What is the postal code of Oberwil im Simmental?

Oberwil im Simmental has 3 postal codes: 3764, 3765, 3766.

What is the tax rate in Oberwil im Simmental?

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

How much tax do you pay in Oberwil im Simmental?

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

How many residents does Oberwil im Simmental have?

Oberwil im Simmental has 839 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Oberwil im Simmental?

Oberwil im Simmental has 40 foreign residents, a share of 4.77% (2025).

Oberwil im Simmental (BE): Postal Codes 3764–3766, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

420 50.1%

Men

419 49.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

169 20.1%

Swiss citizens

799 95.2%

Foreign residents

40 4.8%

Population density

18 pop./km²

0–19 · 169 · 20.1%20–64 · 439 · 52.3%65+ · 231 · 27.5%

Foreign residents 4.8%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Oberwil im Simmental

BFS

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

75.7% YesNo 24.3%

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

79.5% YesNo 20.5%

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

12.5% YesNo 87.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

20.8% YesNo 79.3%

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

13.5% YesNo 86.5%

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

58.1% YesNo 41.9%

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

66.7% YesNo 33.3%

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

72.3% YesNo 27.8%

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

68.2% YesNo 31.8%

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

7.4% YesNo 92.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP54.3% · strongest party

SVP54.3%

EDU23.4%

Mitte6.5%

SP5.7%

FDP2.6%

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 107 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%)

Oberwil im SimmentalCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Oberwil im Simmental	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 1991–20207.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'234 mm

7.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'156 m

Mean elevation

1'403 m

Relief

1'420 m

Mean slope

25.6°

Flat share

2.2%

South-facing

33.7%

Above 2000 m

2.1%

Relief 1'420 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

25.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

33.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'600

25 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

33.9 Rp./kWh

Energy

15 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

15.26 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

33.9 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Elektrizitäts-Genossenschaft (EGO) Oberwil i.S.

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

0.4 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

502

Built before 194662.0%

Built since 20018.0%

0.4 %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 75 min · Car 56 min

AgglomerationPT 38 min · Car 33 min

Remoteness 104/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteoberwil-im-simmental.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

29

Largest municipalities839 #218 BE · #1559 CH Families & children20.1% #128 BE · #1105 CH Age structure27.5% #45 BE · #196 CH Women share50.1% #177 BE · #847 CH Foreign residents4.8% #273 BE · #2021 CH Population density18/km² #320 BE · #1989 CH Tax burden16'691 #107 BE · #1697 CH Taxes164% #107 BE Warmest municipalities7.5 °C #283 BE · #1776 CH Sunniest municipalities47.6% #25 BE · #355 CH Rainiest municipalities1'234 mm #119 BE · #619 CH Voter turnout56.8% #70 BE · #820 CH SVP strongholds54.3% #65 BE · #132 CH SP strongholds5.7% #299 BE · #1888 CH Centre strongholds6.5% #219 BE · #1625 CH FDP strongholds2.6% #293 BE · #1995 CH GLP strongholds2.5% #303 BE · #1672 CH Green strongholds2.1% #316 BE · #1940 CH Largest by area46.1 km² #28 BE · #197 CH Highest municipalities836 m #72 BE · #374 CH Remotest municipalities75 min #104 BE · #874 CH Best-connected municipalities75 min #230 BE · #1224 CH Highest peaks2'156 m #41 BE · #323 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'403 m #29 BE · #233 CH Greatest vertical range1'420 m #46 BE · #359 CH Steepest municipalities25.6° #29 BE · #240 CH Solar potential25 GWh #105 BE · #828 CH Cheapest electricity33.9 Rp./kWh #309 BE · #2023 CH Most expensive electricity33.9 Rp./kWh #26 BE · #84 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Boltigen3766 Oberwil im Simmental3765 Weissenburg3764

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Därstetten

BE · 2.2 km

Erlenbach im Simmental

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Oberwil im Simmental?: Oberwil im Simmental has 3 postal codes: 3764, 3765, 3766.
What is the tax rate in Oberwil im Simmental?: The municipal tax multiplier of Oberwil im Simmental is 164% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Oberwil im Simmental?: A single person without children pays about 16'691 CHF income tax in Oberwil im Simmental on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 99 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Oberwil im Simmental have?: Oberwil im Simmental has 839 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Oberwil im Simmental?: Oberwil im Simmental has 40 foreign residents, a share of 4.77% (2025).

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