What is the postal code of Renan?

The postal code of Renan is 2616.

What is the tax rate in Renan?

The municipal tax multiplier of Renan is 204% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Renan?

A single person without children pays about 17'990 CHF income tax in Renan on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 327 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Renan have?

Renan has 935 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Renan?

Renan has 97 foreign residents, a share of 10.37% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Renan

2616

BE CANTON2616

Residents

935

Area

12.6 km²

Population density

74 pop./km²

Elevation

907 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'260 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

204%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

450 48.1%

Men

485 51.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

173 18.5%

Swiss citizens

838 89.6%

Foreign residents

97 10.4%

Population density

74 pop./km²

0–19 · 173 · 18.5%20–64 · 572 · 61.2%65+ · 190 · 20.3%

Foreign residents 10.4%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Renan

BFS

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

46.1% YesNo 53.9%

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

50.4% YesNo 49.6%

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

45.3% YesNo 54.7%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

53.2% YesNo 46.8%

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

33.0% YesNo 67.0%

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

40.5% YesNo 59.5%

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

57.1% YesNo 42.9%

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

68.2% YesNo 31.8%

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

71.6% YesNo 28.4%

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

24.0% YesNo 76.0%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP40.2% · strongest party

SVP40.2%

SP20.8%

GRÜNE17.1%

EVP5.5%

FDP5.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier204%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

204%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 329 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'990 CHF(18%)

Rank 327 of 334 in the canton · 2078 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:17'990 CHF(~18%)

RenanCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Renan	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.6%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12.6%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	14.1%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	15.3%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	16.1%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	17%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	18%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18.9%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	19.8%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	20.6%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	21.4%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	22.2%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	24.1%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	25.7%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	27.1%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	28.4%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	29.5%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	30.4%	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 1991–20206.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'336 mm

6.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'260 m

Mean elevation

1'000 m

Relief

432 m

Mean slope

13.5°

Flat share

11.0%

South-facing

24.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 432 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

11.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

15.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'500

11 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 H4

30.13 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.89 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

14.14 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.5 Rp./kWh

30.13 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Société des Forces Électriques de La Goule SA

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

2.55 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

509

Built before 194657.2%

Built since 20017.5%

2.55 %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 107 min · Car 75 min

AgglomerationPT 17 min · Car 21 min

Remoteness 20/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiterenan.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities935 #203 BE · #1492 CH Families & children18.5% #234 BE · #1570 CH Age structure20.3% #280 BE · #1172 CH Women share48.1% #307 BE · #1833 CH Foreign residents10.4% #148 BE · #1668 CH Population density74/km² #243 BE · #1620 CH Tax burden17'990 #329 BE · #2080 CH Taxes204% #329 BE Warmest municipalities6.7 °C #315 BE · #1877 CH Sunniest municipalities43.3% #126 BE · #963 CH Rainiest municipalities1'336 mm #71 BE · #443 CH Voter turnout46.3% #299 BE · #1967 CH SVP strongholds40.2% #195 BE · #649 CH SP strongholds20.8% #51 BE · #402 CH Centre strongholds4.6% #274 BE · #1827 CH FDP strongholds5.2% #192 BE · #1834 CH GLP strongholds3.7% #278 BE · #1453 CH Green strongholds17.1% #10 BE · #58 CH Largest by area12.6 km² #129 BE · #764 CH Highest municipalities907 m #59 BE · #329 CH Remotest municipalities107 min #20 BE · #288 CH Best-connected municipalities107 min #315 BE · #1808 CH Highest peaks1'260 m #91 BE · #574 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'000 m #65 BE · #419 CH Greatest vertical range432 m #128 BE · #771 CH Steepest municipalities13.5° #109 BE · #655 CH Solar potential11 GWh #215 BE · #1471 CH Cheapest electricity30.13 Rp./kWh #249 BE · #1639 CH Most expensive electricity30.13 Rp./kWh #87 BE · #468 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

2616

Renan BE

Localities

swisstopo · 2

La Cibourg2300 2333 2616 Renan BE2616

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Renan?: The postal code of Renan is 2616.
What is the tax rate in Renan?: The municipal tax multiplier of Renan is 204% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Renan?: A single person without children pays about 17'990 CHF income tax in Renan on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 327 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Renan have?: Renan has 935 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Renan?: Renan has 97 foreign residents, a share of 10.37% (2025).

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