Switzerland · Canton BE
Nidau
2503–2560Residents
7'160
Area
1.5 km²
Population density
4'711 pop./km²
Elevation
432 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
170%
Postal codes
2
Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
3'730 52.1%
Men
3'430 47.9%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'437 20.1%
Swiss citizens
5'209 72.8%
Foreign residents
1'951 27.3%
Population density
4'711 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'437 · 20.1%20–64 · 4'110 · 57.4%65+ · 1'613 · 22.5%
Foreign residents 27.3%0%64.0%
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
41.9% YesNo 58.1%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
33.4% YesNo 66.6%
14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% 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
39.9% YesNo 60.1%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
28.2% YesNo 71.8%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
30.9% YesNo 69.1%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
76.5% YesNo 23.5%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
38.8% YesNo 61.2%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes
33.5% YesNo 66.5%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SP29.0% · strongest party
SP29.0%
SVP16.8%
GRÜNE14.9%
FDP12.4%
GLP10.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier170%
Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%
170%BE range 89%220%
Tax rank 148 of 334 in canton BernTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'886 CHF(16.9%)
Rank 138 of 334 in the canton · 1790 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
100'000 CHF:16'886 CHF(~16.9%)
NidauCanton range BernSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Nidau | Bern | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 9.9% | 8.3–10.9% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 11.8% | 9.8–13% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 13.2% | 11–14.5% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 14.3% | 12–15.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 15.1% | 12.6–16.5% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 15.9% | 13.4–17.5% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 16.9% | 14.3–18.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 17.7% | 15–19.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 18.6% | 15.8–20.3% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 19.4% | 16.5–21.2% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 20.2% | 17.2–22% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 20.9% | 17.9–22.8% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 22.7% | 19.5–24.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 24.3% | 20.9–26.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 25.7% | 22.2–27.8% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 26.9% | 23.3–29.1% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 28% | 24.3–30.2% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 28.9% | 25.1–31.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'136 mm
10.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
436 m
Mean elevation
432 m
Relief
7 m
Mean slope
1.1°
Flat share
99.9%
South-facing
0.0%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 7 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
28 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
36.9 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
6'200
28 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 · 2026Tariff H4
34.7 Rp./kWh
Energy
15.9 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.36 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
5.7 Rp./kWh
34.7 Rp./kWh9.6443.61
Canton median 29.35 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh
Network operator Einwohnergemeinde Nidau, Elektrizitätsversorgung
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
BFSVacancy rate
1.48 %
Avg. rooms
3.3
Dwellings
3'915
Built before 194616.7%
Built since 20015.2%
1.48 %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 · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Websitenidau.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026
Rankings
31Largest municipalities7'160 #22 BE · #271 CHFamilies & children20.1% #127 BE · #1104 CHAge structure22.5% #208 BE · #765 CHWomen share52.1% #24 BE · #122 CHForeign residents27.3% #17 BE · #436 CHPopulation density4'711/km² #1 BE · #14 CHTax burden16'886 #147 BE · #1799 CHTaxes170% #148 BEWarmest municipalities10.2 °C #16 BE · #309 CHSunniest municipalities40.2% #311 BE · #1717 CHRainiest municipalities1'136 mm #176 BE · #890 CHVoter turnout46.8% #291 BE · #1945 CHAgainst Switzerland22% #67 BE · #396 CHAligned with Switzerland78% #134 BE · #1018 CHSVP strongholds16.8% #324 BE · #1920 CHSP strongholds29% #3 BE · #65 CHCentre strongholds5.6% #246 BE · #1720 CHFDP strongholds12.4% #22 BE · #1099 CHGLP strongholds10.6% #76 BE · #249 CHGreen strongholds14.9% #18 BE · #134 CHLargest by area1.5 km² #328 BE · #2062 CHHighest municipalities432 m #329 BE · #1686 CHRemotest municipalities51 min #236 BE · #1607 CHBest-connected municipalities51 min #99 BE · #498 CHHighest peaks436 m #332 BE · #2042 CHHighest-lying municipalities432 m #331 BE · #1848 CHGreatest vertical range7 m #333 BE · #2107 CHSteepest municipalities1.1° #324 BE · #2069 CHSolar potential28 GWh #99 BE · #731 CHCheapest electricity34.7 Rp./kWh #317 BE · #2047 CHMost expensive electricity34.7 Rp./kWh #18 BE · #60 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Nidau?
- Nidau has 2 postal codes: 2503, 2560.
- What is the tax rate in Nidau?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Nidau is 170% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
- How much tax do you pay in Nidau?
- A single person without children pays about 16'886 CHF income tax in Nidau on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 138 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Nidau have?
- Nidau has 7'160 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Nidau?
- Nidau has 1'951 foreign residents, a share of 27.25% (2025).
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