What is the postal code of Orpund?

Orpund has 2 postal codes: 2504, 2552.

What is the tax rate in Orpund?

The municipal tax multiplier of Orpund is 185% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Orpund?

A single person without children pays about 17'373 CHF income tax in Orpund on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 245 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Orpund have?

Orpund has 3'375 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Orpund?

Orpund has 758 foreign residents, a share of 22.46% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne

Orpund

2504–2552

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'755 52.0%

Men

1'620 48.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

730 21.6%

Swiss citizens

2'617 77.5%

Foreign residents

758 22.5%

Population density

850 pop./km²

0–19 · 730 · 21.6%20–64 · 1'853 · 54.9%65+ · 792 · 23.5%

Foreign residents 22.5%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +2 (+0.1%) · 37 births · 25 deaths · net migration −3

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 Orpund

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 Biel/Bienne: 35.0% Yes

22.1% YesNo 77.9%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 24.0% Yes

33.7% YesNo 66.4%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 43.6% Yes

34.3% YesNo 65.7%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 44.6% Yes

53.4% YesNo 46.7%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 39.2% Yes

53.7% YesNo 46.3%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 52.4% Yes

35.0% YesNo 65.1%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 62.3% Yes

52.4% YesNo 47.6%

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 Biel/Bienne: 37.1% Yes

19.7% YesNo 80.3%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 33.9% Yes

46.5% YesNo 53.5%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 36.5% Yes

44.1% YesNo 55.9%

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP35.8% · strongest party

SVP35.8%

SP23.5%

Mitte10.0%

FDP7.8%

GLP7.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier185%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

185%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 253 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'373 CHF(17.4%)

Rank 245 of 334 in the canton · 1980 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:17'373 CHF(~17.4%)

OrpundCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Orpund	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.2%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12.1%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.6%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.7%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.5%	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	18.2%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	19.1%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.9%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.7%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.5%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.3%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.9%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.3%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.6%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.6%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.6%	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 1991–20209.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'135 mm

9.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

547 m

Mean elevation

464 m

Relief

121 m

Mean slope

5.1°

Flat share

60.7%

South-facing

26.5%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 121 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

19.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

26.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'400

Per inhabitant

5'849 kWh/yr

20 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

25.59 Rp./kWh

Energy

7.97 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.91 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.8 Rp./kWh

25.59 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 27.95 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.

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 Orpund →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

6.99 %

Second homes

7.1 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

1'602

Built before 194611.4%

Built since 200123.8%

6.99 %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

952

Workplaces

139

Services share

51.3 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 19 (2.0%) · Secondary 445 (46.7%) · Tertiary 488 (51.3%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

210 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 68 min · Car 44 min

AgglomerationPT 23 min · Car 14 min

Remoteness 141/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number744

Head of governmentJürg Räber

Websiteorpund.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Orpund ranks

Largest municipalities3'375 #77 BE · #656 CH Growing municipalities0.1% #190 BE · #1377 CH Shrinking municipalities0.1% #145 BE · #729 CH Jobs per resident0.28 #230 BE · #1369 CH Families & children21.6% #59 BE · #624 CH Age structure23.5% #161 BE · #577 CH Women share52% #28 BE · #136 CH Foreign residents22.5% #32 BE · #685 CH Population density850/km² #29 BE · #275 CH Tax burden17'373 #255 BE · #1990 CH Taxes185% #253 BE Warmest municipalities9.7 °C #57 BE · #776 CH Sunniest municipalities40% #326 BE · #1866 CH Rainiest municipalities1'135 mm #180 BE · #898 CH Voter turnout44.5% #320 BE · #2048 CH Against Switzerland14.7% #121 BE · #915 CH Aligned with Switzerland85.3% #86 BE · #513 CH SVP strongholds35.8% #245 BE · #912 CH SP strongholds23.5% #19 BE · #234 CH Centre strongholds10% #97 BE · #1198 CH FDP strongholds7.8% #92 BE · #1611 CH GLP strongholds7.4% #173 BE · #674 CH Green strongholds4.9% #242 BE · #1556 CH Largest by area4 km² #264 BE · #1705 CH Highest municipalities483 m #266 BE · #1297 CH Second homes7.1% #308 BE · #1799 CH Organic farming0% #316 BE · #1686 CH Best-connected municipalities68 min #195 BE · #1013 CH Remotest municipalities68 min #141 BE · #1077 CH Highest peaks547 m #287 BE · #1722 CH Highest-lying municipalities464 m #294 BE · #1631 CH Greatest vertical range121 m #261 BE · #1727 CH Steepest municipalities5.1° #237 BE · #1542 CH Solar potential20 GWh #146 BE · #1020 CH Solar potential per capita5'849 kWh #319 BE · #1850 CH Cheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #146 BE · #640 CH Most expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #233 BE · #1503 CH

Postal codes (2)

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Localities

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Biel/Bienne2502 2503 2504 2505 Orpund2552

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Orpund?: Orpund has 2 postal codes: 2504, 2552.
What is the tax rate in Orpund?: The municipal tax multiplier of Orpund is 185% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Orpund?: A single person without children pays about 17'373 CHF income tax in Orpund on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 245 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Orpund have?: Orpund has 3'375 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Orpund?: Orpund has 758 foreign residents, a share of 22.46% (2025).

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