Switzerland · Canton BE · Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois
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
BFS no.
438
Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio
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%
Population change 2025: +24 (+1.9%) · 14 births · 12 deaths · net migration +18
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
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 Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 26.2% Yes
23.6% YesNo 76.4%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 34.8% Yes
38.2% YesNo 61.8%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 40.6% Yes
37.0% YesNo 63.0%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 47.9% Yes
55.0% YesNo 45.0%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 48.1% Yes
52.3% YesNo 47.8%
14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 44.5% Yes
46.6% YesNo 53.4%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 54.5% Yes
58.5% YesNo 41.5%
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 Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 28.9% Yes
29.1% YesNo 70.9%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 42.3% Yes
50.3% YesNo 49.7%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 54.0% Yes
62.2% YesNo 37.8%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
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 25.09.2026
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 24.09.2026
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
Per inhabitant
12'157 kWh/yr
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 24.09.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2027Tariff 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 · 2024Premium regionRegion 2
Standard model, deductible 300612 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Bern432 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
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 · AREVacancy rate
0.66 %
Second homes
36.2 %
Avg. rooms
3.7
Dwellings
903
Built before 194630.9%
Built since 20018.2%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
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 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 · 2024Jobs
522
Workplaces
104
Services share
56.5 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 46 (8.8%) · Secondary 181 (34.7%) · Tertiary 295 (56.5%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
21
Organic share
28.6 %
Farmland
553 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'284 #168 BE · #1276 CHGrowing municipalities1.9% #43 BE · #377 CHShrinking municipalities1.9% #292 BE · #1730 CHJobs per resident0.41 #126 BE · #793 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 turnout48% #288 BE · #1917 CHAgainst Switzerland25.5% #38 BE · #194 CHAligned with Switzerland74.5% #161 BE · #1231 CHSVP strongholds44.2% #153 BE · #441 CHSP strongholds21.1% #43 BE · #380 CHCentre strongholds4.7% #271 BE · #1817 CHFDP strongholds7.6% #101 BE · #1634 CHGLP strongholds3.7% #277 BE · #1453 CHGreen strongholds11.4% #41 BE · #407 CHLargest by area21.6 km² #67 BE · #446 CHHighest municipalities903 m #60 BE · #331 CHSecond homes36.2% #21 BE · #225 CHOrganic farming28.6% #35 BE · #356 CHBest-connected municipalities63 min #161 BE · #867 CHRemotest municipalities63 min #169 BE · #1220 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 CHSolar potential per capita12'157 kWh #173 BE · #736 CHCheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #65 BE · #559 CHMost expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #152 BE · #1422 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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