What is the postal code of Münsingen?

Münsingen has 3 postal codes: 3083, 3110, 3111.

What is the tax rate in Münsingen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Münsingen is 158% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Münsingen?

A single person without children pays about 16'496 CHF income tax in Münsingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 66 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Münsingen have?

Münsingen has 13'003 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Münsingen?

Münsingen has 1'700 foreign residents, a share of 13.07% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Münsingen

3083–3111

BE CANTON3083 3110 3111

Residents

13'003

Area

15.8 km²

Population density

825 pop./km²

Elevation

541 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

750 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

158%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

6'764 52.0%

Men

6'239 48.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

2'526 19.4%

Swiss citizens

11'303 86.9%

Foreign residents

1'700 13.1%

Population density

825 pop./km²

0–19 · 2'526 · 19.4%20–64 · 6'962 · 53.5%65+ · 3'515 · 27.0%

Foreign residents 13.1%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Münsingen

BFS

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

47.7% YesNo 52.3%

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

36.5% YesNo 63.6%

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

55.9% YesNo 44.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

56.3% YesNo 43.7%

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

31.1% YesNo 68.9%

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

28.8% YesNo 71.2%

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

29.7% YesNo 70.3%

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

75.0% YesNo 25.0%

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

36.3% YesNo 63.7%

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

17.9% YesNo 82.1%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP23.7% · strongest party

SVP23.7%

SP20.9%

GLP14.5%

GRÜNE11.6%

Mitte8.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier158%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

158%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 66 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'496 CHF(16.5%)

Rank 66 of 334 in the canton · 1575 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:16'496 CHF(~16.5%)

MünsingenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Münsingen	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.7%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.5%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	12.9%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	13.9%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	14.7%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.5%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.5%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.3%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.2%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	19.8%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.5%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.2%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	23.8%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.2%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26.4%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	27.4%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28.3%	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 1991–20201'157 mm

8.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

750 m

Mean elevation

586 m

Relief

232 m

Mean slope

4°

Flat share

69.7%

South-facing

4.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 232 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

86.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

115.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

19'300

87 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

31.86 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.6 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

13 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.8 Rp./kWh

31.86 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator InfraWerkeMünsingen (IWM)

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

0.31 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

6'505

Built before 194615.9%

Built since 200124.2%

0.31 %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 33 min · Car 26 min

AgglomerationPT 26 min · Car 26 min

Remoteness 315/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitemuensingen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities13'003 #12 BE · #117 CH Families & children19.4% #185 BE · #1337 CH Age structure27% #55 BE · #230 CH Women share52% #27 BE · #135 CH Foreign residents13.1% #117 BE · #1447 CH Population density825/km² #30 BE · #286 CH Tax burden16'496 #67 BE · #1576 CH Taxes158% #66 BE Warmest municipalities8.9 °C #172 BE · #1404 CH Sunniest municipalities43.7% #116 BE · #889 CH Rainiest municipalities1'157 mm #160 BE · #806 CH Voter turnout59.2% #39 BE · #552 CH Against Switzerland7% #172 BE · #1361 CH Aligned with Switzerland93% #26 BE · #85 CH SVP strongholds23.7% #313 BE · #1616 CH SP strongholds20.9% #48 BE · #394 CH Centre strongholds8.8% #139 BE · #1331 CH FDP strongholds7.6% #103 BE · #1632 CH GLP strongholds14.5% #6 BE · #38 CH Green strongholds11.6% #39 BE · #385 CH Largest by area15.8 km² #96 BE · #606 CH Highest municipalities541 m #222 BE · #1035 CH Remotest municipalities33 min #315 BE · #1985 CH Best-connected municipalities33 min #18 BE · #123 CH Highest peaks750 m #196 BE · #1078 CH Highest-lying municipalities586 m #199 BE · #1064 CH Greatest vertical range232 m #190 BE · #1215 CH Steepest municipalities4° #268 BE · #1739 CH Solar potential87 GWh #13 BE · #121 CH Cheapest electricity31.86 Rp./kWh #286 BE · #1863 CH Most expensive electricity31.86 Rp./kWh #49 BE · #244 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Münsingen3110 Tägertschi3111 Trimstein3083

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Münsingen?: Münsingen has 3 postal codes: 3083, 3110, 3111.
What is the tax rate in Münsingen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Münsingen is 158% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Münsingen?: A single person without children pays about 16'496 CHF income tax in Münsingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 66 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Münsingen have?: Münsingen has 13'003 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Münsingen?: Münsingen has 1'700 foreign residents, a share of 13.07% (2025).

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