What is the postal code of Münchenwiler?

The postal code of Münchenwiler is 1797.

What is the tax rate in Münchenwiler?

The municipal tax multiplier of Münchenwiler is 150% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Münchenwiler?

A single person without children pays about 16'236 CHF income tax in Münchenwiler on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 36 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Münchenwiler have?

Münchenwiler has 593 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Münchenwiler?

Münchenwiler has 108 foreign residents, a share of 18.21% (2025).

Münchenwiler (BE): Postal Codes 1797, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

291 49.1%

Men

302 50.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

140 23.6%

Swiss citizens

485 81.8%

Foreign residents

108 18.2%

Population density

239 pop./km²

0–19 · 140 · 23.6%20–64 · 344 · 58.0%65+ · 109 · 18.4%

Foreign residents 18.2%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Münchenwiler

BFS

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

59.0% YesNo 41.0%

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

57.0% YesNo 43.0%

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

40.4% YesNo 59.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

48.9% YesNo 51.1%

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 68.9%

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

35.5% YesNo 64.5%

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

37.9% YesNo 62.1%

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

75.4% YesNo 24.6%

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

50.3% YesNo 49.7%

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

20.1% YesNo 79.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP36.0% · strongest party

SVP36.0%

SP17.1%

Mitte10.9%

FDP9.1%

GRÜNE8.3%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier150%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

150%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 45 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'236 CHF(16.2%)

Rank 36 of 334 in the canton · 1407 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:16'236 CHF(~16.2%)

MünchenwilerCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Münchenwiler	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.5%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.3%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	12.6%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	13.7%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	14.5%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.3%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.2%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.1%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	17.9%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	18.7%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	19.5%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.2%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	21.9%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	23.4%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	24.8%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	27%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	27.9%	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 1991–20209.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020993 mm

9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

611 m

Mean elevation

517 m

Relief

142 m

Mean slope

6.7°

Flat share

42.2%

South-facing

8.5%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 142 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

6.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

8.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'500

7 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

27.28 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.55 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

8.78 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

27.28 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Groupe E SA

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

0.74 %

Avg. rooms

4

Dwellings

269

Built before 194628.3%

Built since 200124.5%

0.74 %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 71 min · Car 30 min

AgglomerationPT 18 min · Car 9 min

Remoteness 125/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitemuenchenwiler.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

29

Largest municipalities593 #248 BE · #1725 CH Families & children23.6% #13 BE · #209 CH Age structure18.4% #319 BE · #1563 CH Women share49.1% #264 BE · #1460 CH Foreign residents18.2% #66 BE · #1024 CH Population density239/km² #106 BE · #922 CH Tax burden16'236 #41 BE · #1412 CH Taxes150% #45 BE Warmest municipalities9.8 °C #48 BE · #687 CH Sunniest municipalities42.3% #159 BE · #1074 CH Rainiest municipalities993 mm #314 BE · #1652 CH Voter turnout49.8% #237 BE · #1716 CH SVP strongholds36% #243 BE · #895 CH SP strongholds17.1% #99 BE · #721 CH Centre strongholds10.9% #71 BE · #1116 CH FDP strongholds9.1% #60 BE · #1488 CH GLP strongholds7.7% #165 BE · #622 CH Green strongholds8.3% #114 BE · #813 CH Largest by area2.5 km² #307 BE · #1938 CH Highest municipalities508 m #247 BE · #1171 CH Remotest municipalities71 min #125 BE · #987 CH Best-connected municipalities71 min #206 BE · #1098 CH Highest peaks611 m #233 BE · #1493 CH Highest-lying municipalities517 m #248 BE · #1364 CH Greatest vertical range142 m #242 BE · #1630 CH Steepest municipalities6.7° #201 BE · #1282 CH Solar potential7 GWh #265 BE · #1763 CH Cheapest electricity27.28 Rp./kWh #25 BE · #633 CH Most expensive electricity27.28 Rp./kWh #310 BE · #1369 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1797

Münchenwiler

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Münchenwiler1797

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Münchenwiler?: The postal code of Münchenwiler is 1797.
What is the tax rate in Münchenwiler?: The municipal tax multiplier of Münchenwiler is 150% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Münchenwiler?: A single person without children pays about 16'236 CHF income tax in Münchenwiler on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 36 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Münchenwiler have?: Münchenwiler has 593 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Münchenwiler?: Münchenwiler has 108 foreign residents, a share of 18.21% (2025).

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