What is the postal code of Oppligen?

The postal code of Oppligen is 3629.

What is the tax rate in Oppligen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Oppligen is 150% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Oppligen?

A single person without children pays about 16'236 CHF income tax in Oppligen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 36 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Oppligen have?

Oppligen has 658 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Oppligen?

Oppligen has 42 foreign residents, a share of 6.38% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Oppligen

3629

BE CANTON3629

Residents

658

Area

3.4 km²

Population density

194 pop./km²

Elevation

561 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

150%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

329 50.0%

Men

329 50.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

127 19.3%

Swiss citizens

616 93.6%

Foreign residents

42 6.4%

Population density

194 pop./km²

0–19 · 127 · 19.3%20–64 · 415 · 63.1%65+ · 116 · 17.6%

Foreign residents 6.4%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Oppligen

BFS

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

58.1% YesNo 41.9%

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

53.9% YesNo 46.2%

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

37.0% YesNo 63.0%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

45.2% YesNo 54.8%

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

21.2% YesNo 78.8%

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

36.8% YesNo 63.2%

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

39.5% YesNo 60.5%

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

74.7% YesNo 25.3%

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

43.9% YesNo 56.1%

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

16.5% YesNo 83.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP38.0% · strongest party

SVP38.0%

GLP13.8%

SP12.6%

GRÜNE9.2%

Mitte8.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier150%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

150%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 42 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'236 CHF(16.2%)

Rank 36 of 334 in the canton · 1407 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:16'236 CHF(~16.2%)

OppligenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Oppligen	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.5%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.3%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	12.6%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	13.7%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	14.5%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.3%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.2%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.1%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	17.9%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	18.7%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	19.5%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.2%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	21.9%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	23.4%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	24.8%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	27%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	27.9%	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 1991–20209.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'073 mm

9.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

620 m

Mean elevation

567 m

Relief

72 m

Mean slope

3.3°

Flat share

80.4%

South-facing

3.5%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 72 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

6.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

9.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'500

7 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 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

330

Built before 194641.5%

Built since 200125.2%

0 %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 55 min · Car 26 min

AgglomerationPT 29 min · Car 16 min

Remoteness 211/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteoppligen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities658 #237 BE · #1680 CH Families & children19.3% #194 BE · #1358 CH Age structure17.6% #326 BE · #1691 CH Women share50% #192 BE · #915 CH Foreign residents6.4% #241 BE · #1957 CH Population density194/km² #125 BE · #1045 CH Tax burden16'236 #42 BE · #1413 CH Taxes150% #42 BE Warmest municipalities9.1 °C #147 BE · #1289 CH Sunniest municipalities44.7% #80 BE · #705 CH Rainiest municipalities1'073 mm #236 BE · #1258 CH Voter turnout55.5% #97 BE · #1003 CH SVP strongholds38% #221 BE · #765 CH SP strongholds12.6% #181 BE · #1203 CH Centre strongholds8.8% #140 BE · #1332 CH FDP strongholds3.8% #251 BE · #1930 CH GLP strongholds13.8% #15 BE · #61 CH Green strongholds9.2% #86 BE · #672 CH Largest by area3.4 km² #286 BE · #1804 CH Highest municipalities561 m #205 BE · #964 CH Remotest municipalities55 min #211 BE · #1482 CH Best-connected municipalities55 min #126 BE · #617 CH Highest peaks620 m #230 BE · #1461 CH Highest-lying municipalities567 m #214 BE · #1137 CH Greatest vertical range72 m #295 BE · #1952 CH Steepest municipalities3.3° #289 BE · #1858 CH Solar potential7 GWh #269 BE · #1775 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #106 BE · #866 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #193 BE · #1198 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3629

Oppligen

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Oppligen3629

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Oppligen?: The postal code of Oppligen is 3629.
What is the tax rate in Oppligen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Oppligen is 150% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Oppligen?: A single person without children pays about 16'236 CHF income tax in Oppligen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 36 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Oppligen have?: Oppligen has 658 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Oppligen?: Oppligen has 42 foreign residents, a share of 6.38% (2025).

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