Switzerland · Canton BE · Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois
Plateau de Diesse
2515–2517Residents
2'251
Area
25.6 km²
Population density
88 pop./km²
Elevation
822 m a.s.l.
Terrain up to
1'381 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
185%
Postal codes
3
BFS no.
726
Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio
Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'134 50.4%
Men
1'117 49.6%
Children & youth (0–19)
446 19.8%
Swiss citizens
1'935 86.0%
Foreign residents
316 14.0%
Population density
88 pop./km²
0–19 · 446 · 19.8%20–64 · 1'275 · 56.6%65+ · 530 · 23.5%
Foreign residents 14.0%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +94 (+4.4%) · 12 births · 11 deaths · net migration +66
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
32.0% YesNo 68.0%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 34.8% Yes
26.7% YesNo 73.3%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 40.6% Yes
40.5% YesNo 59.5%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 47.9% Yes
44.4% YesNo 55.6%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 48.1% Yes
41.2% YesNo 58.8%
14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 44.5% Yes
50.4% YesNo 49.6%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 54.5% Yes
60.4% YesNo 39.6%
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
33.6% YesNo 66.4%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 42.3% Yes
36.7% YesNo 63.3%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 54.0% Yes
51.7% YesNo 48.3%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP29.1% · strongest party
SVP29.1%
SP22.0%
GRÜNE21.6%
FDP6.7%
GLP6.4%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier185%
Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%
185%BE range 89%220%
Tax rank 257 of 334 in canton BernTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
17'373 CHF(17.4%)
Rank 245 of 334 in the canton · 1980 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:17'373 CHF(~17.4%)
Plateau de DiesseCanton range BernSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Plateau de Diesse | Bern | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 10.2% | 8.3–10.9% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 12.1% | 9.8–13% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 13.6% | 11–14.5% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 14.7% | 12–15.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 15.5% | 12.6–16.5% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 16.4% | 13.4–17.5% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 17.4% | 14.3–18.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 18.2% | 15–19.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 19.1% | 15.8–20.3% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 19.9% | 16.5–21.2% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 20.7% | 17.2–22% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 21.5% | 17.9–22.8% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 23.3% | 19.5–24.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 24.9% | 20.9–26.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 26.3% | 22.2–27.8% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 27.6% | 23.3–29.1% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 28.6% | 24.3–30.2% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 29.6% | 25.1–31.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.5 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'285 mm
8.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'381 m
Mean elevation
966 m
Relief
636 m
Mean slope
10.6°
Flat share
33.2%
South-facing
37.6%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 636 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
26.9 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
35.1 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
6'000
Per inhabitant
11'937 kWh/yr
27 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 range H4
25.59–33.25 Rp./kWh
29.42 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 27.95 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operators BKW Energie AG · Commune Mixte de Lamboing, Service Electricité
ElCom tariff comparison ↗This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.
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
1.06 %
Second homes
17 %
Avg. rooms
3.9
Dwellings
1'137
Built before 194634.1%
Built since 200111.0%
1.06 %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
451
Workplaces
139
Services share
70.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 67 (14.9%) · Secondary 67 (14.9%) · Tertiary 317 (70.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
21
Organic share
4.8 %
Farmland
835 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 · CC0BFS municipality number726
Websiteleplateaudediesse.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities2'251 #119 BE · #908 CHGrowing municipalities4.4% #8 BE · #75 CHShrinking municipalities4.4% #327 BE · #2034 CHJobs per resident0.2 #291 BE · #1767 CHFamilies & children19.8% #148 BE · #1214 CHAge structure23.5% #159 BE · #575 CHWomen share50.4% #151 BE · #673 CHForeign residents14% #106 BE · #1360 CHPopulation density88/km² #228 BE · #1547 CHTax burden17'373 #256 BE · #1991 CHTaxes185% #257 BEWarmest municipalities8.5 °C #209 BE · #1562 CHSunniest municipalities41.7% #184 BE · #1174 CHRainiest municipalities1'285 mm #87 BE · #518 CHVoter turnout48.8% #282 BE · #1874 CHAgainst Switzerland24.8% #43 BE · #232 CHAligned with Switzerland75.2% #159 BE · #1220 CHSVP strongholds29.1% #287 BE · #1322 CHSP strongholds22% #33 BE · #321 CHCentre strongholds5.1% #263 BE · #1777 CHFDP strongholds6.7% #138 BE · #1732 CHGLP strongholds6.4% #205 BE · #875 CHGreen strongholds21.6% #4 BE · #15 CHLargest by area25.6 km² #48 BE · #355 CHHighest municipalities822 m #80 BE · #393 CHSecond homes17% #78 BE · #444 CHOrganic farming4.8% #243 BE · #1532 CHBest-connected municipalities88 min #278 BE · #1514 CHRemotest municipalities88 min #59 BE · #577 CHHighest peaks1'381 m #72 BE · #512 CHHighest-lying municipalities966 m #72 BE · #444 CHGreatest vertical range636 m #90 BE · #591 CHSteepest municipalities10.6° #147 BE · #878 CHSolar potential27 GWh #101 BE · #769 CHSolar potential per capita11'937 kWh #180 BE · #762 CHCheapest electricity29.42 Rp./kWh #281 BE · #1681 CHMost expensive electricity29.42 Rp./kWh #53 BE · #426 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Plateau de Diesse?
- Plateau de Diesse has 3 postal codes: 2515, 2516, 2517.
- What is the tax rate in Plateau de Diesse?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Plateau de Diesse is 185% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
- How much tax do you pay in Plateau de Diesse?
- A single person without children pays about 17'373 CHF income tax in Plateau de Diesse on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 245 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Plateau de Diesse have?
- Plateau de Diesse has 2'251 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Plateau de Diesse?
- Plateau de Diesse has 316 foreign residents, a share of 14.04% (2025).
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