What is the postal code of Pieterlen?

The postal code of Pieterlen is 2542.

What is the tax rate in Pieterlen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Pieterlen is 175% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Pieterlen?

A single person without children pays about 17'048 CHF income tax in Pieterlen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 167 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Pieterlen have?

Pieterlen has 5'255 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Pieterlen?

Pieterlen has 1'729 foreign residents, a share of 32.9% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne

Pieterlen

2542

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'659 50.6%

Men

2'596 49.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'179 22.4%

Swiss citizens

3'526 67.1%

Foreign residents

1'729 32.9%

Population density

629 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'179 · 22.4%20–64 · 3'180 · 60.5%65+ · 896 · 17.1%

Foreign residents 32.9%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +39 (+0.8%) · 63 births · 33 deaths · net migration −1

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 Pieterlen

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 Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 35.0% Yes

28.9% YesNo 71.1%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 24.0% Yes

30.5% YesNo 69.5%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 43.6% Yes

34.8% YesNo 65.2%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 44.6% Yes

55.1% YesNo 44.9%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 39.2% Yes

54.0% YesNo 46.0%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 52.4% Yes

37.0% YesNo 63.0%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 62.3% Yes

58.1% YesNo 41.9%

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 Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 37.1% Yes

25.3% YesNo 74.7%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 33.9% Yes

45.7% YesNo 54.3%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 36.5% Yes

44.5% YesNo 55.5%

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP36.8% · strongest party

SVP36.8%

SP16.6%

FDP8.7%

Mitte8.5%

GLP8.3%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier175%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

175%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 176 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'048 CHF(17%)

Rank 167 of 334 in the canton · 1863 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:17'048 CHF(~17%)

PieterlenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Pieterlen	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.9%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.3%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.4%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.2%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.1%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.9%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.8%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.6%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.4%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.1%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.9%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.5%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.9%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.1%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.2%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.1%	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 1991–20209.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'142 mm

9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

959 m

Mean elevation

538 m

Relief

530 m

Mean slope

13.4°

Flat share

38.6%

South-facing

52.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 530 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

32 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

42.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

7'100

Per inhabitant

6'088 kWh/yr

32 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

31.55 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.5 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

9.02 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

6.3 Rp./kWh

31.55 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 27.95 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator Einwohnergemeinde Pieterlen, Stromverkauf

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 Pieterlen →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

2.28 %

Second homes

9.9 %

Avg. rooms

3.6

Dwellings

2'496

Built before 194618.7%

Built since 200132.9%

2.28 %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

1'379

Workplaces

237

Services share

67 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 34 (2.5%) · Secondary 421 (30.5%) · Tertiary 924 (67.0%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

10 %

Farmland

263 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 68 min · Car 50 min

AgglomerationPT 18 min · Car 15 min

Remoteness 140/334 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number392

Websitepieterlen.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Pieterlen ranks

Largest municipalities5'255 #39 BE · #406 CH Growing municipalities0.8% #126 BE · #936 CH Shrinking municipalities0.8% #208 BE · #1168 CH Jobs per resident0.26 #245 BE · #1463 CH Families & children22.4% #34 BE · #435 CH Age structure17.1% #329 BE · #1753 CH Women share50.6% #126 BE · #565 CH Foreign residents32.9% #7 BE · #204 CH Population density629/km² #42 BE · #409 CH Tax burden17'048 #181 BE · #1877 CH Taxes175% #176 BE Warmest municipalities9.9 °C #40 BE · #591 CH Sunniest municipalities40.2% #306 BE · #1712 CH Rainiest municipalities1'142 mm #172 BE · #865 CH Voter turnout42% #326 BE · #2088 CH Against Switzerland14.9% #112 BE · #892 CH Aligned with Switzerland85.1% #89 BE · #558 CH SVP strongholds36.8% #235 BE · #851 CH SP strongholds16.6% #112 BE · #775 CH Centre strongholds8.5% #146 BE · #1369 CH FDP strongholds8.7% #68 BE · #1525 CH GLP strongholds8.3% #140 BE · #525 CH Green strongholds7.3% #143 BE · #1018 CH Largest by area8.4 km² #168 BE · #1104 CH Highest municipalities444 m #308 BE · #1582 CH Second homes9.9% #224 BE · #1214 CH Organic farming10% #184 BE · #1212 CH Best-connected municipalities68 min #194 BE · #1012 CH Remotest municipalities68 min #140 BE · #1076 CH Highest peaks959 m #144 BE · #764 CH Highest-lying municipalities538 m #236 BE · #1267 CH Greatest vertical range530 m #109 BE · #669 CH Steepest municipalities13.4° #110 BE · #664 CH Solar potential32 GWh #86 BE · #627 CH Solar potential per capita6'088 kWh #315 BE · #1823 CH Cheapest electricity31.55 Rp./kWh #305 BE · #1970 CH Most expensive electricity31.55 Rp./kWh #29 BE · #136 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

2542

Pieterlen

Localities

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Pieterlen2542

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Pieterlen?: The postal code of Pieterlen is 2542.
What is the tax rate in Pieterlen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Pieterlen is 175% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Pieterlen?: A single person without children pays about 17'048 CHF income tax in Pieterlen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 167 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Pieterlen have?: Pieterlen has 5'255 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Pieterlen?: Pieterlen has 1'729 foreign residents, a share of 32.9% (2025).

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