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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
621 48.9%
Men
650 51.1%
Children & youth (0–19)
260 20.5%
Swiss citizens
1'201 94.5%
Foreign residents
70 5.5%
Population density
86 pop./km²
0–19 · 260 · 20.5%20–64 · 736 · 57.9%65+ · 275 · 21.6%
Foreign residents 5.5%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −14 (−1.1%) · 11 births · 14 deaths · net migration −13
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 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 28.7% Yes
30.4% YesNo 69.6%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 32.6% Yes
34.4% YesNo 65.6%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 56.9% Yes
57.1% YesNo 42.9%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 53.4% Yes
56.2% YesNo 43.8%
14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 39.5% Yes
39.1% YesNo 60.9%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 51.0% Yes
43.9% YesNo 56.1%
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 Seeland: 22.9% Yes
25.2% YesNo 74.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 39.6% Yes
39.0% YesNo 61.0%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 37.8% Yes
35.7% YesNo 64.3%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP40.8% · strongest party
SVP40.8%
SP13.8%
GLP10.8%
Mitte9.9%
GRÜNE6.0%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier169%
Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%
169%BE range 89%220%
Tax rank 130 of 334 in canton Bern
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'853 CHF(16.9%)
Rank 126 of 334 in the canton · 1777 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:16'853 CHF(~16.9%)
RadelfingenCanton range BernSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeRadelfingenBernSwitzerland median
40'0009.9%8.3–10.9%5.4%
50'00011.7%9.8–13%7.8%
60'00013.2%11–14.5%10.5%
70'00014.3%12–15.7%11.9%
80'00015%12.6–16.5%13.1%
90'00015.9%13.4–17.5%14.1%
100'00016.9%14.3–18.5%15.3%
110'00017.7%15–19.4%16.3%
120'00018.6%15.8–20.3%17.2%
130'00019.4%16.5–21.2%18.1%
140'00020.2%17.2–22%19%
150'00020.9%17.9–22.8%19.7%
175'00022.7%19.5–24.7%21.6%
200'00024.2%20.9–26.3%23.2%
225'00025.6%22.2–27.8%24.6%
250'00026.9%23.3–29.1%25.8%
275'00027.9%24.3–30.2%26.8%
300'00028.8%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 1991–20209.3 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'049 mm
9.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
745 m
Mean elevation
549 m
Relief
297 m
Mean slope
8.4°
Flat share
42.2%
South-facing
12.8%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 297 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
19.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
25.2 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'400
Per inhabitant
15'484 kWh/yr
20 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
0.46 %
Second homes
11.5 %
Avg. rooms
3.9
Dwellings
654
Built before 194648.8%
Built since 200112.7%
0.46 %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
277
Workplaces
96
Services share
40.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 118 (42.6%) · Secondary 47 (17.0%) · Tertiary 112 (40.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
36
Organic share
11.1 %
Farmland
820 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 35 min · Car 28 min
AgglomerationPT 27 min · Car 17 min
Remoteness 309/334 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number309
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'271 #172 BE · #1284 CHGrowing municipalities-1.1% #276 BE · #1833 CHShrinking municipalities-1.1% #58 BE · #274 CHJobs per resident0.22 #278 BE · #1664 CHFamilies & children20.5% #99 BE · #962 CHAge structure21.6% #235 BE · #925 CHWomen share48.9% #276 BE · #1544 CHForeign residents5.5% #257 BE · #1990 CHPopulation density86/km² #231 BE · #1556 CHTax burden16'853 #134 BE · #1785 CHTaxes169% #130 BEWarmest municipalities9.3 °C #88 BE · #1106 CHSunniest municipalities41% #231 BE · #1394 CHRainiest municipalities1'049 mm #261 BE · #1387 CHVoter turnout55.2% #134 BE · #1183 CHAgainst Switzerland14.7% #114 BE · #908 CHAligned with Switzerland85.3% #79 BE · #506 CHSVP strongholds40.8% #190 BE · #623 CHSP strongholds13.8% #160 BE · #1067 CHCentre strongholds9.9% #98 BE · #1205 CHFDP strongholds4.6% #216 BE · #1882 CHGLP strongholds10.8% #67 BE · #231 CHGreen strongholds6% #191 BE · #1321 CHLargest by area14.7 km² #110 BE · #661 CHHighest municipalities606 m #166 BE · #801 CHSecond homes11.5% #182 BE · #989 CHOrganic farming11.1% #159 BE · #1124 CHBest-connected municipalities35 min #25 BE · #157 CHRemotest municipalities35 min #309 BE · #1948 CHHighest peaks745 m #198 BE · #1092 CHHighest-lying municipalities549 m #229 BE · #1218 CHGreatest vertical range297 m #165 BE · #999 CHSteepest municipalities8.4° #175 BE · #1067 CHSolar potential20 GWh #147 BE · #1025 CHSolar potential per capita15'484 kWh #84 BE · #384 CHCheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #30 BE · #524 CHMost expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #117 BE · #1387 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 2
What is the postal code of Radelfingen?
Radelfingen has 2 postal codes: 3036, 3271.
What is the tax rate in Radelfingen?
The municipal tax multiplier of Radelfingen is 169% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Radelfingen?
A single person without children pays about 16'853 CHF income tax in Radelfingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 126 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Radelfingen have?
Radelfingen has 1'271 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Radelfingen?
Radelfingen has 70 foreign residents, a share of 5.51% (2025).

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