What is the postal code of Perrefitte?

The postal code of Perrefitte is 2742.

What is the tax rate in Perrefitte?

The municipal tax multiplier of Perrefitte is 200% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Perrefitte?

A single person without children pays about 17'860 CHF income tax in Perrefitte on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 321 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Perrefitte have?

Perrefitte has 486 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Perrefitte?

Perrefitte has 117 foreign residents, a share of 24.07% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Perrefitte

2742

BE CANTON2742

Residents

486

Area

8.6 km²

Population density

57 pop./km²

Elevation

913 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'156 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

200%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

234 48.1%

Men

252 51.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

95 19.5%

Swiss citizens

369 75.9%

Foreign residents

117 24.1%

Population density

57 pop./km²

0–19 · 95 · 19.5%20–64 · 283 · 58.2%65+ · 108 · 22.2%

Foreign residents 24.1%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Perrefitte

BFS

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

50.0% YesNo 50.0%

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

61.9% YesNo 38.2%

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

27.4% YesNo 72.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

57.7% YesNo 42.3%

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

21.9% YesNo 78.1%

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

53.8% YesNo 46.2%

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

63.0% YesNo 37.0%

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

58.6% YesNo 41.4%

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

71.8% YesNo 28.2%

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

14.9% YesNo 85.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP42.0% · strongest party

SVP42.0%

FDP18.9%

SP18.3%

GRÜNE10.4%

EVP6.1%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier200%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

200%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 322 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'860 CHF(17.9%)

Rank 321 of 334 in the canton · 2069 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:17'860 CHF(~17.9%)

PerrefitteCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Perrefitte	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.5%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12.5%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	14%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	15.1%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	16%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.8%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.9%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18.7%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	19.6%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	20.5%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	21.3%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	22%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.9%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	25.5%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	27%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	28.2%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	29.3%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	30.3%	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 1991–20208.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'378 mm

8.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'156 m

Mean elevation

866 m

Relief

604 m

Mean slope

21.5°

Flat share

4.5%

South-facing

45.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 604 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

5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

6.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'100

5 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

26.2 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.89 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.25 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

26.2 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

4.98 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

261

Built before 194628.0%

Built since 200110.3%

4.98 %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 76 min · Car 62 min

AgglomerationPT 31 min · Car 17 min

Remoteness 98/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteperrefitte.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities486 #273 BE · #1820 CH Families & children19.5% #177 BE · #1298 CH Age structure22.2% #219 BE · #820 CH Women share48.1% #309 BE · #1835 CH Foreign residents24.1% #28 BE · #593 CH Population density57/km² #268 BE · #1741 CH Tax burden17'860 #323 BE · #2071 CH Taxes200% #322 BE Warmest municipalities8.5 °C #208 BE · #1561 CH Sunniest municipalities41.8% #178 BE · #1161 CH Rainiest municipalities1'378 mm #53 BE · #385 CH Voter turnout53.5% #144 BE · #1278 CH SVP strongholds42% #177 BE · #555 CH SP strongholds18.3% #79 BE · #592 CH Centre strongholds0.2% #328 BE · #2090 CH FDP strongholds18.9% #2 BE · #528 CH GLP strongholds1% #325 BE · #1924 CH Green strongholds10.4% #59 BE · #503 CH Largest by area8.6 km² #166 BE · #1082 CH Highest municipalities913 m #58 BE · #326 CH Remotest municipalities76 min #98 BE · #846 CH Best-connected municipalities76 min #237 BE · #1247 CH Highest peaks1'156 m #116 BE · #641 CH Highest-lying municipalities866 m #109 BE · #539 CH Greatest vertical range604 m #96 BE · #611 CH Steepest municipalities21.5° #53 BE · #358 CH Solar potential5 GWh #287 BE · #1912 CH Cheapest electricity26.2 Rp./kWh #13 BE · #494 CH Most expensive electricity26.2 Rp./kWh #321 BE · #1612 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

2742

Perrefitte

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Perrefitte2742

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Perrefitte?: The postal code of Perrefitte is 2742.
What is the tax rate in Perrefitte?: The municipal tax multiplier of Perrefitte is 200% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Perrefitte?: A single person without children pays about 17'860 CHF income tax in Perrefitte on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 321 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Perrefitte have?: Perrefitte has 486 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Perrefitte?: Perrefitte has 117 foreign residents, a share of 24.07% (2025).

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