Switzerland · Canton BE
Orvin
2534–2535Residents
1'284
Area
21.6 km²
Population density
59 pop./km²
Elevation
903 m a.s.l.
Terrain up to
1'339 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
188%
Postal codes
2
Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
637 49.6%
Men
647 50.4%
Children & youth (0–19)
274 21.3%
Swiss citizens
1'121 87.3%
Foreign residents
163 12.7%
Population density
59 pop./km²
0–19 · 274 · 21.3%20–64 · 688 · 53.6%65+ · 322 · 25.1%
Foreign residents 12.7%0%64.0%
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
55.0% YesNo 45.0%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
52.3% YesNo 47.8%
14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% Yes
46.6% YesNo 53.4%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
29.1% YesNo 70.9%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
50.3% YesNo 49.7%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
62.2% YesNo 37.8%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
63.9% YesNo 36.2%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
69.6% YesNo 30.4%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes
24.9% YesNo 75.2%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP44.2% · strongest party
SVP44.2%
SP21.1%
GRÜNE11.4%
FDP7.6%
Mitte4.7%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier188%
Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%
188%BE range 89%220%
Tax rank 270 of 334 in canton BernTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
17'470 CHF(17.5%)
Rank 270 of 334 in the canton · 2011 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
100'000 CHF:17'470 CHF(~17.5%)
OrvinCanton range BernSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Orvin | Bern | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 10.3% | 8.3–10.9% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 12.2% | 9.8–13% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 13.7% | 11–14.5% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 14.8% | 12–15.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 15.6% | 12.6–16.5% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 16.5% | 13.4–17.5% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 17.5% | 14.3–18.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 18.3% | 15–19.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 19.2% | 15.8–20.3% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 20% | 16.5–21.2% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 20.9% | 17.2–22% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 21.6% | 17.9–22.8% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 23.4% | 19.5–24.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 25% | 20.9–26.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 26.4% | 22.2–27.8% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 27.7% | 23.3–29.1% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 28.8% | 24.3–30.2% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 29.7% | 25.1–31.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.3 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'484 mm
8.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'339 m
Mean elevation
982 m
Relief
818 m
Mean slope
16.6°
Flat share
7.0%
South-facing
40.4%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 818 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
Roof potential
15.6 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
19.9 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'500
16 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 · 2026Tariff 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
BFSVacancy rate
0.66 %
Avg. rooms
3.7
Dwellings
903
Built before 194630.9%
Built since 20018.2%
0.66 %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 · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Websiteorvin.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026
Rankings
31Largest municipalities1'284 #168 BE · #1276 CHFamilies & children21.3% #70 BE · #708 CHAge structure25.1% #98 BE · #382 CHWomen share49.6% #227 BE · #1176 CHForeign residents12.7% #122 BE · #1476 CHPopulation density59/km² #262 BE · #1722 CHTax burden17'470 #273 BE · #2014 CHTaxes188% #270 BEWarmest municipalities8.3 °C #225 BE · #1627 CHSunniest municipalities41.2% #213 BE · #1304 CHRainiest municipalities1'484 mm #22 BE · #260 CHVoter turnout46.8% #289 BE · #1943 CHAgainst Switzerland26% #38 BE · #189 CHAligned with Switzerland74% #161 BE · #1235 CHSVP strongholds44.2% #153 BE · #442 CHSP strongholds21.1% #43 BE · #377 CHCentre strongholds4.7% #271 BE · #1813 CHFDP strongholds7.6% #101 BE · #1630 CHGLP strongholds3.7% #277 BE · #1452 CHGreen strongholds11.4% #41 BE · #405 CHLargest by area21.6 km² #67 BE · #446 CHHighest municipalities903 m #60 BE · #331 CHRemotest municipalities63 min #169 BE · #1220 CHBest-connected municipalities63 min #161 BE · #867 CHHighest peaks1'339 m #75 BE · #528 CHHighest-lying municipalities982 m #67 BE · #431 CHGreatest vertical range818 m #63 BE · #501 CHSteepest municipalities16.6° #78 BE · #506 CHSolar potential16 GWh #181 BE · #1212 CHCheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #65 BE · #825 CHMost expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #152 BE · #1157 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Orvin?
- Orvin has 2 postal codes: 2534, 2535.
- What is the tax rate in Orvin?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Orvin is 188% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
- How much tax do you pay in Orvin?
- A single person without children pays about 17'470 CHF income tax in Orvin on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 270 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Orvin have?
- Orvin has 1'284 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Orvin?
- Orvin has 163 foreign residents, a share of 12.69% (2025).
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