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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
438 50.8%
Men
424 49.2%
Children & youth (0–19)
137 15.9%
Swiss citizens
803 93.2%
Foreign residents
59 6.8%
Population density
399 pop./km²
0–19 · 137 · 15.9%20–64 · 472 · 54.8%65+ · 253 · 29.4%
Foreign residents 6.8%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −19 (−2.2%) · 2 births · 10 deaths · net migration −12
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
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 Biel/Bienne: 35.0% Yes
22.3% YesNo 77.7%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 24.0% Yes
25.8% YesNo 74.2%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 43.6% Yes
24.6% YesNo 75.4%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 44.6% Yes
59.6% YesNo 40.4%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 39.2% Yes
51.8% YesNo 48.3%
14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 52.4% Yes
44.8% YesNo 55.2%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 62.3% Yes
57.7% YesNo 42.3%
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 Biel/Bienne: 37.1% Yes
17.6% YesNo 82.4%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 33.9% Yes
39.2% YesNo 60.8%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 36.5% Yes
30.7% YesNo 69.3%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP37.0% · strongest party
SVP37.0%
FDP17.8%
GLP13.2%
SP11.5%
Mitte9.9%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier125%
Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%
125%BE range 89%220%
Tax rank 9 of 334 in canton Bern
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
15'424 CHF(15.4%)
Rank 9 of 334 in the canton · 1085 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
0%9%18%26%35%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:15'424 CHF(~15.4%)
MörigenCanton range BernSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeMörigenBernSwitzerland median
40'0009%8.3–10.9%5.4%
50'00010.7%9.8–13%7.8%
60'00012%11–14.5%10.5%
70'00013%12–15.7%11.9%
80'00013.7%12.6–16.5%13.1%
90'00014.5%13.4–17.5%14.1%
100'00015.4%14.3–18.5%15.3%
110'00016.2%15–19.4%16.3%
120'00017%15.8–20.3%17.2%
130'00017.8%16.5–21.2%18.1%
140'00018.5%17.2–22%19%
150'00019.2%17.9–22.8%19.7%
175'00020.9%19.5–24.7%21.6%
200'00022.4%20.9–26.3%23.2%
225'00023.7%22.2–27.8%24.6%
250'00024.9%23.3–29.1%25.8%
275'00025.9%24.3–30.2%26.8%
300'00026.8%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 1991–202010.1 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'025 mm
10.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
546 m
Mean elevation
485 m
Relief
117 m
Mean slope
4.5°
Flat share
60.1%
South-facing
0.6%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 117 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
Roof potential
8.5 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
10.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
1'900
Per inhabitant
9'907 kWh/yr
9 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
Premium regionRegion 2
Standard model, deductible 300612 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Bern432 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

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
1.14 %
Second homes
11.4 %
Avg. rooms
4.5
Dwellings
440
Built before 194610.7%
Built since 200121.1%
1.14 %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
152
Workplaces
56
Services share
77.6 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 24 (15.8%) · Secondary 10 (6.6%) · Tertiary 118 (77.6%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
7
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
91 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 69 min · Car 43 min
AgglomerationPT 27 min · Car 16 min
Remoteness 137/334 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number742
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities862 #214 BE · #1545 CHGrowing municipalities-2.2% #308 BE · #1999 CHShrinking municipalities-2.2% #27 BE · #109 CHJobs per resident0.18 #305 BE · #1850 CHFamilies & children15.9% #306 BE · #1922 CHAge structure29.4% #21 BE · #116 CHWomen share50.8% #111 BE · #496 CHForeign residents6.8% #230 BE · #1931 CHPopulation density399/km² #64 BE · #616 CHTax burden15'424 #10 BE · #1086 CHTaxes125% #9 BEWarmest municipalities10.1 °C #27 BE · #390 CHSunniest municipalities40.3% #301 BE · #1672 CHRainiest municipalities1'025 mm #300 BE · #1514 CHVoter turnout61.7% #26 BE · #445 CHSVP strongholds37% #233 BE · #836 CHSP strongholds11.5% #203 BE · #1358 CHCentre strongholds9.9% #99 BE · #1206 CHFDP strongholds17.8% #3 BE · #592 CHGLP strongholds13.2% #27 BE · #84 CHGreen strongholds5.6% #210 BE · #1421 CHLargest by area2.2 km² #316 BE · #1983 CHHighest municipalities491 m #261 BE · #1254 CHSecond homes11.4% #183 BE · #997 CHOrganic farming0% #315 BE · #1685 CHBest-connected municipalities69 min #200 BE · #1047 CHRemotest municipalities69 min #137 BE · #1049 CHHighest peaks546 m #288 BE · #1726 CHHighest-lying municipalities485 m #269 BE · #1505 CHGreatest vertical range117 m #265 BE · #1750 CHSteepest municipalities4.5° #253 BE · #1659 CHSolar potential9 GWh #239 BE · #1648 CHSolar potential per capita9'907 kWh #232 BE · #1083 CHCheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #145 BE · #639 CHMost expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #232 BE · #1502 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 1
What is the postal code of Mörigen?
The postal code of Mörigen is 2572.
What is the tax rate in Mörigen?
The municipal tax multiplier of Mörigen is 125% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Mörigen?
A single person without children pays about 15'424 CHF income tax in Mörigen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 9 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Mörigen have?
Mörigen has 862 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Mörigen?
Mörigen has 59 foreign residents, a share of 6.84% (2025).

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