What is the postal code of Oeschenbach?

The postal code of Oeschenbach is 4943.

What is the tax rate in Oeschenbach?

The municipal tax multiplier of Oeschenbach is 200% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Oeschenbach?

A single person without children pays about 17'860 CHF income tax in Oeschenbach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 321 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Oeschenbach have?

Oeschenbach has 237 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Oeschenbach?

Oeschenbach has 12 foreign residents, a share of 5.06% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Oeschenbach

4943

BE CANTON4943

Residents

237

Area

3.9 km²

Population density

60 pop./km²

Elevation

718 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

200%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

110 46.4%

Men

127 53.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

42 17.7%

Swiss citizens

225 94.9%

Foreign residents

12 5.1%

Population density

60 pop./km²

0–19 · 42 · 17.7%20–64 · 128 · 54.0%65+ · 67 · 28.3%

Foreign residents 5.1%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Oeschenbach

BFS

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

70.6% YesNo 29.4%

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

82.2% YesNo 17.8%

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

21.8% YesNo 78.2%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

24.1% YesNo 75.9%

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

11.0% YesNo 89.0%

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

54.3% YesNo 45.7%

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

45.0% YesNo 55.0%

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

80.5% YesNo 19.5%

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

55.4% YesNo 44.6%

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

8.5% YesNo 91.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP62.5% · strongest party

SVP62.5%

EDU11.7%

EVP9.5%

Mitte5.4%

GRÜNE3.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier200%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

200%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 326 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'860 CHF(17.9%)

Rank 321 of 334 in the canton · 2069 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:17'860 CHF(~17.9%)

OeschenbachCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Oeschenbach	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.5%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12.5%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	14%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	15.1%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	16%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.8%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.9%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18.7%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	19.6%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	20.5%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	21.3%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	22%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.9%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	25.5%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	27%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	28.2%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	29.3%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	30.3%	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 1991–20208.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'217 mm

8.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

848 m

Mean elevation

733 m

Relief

210 m

Mean slope

12.5°

Flat share

10.7%

South-facing

18.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 210 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

4.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

5.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'000

5 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

27.7 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.89 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.25 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.8 Rp./kWh

27.7 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator BKW Energie AG

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

0.82 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

122

Built before 194660.7%

Built since 20012.5%

0.82 %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 102 min · Car 50 min

AgglomerationPT 56 min · Car 24 min

Remoteness 29/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteoeschenbach.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities237 #308 BE · #2002 CH Families & children17.7% #262 BE · #1709 CH Age structure28.3% #35 BE · #161 CH Women share46.4% #325 BE · #2040 CH Foreign residents5.1% #264 BE · #2008 CH Population density60/km² #261 BE · #1715 CH Tax burden17'860 #322 BE · #2070 CH Taxes200% #326 BE Warmest municipalities8.3 °C #222 BE · #1624 CH Sunniest municipalities41% #233 BE · #1396 CH Rainiest municipalities1'217 mm #129 BE · #660 CH Voter turnout41.7% #325 BE · #2084 CH SVP strongholds62.5% #26 BE · #37 CH SP strongholds1.9% #327 BE · #2019 CH Centre strongholds5.4% #251 BE · #1743 CH FDP strongholds0.8% #323 BE · #2061 CH GLP strongholds3.1% #289 BE · #1557 CH Green strongholds3.4% #292 BE · #1819 CH Largest by area3.9 km² #265 BE · #1720 CH Highest municipalities718 m #116 BE · #563 CH Remotest municipalities102 min #29 BE · #371 CH Best-connected municipalities102 min #305 BE · #1725 CH Highest peaks848 m #172 BE · #912 CH Highest-lying municipalities733 m #143 BE · #699 CH Greatest vertical range210 m #197 BE · #1311 CH Steepest municipalities12.5° #122 BE · #725 CH Solar potential5 GWh #293 BE · #1945 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #36 BE · #796 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #123 BE · #1128 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

4943

Oeschenbach

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Oeschenbach4943

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Oeschenbach?: The postal code of Oeschenbach is 4943.
What is the tax rate in Oeschenbach?: The municipal tax multiplier of Oeschenbach is 200% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Oeschenbach?: A single person without children pays about 17'860 CHF income tax in Oeschenbach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 321 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Oeschenbach have?: Oeschenbach has 237 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Oeschenbach?: Oeschenbach has 12 foreign residents, a share of 5.06% (2025).

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