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

Orpund

2504–2552

BE CANTON2504 2552

Residents

3'375

Area

4 km²

Population density

850 pop./km²

Elevation

483 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

185%

Postal codes

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

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%

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

Vote results for Orpund

BFS

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

53.4% YesNo 46.7%

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

53.7% YesNo 46.3%

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

35.0% YesNo 65.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

52.4% YesNo 47.6%

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

19.7% YesNo 80.3%

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

46.5% YesNo 53.5%

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

44.1% YesNo 55.9%

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

69.7% YesNo 30.3%

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

52.0% YesNo 48.0%

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

16.4% YesNo 83.6%

All federal votes →

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

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 31.08.2026

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 31.08.2026

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

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 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

6.99 %

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

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 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentJürg Räber

Websiteorpund.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'375 #77 BE · #656 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% #316 BE · #2033 CH Against Switzerland15% #121 BE · #915 CH Aligned with Switzerland85% #86 BE · #513 CH SVP strongholds35.8% #245 BE · #909 CH SP strongholds23.5% #19 BE · #233 CH Centre strongholds10% #97 BE · #1194 CH FDP strongholds7.8% #92 BE · #1607 CH GLP strongholds7.4% #173 BE · #673 CH Green strongholds4.9% #243 BE · #1553 CH Largest by area4 km² #264 BE · #1705 CH Highest municipalities483 m #266 BE · #1297 CH Remotest municipalities68 min #141 BE · #1077 CH Best-connected municipalities68 min #195 BE · #1013 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 Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #146 BE · #906 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #233 BE · #1238 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Biel/Bienne2502 2503 2504 2505 Orpund2552

Nearby municipalities

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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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