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).

Plateau de Diesse (BE): Postal Codes 2515–2517, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

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%

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

Vote results for Plateau de Diesse

BFS

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

44.4% YesNo 55.6%

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

41.2% YesNo 58.8%

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

50.4% YesNo 49.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

60.4% YesNo 39.6%

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

33.6% YesNo 66.4%

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

36.7% YesNo 63.3%

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

51.7% YesNo 48.3%

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

64.9% YesNo 35.1%

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

63.6% YesNo 36.4%

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

33.3% YesNo 66.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP29.1% · strongest party

SVP29.1%

SP22.0%

GRÜNE21.6%

FDP6.7%

GLP6.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier185%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

185%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 257 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax 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

Income tax as % of gross income

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 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual 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 m

Highest 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

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

26.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

35.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'000

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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff range H4

27.7–34.21 Rp./kWh

30.95 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.35 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operators BKW Energie AG · Commune Mixte de Lamboing, Service Electricité

This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.

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

1.06 %

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 88 min · Car 57 min

AgglomerationPT 44 min · Car 26 min

Remoteness 59/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteleplateaudediesse.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

31

Largest municipalities2'251 #119 BE · #908 CH Families & children19.8% #148 BE · #1214 CH Age structure23.5% #159 BE · #575 CH Women share50.4% #151 BE · #673 CH Foreign residents14% #106 BE · #1360 CH Population density88/km² #228 BE · #1547 CH Tax burden17'373 #256 BE · #1991 CH Taxes185% #257 BE Warmest municipalities8.5 °C #209 BE · #1562 CH Sunniest municipalities41.7% #184 BE · #1174 CH Rainiest municipalities1'285 mm #87 BE · #518 CH Voter turnout47.3% #283 BE · #1905 CH Against Switzerland25.3% #43 BE · #228 CH Aligned with Switzerland74.7% #159 BE · #1225 CH SVP strongholds29.1% #287 BE · #1320 CH SP strongholds22% #33 BE · #319 CH Centre strongholds5.1% #263 BE · #1773 CH FDP strongholds6.7% #138 BE · #1728 CH GLP strongholds6.4% #205 BE · #874 CH Green strongholds21.6% #4 BE · #15 CH Largest by area25.6 km² #48 BE · #355 CH Highest municipalities822 m #80 BE · #393 CH Remotest municipalities88 min #59 BE · #577 CH Best-connected municipalities88 min #278 BE · #1514 CH Highest peaks1'381 m #72 BE · #512 CH Highest-lying municipalities966 m #72 BE · #444 CH Greatest vertical range636 m #90 BE · #591 CH Steepest municipalities10.6° #147 BE · #878 CH Solar potential27 GWh #101 BE · #769 CH Cheapest electricity30.95 Rp./kWh #280 BE · #1825 CH Most expensive electricity30.95 Rp./kWh #55 BE · #282 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Diesse2517 Lamboing2516 Prêles2515

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

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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