.4% #95 BE · #544 CH Organic farming6.7% #227 BE · #1438 CH Best-connected municipalities50 min #88 BE · #461 CH Remotest municipalities50 min #243 BE · #1629 CH Highest peaks812 m #181 BE · #968 CH Highest-lying municipalities709 m #148 BE · #743 CH Greatest vertical range152 m #230 BE · #1580 CH Steepest municipalities8° #185 BE · #1116 CH Solar potential6 GWh #275 BE · #1797 CH Solar potential per capita11'528 kWh #194 BE · #823 CH Cheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #103 BE · #597 CH Most expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #190 BE · #1460 CH

Postal codes (2)

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Localities

swisstopo · 2

Grosshöchstetten3506 Mirchel3532

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Mirchel?: Mirchel has 2 postal codes: 3506, 3532.
What is the tax rate in Mirchel?: The municipal tax multiplier of Mirchel is 179% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Mirchel?: A single person without children pays about 17'178 CHF income tax in Mirchel on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 193 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Mirchel have?: Mirchel has 563 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Mirchel?: Mirchel has 14 foreign residents, a share of 2.49% (2025).

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