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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
951 48.6%
Men
1'006 51.4%
Children & youth (0–19)
349 17.8%
Swiss citizens
1'563 79.9%
Foreign residents
394 20.1%
Population density
82 pop./km²
0–19 · 349 · 17.8%20–64 · 1'159 · 59.2%65+ · 449 · 22.9%
Foreign residents 20.1%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −19 (−1%) · 17 births · 15 deaths · net migration −19
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
23.7% YesNo 76.3%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 34.8% Yes
32.2% YesNo 67.8%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 40.6% Yes
33.1% YesNo 66.9%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 47.9% Yes
49.5% YesNo 50.5%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 48.1% Yes
49.8% YesNo 50.2%
14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 44.5% Yes
40.5% YesNo 59.5%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 54.5% Yes
53.4% YesNo 46.6%
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
26.7% YesNo 73.3%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 42.3% Yes
41.3% YesNo 58.7%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 54.0% Yes
54.8% YesNo 45.2%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP38.9% · strongest party
SVP38.9%
SP22.5%
GRÜNE11.9%
FDP9.9%
GLP7.8%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier155%
Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%
155%BE range 89%220%
Tax rank 57 of 334 in canton Bern
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'398 CHF(16.4%)
Rank 56 of 334 in the canton · 1502 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
0%9%18%26%35%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:16'398 CHF(~16.4%)
Péry-La HeutteCanton range BernSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomePéry-La HeutteBernSwitzerland median
40'0009.6%8.3–10.9%5.4%
50'00011.4%9.8–13%7.8%
60'00012.8%11–14.5%10.5%
70'00013.9%12–15.7%11.9%
80'00014.6%12.6–16.5%13.1%
90'00015.4%13.4–17.5%14.1%
100'00016.4%14.3–18.5%15.3%
110'00017.2%15–19.4%16.3%
120'00018.1%15.8–20.3%17.2%
130'00018.9%16.5–21.2%18.1%
140'00019.6%17.2–22%19%
150'00020.3%17.9–22.8%19.7%
175'00022.1%19.5–24.7%21.6%
200'00023.7%20.9–26.3%23.2%
225'00025%22.2–27.8%24.6%
250'00026.3%23.3–29.1%25.8%
275'00027.3%24.3–30.2%26.8%
300'00028.2%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 1991–20207.6 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'416 mm
7.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
1'310 m
Mean elevation
883 m
Relief
783 m
Mean slope
22.3°
Flat share
8.0%
South-facing
51.5%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 783 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
17 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
22.4 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'800
Per inhabitant
8'661 kWh/yr
17 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
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
Premium 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 · ARE
Vacancy rate
1.39 %
Second homes
17.4 %
Avg. rooms
3.9
Dwellings
1'081
Built before 194633.4%
Built since 20019.4%
1.39 %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
479
Workplaces
107
Services share
49.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 28 (5.8%) · Secondary 212 (44.3%) · Tertiary 239 (49.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
8
Organic share
37.5 %
Farmland
245 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 69 min · Car 48 min
AgglomerationPT 28 min · Car 19 min
Remoteness 135/334 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number450
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'957 #128 BE · #981 CHGrowing municipalities-1% #267 BE · #1797 CHShrinking municipalities-1% #68 BE · #312 CHJobs per resident0.24 #265 BE · #1564 CHFamilies & children17.8% #261 BE · #1694 CHAge structure22.9% #186 BE · #691 CHWomen share48.6% #293 BE · #1667 CHForeign residents20.1% #48 BE · #852 CHPopulation density82/km² #236 BE · #1578 CHTax burden16'398 #62 BE · #1509 CHTaxes155% #57 BEWarmest municipalities7.6 °C #275 BE · #1758 CHSunniest municipalities41% #237 BE · #1400 CHRainiest municipalities1'416 mm #37 BE · #332 CHVoter turnout45.5% #311 BE · #2020 CHAgainst Switzerland20.6% #73 BE · #456 CHAligned with Switzerland79.4% #127 BE · #946 CHSVP strongholds38.9% #213 BE · #726 CHSP strongholds22.5% #26 BE · #295 CHCentre strongholds3.8% #290 BE · #1925 CHFDP strongholds9.9% #43 BE · #1402 CHGLP strongholds7.8% #158 BE · #608 CHGreen strongholds11.9% #37 BE · #355 CHLargest by area23.8 km² #55 BE · #403 CHHighest municipalities715 m #117 BE · #573 CHSecond homes17.4% #72 BE · #429 CHOrganic farming37.5% #19 BE · #215 CHBest-connected municipalities69 min #198 BE · #1045 CHRemotest municipalities69 min #135 BE · #1047 CHHighest peaks1'310 m #78 BE · #542 CHHighest-lying municipalities883 m #103 BE · #520 CHGreatest vertical range783 m #66 BE · #514 CHSteepest municipalities22.3° #47 BE · #331 CHSolar potential17 GWh #170 BE · #1148 CHSolar potential per capita8'661 kWh #268 BE · #1329 CHCheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #69 BE · #563 CHMost expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #156 BE · #1426 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 5
What is the postal code of Péry-La Heutte?
Péry-La Heutte has 5 postal codes: 2535, 2603, 2604, 2732, 2735.
What is the tax rate in Péry-La Heutte?
The municipal tax multiplier of Péry-La Heutte is 155% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Péry-La Heutte?
A single person without children pays about 16'398 CHF income tax in Péry-La Heutte on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 56 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Péry-La Heutte have?
Péry-La Heutte has 1'957 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Péry-La Heutte?
Péry-La Heutte has 394 foreign residents, a share of 20.13% (2025).

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