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 · Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois

Perrefitte

2742

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

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%

Population change 2025: +6 (+1.3%) · 4 births · 6 deaths · net migration +11

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 Perrefitte

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 Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 26.2% Yes

20.9% YesNo 79.1%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 34.8% Yes

46.5% YesNo 53.6%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 40.6% Yes

34.8% YesNo 65.3%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 47.9% Yes

50.0% YesNo 50.0%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 48.1% Yes

61.9% YesNo 38.2%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 44.5% Yes

27.4% YesNo 72.6%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 54.5% Yes

57.7% YesNo 42.3%

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

21.9% YesNo 78.1%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 42.3% Yes

53.8% YesNo 46.2%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 54.0% Yes

63.0% YesNo 37.0%

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

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 25.09.2026

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 24.09.2026

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

Per inhabitant

10'226 kWh/yr

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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff H4

24.09 Rp./kWh

Energy

7.97 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.91 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

24.09 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 Perrefitte →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

4.98 %

Second homes

15.2 %

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 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

Workplaces

Services share

49.4 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 25 (30.9%) · Secondary 16 (19.8%) · Tertiary 40 (49.4%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

25 %

Farmland

207 ha

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

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 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number701

Websiteperrefitte.ch ↗

DistrictArrondissement administratif Jura bernois

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Perrefitte ranks

Largest municipalities486 #273 BE · #1820 CH Growing municipalities1.3% #88 BE · #659 CH Shrinking municipalities1.3% #248 BE · #1450 CH Jobs per resident0.17 #314 BE · #1898 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 turnout56.9% #93 BE · #959 CH SVP strongholds42% #178 BE · #556 CH SP strongholds18.3% #79 BE · #596 CH Centre strongholds0.2% #328 BE · #2095 CH FDP strongholds18.9% #2 BE · #529 CH GLP strongholds1% #325 BE · #1928 CH Green strongholds10.4% #59 BE · #505 CH Largest by area8.6 km² #166 BE · #1082 CH Highest municipalities913 m #58 BE · #326 CH Second homes15.2% #102 BE · #565 CH Organic farming25% #48 BE · #433 CH Best-connected municipalities76 min #237 BE · #1248 CH Remotest municipalities76 min #98 BE · #845 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 Solar potential per capita10'226 kWh #223 BE · #1034 CH Cheapest electricity24.09 Rp./kWh #12 BE · #239 CH Most expensive electricity24.09 Rp./kWh #321 BE · #1867 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

2742

Perrefitte

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Perrefitte2742

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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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