What is the postal code of Oberwil bei Büren?

The postal code of Oberwil bei Büren is 3298.

What is the tax rate in Oberwil bei Büren?

The municipal tax multiplier of Oberwil bei Büren is 187% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Oberwil bei Büren?

A single person without children pays about 17'438 CHF income tax in Oberwil bei Büren on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 267 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Oberwil bei Büren have?

Oberwil bei Büren has 895 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Oberwil bei Büren?

Oberwil bei Büren has 51 foreign residents, a share of 5.7% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Seeland

Oberwil bei Büren

3298

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

453 50.6%

Men

442 49.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

183 20.4%

Swiss citizens

844 94.3%

Foreign residents

51 5.7%

Population density

133 pop./km²

0–19 · 183 · 20.4%20–64 · 515 · 57.5%65+ · 197 · 22.0%

Foreign residents 5.7%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −9 (−1%) · 3 births · 5 deaths · net migration −7

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

Vote results for Oberwil bei Büren

BFS

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 Seeland: 22.8% Yes

21.9% YesNo 78.1%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 28.7% Yes

36.4% YesNo 63.6%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 32.6% Yes

28.1% YesNo 71.9%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 56.9% Yes

60.1% YesNo 40.0%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 53.4% Yes

62.0% YesNo 38.0%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 39.5% Yes

32.6% YesNo 67.4%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 51.0% Yes

52.6% YesNo 47.4%

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 Seeland: 22.9% Yes

19.7% YesNo 80.4%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 39.6% Yes

45.4% YesNo 54.6%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 37.8% Yes

43.3% YesNo 56.7%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP47.2% · strongest party

SVP47.2%

Mitte12.2%

GLP11.4%

SP11.2%

GRÜNE6.1%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier187%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

187%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 267 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'438 CHF(17.4%)

Rank 267 of 334 in the canton · 2008 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:17'438 CHF(~17.4%)

Oberwil bei BürenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Oberwil bei Büren	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.3%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12.2%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.6%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.8%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.6%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.4%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.4%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18.3%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	19.2%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	20%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.8%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.6%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.4%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	25%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.4%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.7%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.7%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.7%	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 1991–20209.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'084 mm

9.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

604 m

Mean elevation

518 m

Relief

153 m

Mean slope

5.2°

Flat share

64.6%

South-facing

5.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 153 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

12.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

15.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'800

Per inhabitant

13'888 kWh/yr

12 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

32.87 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.7 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

13.27 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

5.3 Rp./kWh

32.87 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 27.95 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator Gemeinde Oberwil bei Büren, Energieversorgung

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

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 2

Standard model, deductible 300612 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Bern432 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Oberwil bei Büren →Canton Bern →Premiums explained →

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

0.66 %

Second homes

11.7 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

454

Built before 194639.6%

Built since 200117.4%

0.66 %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

169

Workplaces

Services share

44.4 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 63 (37.3%) · Secondary 31 (18.3%) · Tertiary 75 (44.4%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

31.6 %

Farmland

381 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 58 min · Car 39 min

AgglomerationPT 37 min · Car 18 min

Remoteness 200/334 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number391

Websiteoberwil-bueren.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Seeland

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Oberwil bei Büren ranks

Largest municipalities895 #209 BE · #1525 CH Growing municipalities-1% #269 BE · #1808 CH Shrinking municipalities-1% #66 BE · #298 CH Jobs per resident0.19 #298 BE · #1807 CH Families & children20.4% #107 BE · #992 CH Age structure22% #225 BE · #855 CH Women share50.6% #125 BE · #564 CH Foreign residents5.7% #252 BE · #1980 CH Population density133/km² #173 BE · #1300 CH Tax burden17'438 #268 BE · #2009 CH Taxes187% #267 BE Warmest municipalities9.5 °C #69 BE · #951 CH Sunniest municipalities40.1% #319 BE · #1799 CH Rainiest municipalities1'084 mm #225 BE · #1191 CH Voter turnout55.7% #123 BE · #1117 CH SVP strongholds47.2% #117 BE · #317 CH SP strongholds11.2% #210 BE · #1388 CH Centre strongholds12.2% #36 BE · #1023 CH FDP strongholds4.1% #235 BE · #1911 CH GLP strongholds11.4% #52 BE · #187 CH Green strongholds6.1% #188 BE · #1305 CH Largest by area6.7 km² #201 BE · #1301 CH Highest municipalities488 m #264 BE · #1269 CH Second homes11.7% #171 BE · #944 CH Organic farming31.6% #29 BE · #314 CH Best-connected municipalities58 min #135 BE · #702 CH Remotest municipalities58 min #200 BE · #1388 CH Highest peaks604 m #239 BE · #1524 CH Highest-lying municipalities518 m #247 BE · #1358 CH Greatest vertical range153 m #227 BE · #1573 CH Steepest municipalities5.2° #234 BE · #1524 CH Solar potential12 GWh #207 BE · #1390 CH Solar potential per capita13'888 kWh #128 BE · #541 CH Cheapest electricity32.87 Rp./kWh #315 BE · #2018 CH Most expensive electricity32.87 Rp./kWh #19 BE · #89 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3298

Oberwil b. Büren

Localities

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Oberwil b. Büren3298

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Oberwil bei Büren?: The postal code of Oberwil bei Büren is 3298.
What is the tax rate in Oberwil bei Büren?: The municipal tax multiplier of Oberwil bei Büren is 187% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Oberwil bei Büren?: A single person without children pays about 17'438 CHF income tax in Oberwil bei Büren on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 267 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Oberwil bei Büren have?: Oberwil bei Büren has 895 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Oberwil bei Büren?: Oberwil bei Büren has 51 foreign residents, a share of 5.7% (2025).

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