What is the postal code of Nods?

Nods has 3 postal codes: 2518, 2523, 2534.

What is the tax rate in Nods?

The municipal tax multiplier of Nods is 164% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Nods?

A single person without children pays about 16'691 CHF income tax in Nods on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 99 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many foreign residents live in Nods?

Nods has 69 foreign residents, a share of 8.89% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Nods

2518–2534

BE CANTON2518 2523 2534

Residents

776

Area

26.6 km²

Population density

29 pop./km²

Elevation

885 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'603 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

164%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

367 47.3%

Men

409 52.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

169 21.8%

Swiss citizens

707 91.1%

Foreign residents

69 8.9%

Population density

29 pop./km²

0–19 · 169 · 21.8%20–64 · 458 · 59.0%65+ · 149 · 19.2%

Foreign residents 8.9%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Nods

BFS

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

50.8% YesNo 49.2%

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

55.7% YesNo 44.3%

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

54.6% YesNo 45.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

45.0% YesNo 55.1%

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

26.5% YesNo 73.5%

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

40.7% YesNo 59.3%

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

49.5% YesNo 50.5%

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

69.2% YesNo 30.8%

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

60.9% YesNo 39.1%

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

20.3% YesNo 79.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP43.0% · strongest party

SVP43.0%

GRÜNE16.1%

SP12.7%

FDP8.5%

GLP5.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier164%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

164%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 104 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'691 CHF(16.7%)

Rank 99 of 334 in the canton · 1689 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:16'691 CHF(~16.7%)

NodsCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Nods	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.8%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.6%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.1%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	14.9%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.7%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.7%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.5%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.4%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.2%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.7%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.5%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.4%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26.7%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	27.7%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28.6%	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 1991–20207.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'291 mm

7.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'603 m

Mean elevation

1'103 m

Relief

810 m

Mean slope

11.9°

Flat share

19.2%

South-facing

66.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 810 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

13.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

18.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'100

14 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 range H4

26.2–34.95 Rp./kWh

30.57 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operators BKW Energie AG · Commune de Nods, Electricité

This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.

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

0.23 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

427

Built before 194640.0%

Built since 20019.6%

0.23 %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 94 min · Car 57 min

AgglomerationPT 51 min · Car 28 min

Remoteness 46/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitenods.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities776 #223 BE · #1592 CH Families & children21.8% #53 BE · #583 CH Age structure19.2% #307 BE · #1389 CH Women share47.3% #320 BE · #1973 CH Foreign residents8.9% #184 BE · #1800 CH Population density29/km² #297 BE · #1901 CH Tax burden16'691 #105 BE · #1695 CH Taxes164% #104 BE Warmest municipalities7.4 °C #296 BE · #1801 CH Sunniest municipalities41.3% #208 BE · #1273 CH Rainiest municipalities1'291 mm #85 BE · #506 CH Voter turnout51.5% #202 BE · #1525 CH SVP strongholds43% #163 BE · #495 CH SP strongholds12.7% #180 BE · #1193 CH Centre strongholds2% #317 BE · #2043 CH FDP strongholds8.5% #74 BE · #1543 CH GLP strongholds5.4% #239 BE · #1100 CH Green strongholds16.1% #12 BE · #85 CH Largest by area26.6 km² #46 BE · #342 CH Highest municipalities885 m #62 BE · #345 CH Remotest municipalities94 min #46 BE · #479 CH Best-connected municipalities94 min #292 BE · #1623 CH Highest peaks1'603 m #57 BE · #430 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'103 m #48 BE · #352 CH Greatest vertical range810 m #64 BE · #505 CH Steepest municipalities11.9° #130 BE · #775 CH Solar potential14 GWh #197 BE · #1298 CH Cheapest electricity30.57 Rp./kWh #262 BE · #1762 CH Most expensive electricity30.57 Rp./kWh #73 BE · #345 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Les Prés-d'Orvin2534 Lignières2523 Nods2518

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Nods?: Nods has 3 postal codes: 2518, 2523, 2534.
What is the tax rate in Nods?: The municipal tax multiplier of Nods is 164% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Nods?: A single person without children pays about 16'691 CHF income tax in Nods on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 99 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Nods have?: Nods has 776 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Nods?: Nods has 69 foreign residents, a share of 8.89% (2025).

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