What is the postal code of Riggisberg?

Riggisberg has 4 postal codes: 3099, 3128, 3132, 3664.

What is the tax rate in Riggisberg?

The municipal tax multiplier of Riggisberg is 180% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Riggisberg?

A single person without children pays about 17'210 CHF income tax in Riggisberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 211 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Riggisberg have?

Riggisberg has 3'078 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Riggisberg?

Riggisberg has 207 foreign residents, a share of 6.73% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Riggisberg

3099–3664

BE CANTON3099 3128 3132 3664

Residents

3'078

Area

34.5 km²

Population density

89 pop./km²

Elevation

762 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'619 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

180%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'555 50.5%

Men

1'523 49.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

581 18.9%

Swiss citizens

2'871 93.3%

Foreign residents

207 6.7%

Population density

89 pop./km²

0–19 · 581 · 18.9%20–64 · 1'689 · 54.9%65+ · 808 · 26.3%

Foreign residents 6.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Riggisberg

BFS

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

60.7% YesNo 39.4%

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

62.5% YesNo 37.5%

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

33.5% YesNo 66.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

40.8% YesNo 59.2%

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

18.7% YesNo 81.3%

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

44.7% YesNo 55.3%

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

41.4% YesNo 58.6%

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

73.8% YesNo 26.2%

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

47.4% YesNo 52.6%

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

12.5% YesNo 87.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP51.9% · strongest party

SVP51.9%

SP8.9%

Mitte7.6%

GLP7.2%

GRÜNE5.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier180%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

180%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 222 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'210 CHF(17.2%)

Rank 211 of 334 in the canton · 1922 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:17'210 CHF(~17.2%)

RiggisbergCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Riggisberg	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.1%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.4%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.6%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.4%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.2%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.2%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18.1%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.9%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.8%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.6%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.3%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.1%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.7%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.1%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.4%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.4%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.3%	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 1991–20208.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'159 mm

8.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'619 m

Mean elevation

959 m

Relief

1'085 m

Mean slope

13.6°

Flat share

15.6%

South-facing

13.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 1'085 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

40 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

52.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

8'900

40 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

27.7–38.44 Rp./kWh

33.07 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operators BKW Energie AG · Energie Versorgung Riggisberg (EVR) AG

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

1.15 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

1'655

Built before 194633.4%

Built since 200117.7%

1.15 %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 52 min · Car 31 min

AgglomerationPT 51 min · Car 31 min

Remoteness 230/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteriggisberg.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'078 #86 BE · #712 CH Families & children18.9% #215 BE · #1459 CH Age structure26.3% #67 BE · #282 CH Women share50.5% #140 BE · #620 CH Foreign residents6.7% #235 BE · #1944 CH Population density89/km² #225 BE · #1536 CH Tax burden17'210 #225 BE · #1936 CH Taxes180% #222 BE Warmest municipalities8.3 °C #230 BE · #1632 CH Sunniest municipalities44.9% #75 BE · #672 CH Rainiest municipalities1'159 mm #159 BE · #798 CH Voter turnout51% #215 BE · #1596 CH Against Switzerland24.2% #50 BE · #279 CH Aligned with Switzerland75.8% #151 BE · #1177 CH SVP strongholds51.9% #87 BE · #189 CH SP strongholds8.9% #248 BE · #1610 CH Centre strongholds7.6% #181 BE · #1489 CH FDP strongholds5.2% #196 BE · #1838 CH GLP strongholds7.2% #177 BE · #709 CH Green strongholds5.9% #196 BE · #1335 CH Largest by area34.5 km² #37 BE · #269 CH Highest municipalities762 m #101 BE · #476 CH Remotest municipalities52 min #230 BE · #1571 CH Best-connected municipalities52 min #106 BE · #521 CH Highest peaks1'619 m #56 BE · #424 CH Highest-lying municipalities959 m #76 BE · #450 CH Greatest vertical range1'085 m #56 BE · #431 CH Steepest municipalities13.6° #106 BE · #647 CH Solar potential40 GWh #61 BE · #464 CH Cheapest electricity33.07 Rp./kWh #303 BE · #1996 CH Most expensive electricity33.07 Rp./kWh #32 BE · #111 CH

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 4

Burgistein3664 Riggisberg3132 Rümligen3128 Rüti b. Riggisberg3099

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Riggisberg?: Riggisberg has 4 postal codes: 3099, 3128, 3132, 3664.
What is the tax rate in Riggisberg?: The municipal tax multiplier of Riggisberg is 180% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Riggisberg?: A single person without children pays about 17'210 CHF income tax in Riggisberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 211 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Riggisberg have?: Riggisberg has 3'078 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Riggisberg?: Riggisberg has 207 foreign residents, a share of 6.73% (2025).

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