What is the postal code of Rohrbachgraben?

The postal code of Rohrbachgraben is 4938.

What is the tax rate in Rohrbachgraben?

The municipal tax multiplier of Rohrbachgraben is 194% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Rohrbachgraben?

A single person without children pays about 17'665 CHF income tax in Rohrbachgraben on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 294 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Rohrbachgraben have?

Rohrbachgraben has 374 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Rohrbachgraben?

Rohrbachgraben has 29 foreign residents, a share of 7.75% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau

Rohrbachgraben

4938

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

179 47.9%

Men

195 52.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

87 23.3%

Swiss citizens

345 92.3%

Foreign residents

29 7.8%

Population density

58 pop./km²

0–19 · 87 · 23.3%20–64 · 207 · 55.3%65+ · 80 · 21.4%

Foreign residents 7.8%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −1 (−0.3%) · 3 births · 4 deaths · net migration +5

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

Vote results for Rohrbachgraben

BFS

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 Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 22.2% Yes

13.6% YesNo 86.4%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 32.3% Yes

58.5% YesNo 41.5%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 32.1% Yes

27.9% YesNo 72.1%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 58.5% Yes

62.0% YesNo 38.0%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 57.9% Yes

80.0% YesNo 20.0%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 34.8% Yes

10.8% YesNo 89.2%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 46.2% Yes

31.3% YesNo 68.8%

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 Oberaargau: 20.9% Yes

12.4% YesNo 87.6%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 42.2% Yes

56.5% YesNo 43.5%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 39.8% Yes

52.6% YesNo 47.4%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP42.8% · strongest party

SVP42.8%

EDU25.5%

EVP13.4%

Mitte4.2%

SP3.6%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier194%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

194%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 297 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'665 CHF(17.7%)

Rank 294 of 334 in the canton · 2038 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:17'665 CHF(~17.7%)

RohrbachgrabenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Rohrbachgraben	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.4%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12.3%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.8%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	15%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.8%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.7%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.7%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18.5%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	19.4%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	20.3%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	21.1%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.8%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.7%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	25.3%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.7%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	28%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	29%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	30%	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 1991–20208.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'229 mm

8.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

833 m

Mean elevation

714 m

Relief

227 m

Mean slope

12.4°

Flat share

13.1%

South-facing

12.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 227 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

7.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

8.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'600

Per inhabitant

18'850 kWh/yr

7 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

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 3

Standard model, deductible 300571 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Bern432 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Rohrbachgraben →Canton Bern →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 3 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 %

Second homes

14.9 %

Avg. rooms

4.4

Dwellings

181

Built before 194648.1%

Built since 20018.8%

0 %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

171

Workplaces

Services share

42.7 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 80 (46.8%) · Secondary 18 (10.5%) · Tertiary 73 (42.7%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

10.7 %

Farmland

500 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 104 min · Car 59 min

AgglomerationPT 57 min · Car 25 min

Remoteness 25/334 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number339

Websiterohrbachgraben.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Oberaargau

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Rohrbachgraben ranks

Largest municipalities374 #291 BE · #1906 CH Growing municipalities-0.3% #215 BE · #1551 CH Shrinking municipalities-0.3% #120 BE · #555 CH Jobs per resident0.46 #101 BE · #625 CH Families & children23.3% #17 BE · #257 CH Age structure21.4% #242 BE · #963 CH Women share47.9% #312 BE · #1880 CH Foreign residents7.8% #210 BE · #1878 CH Population density58/km² #264 BE · #1731 CH Tax burden17'665 #305 BE · #2049 CH Taxes194% #297 BE Warmest municipalities8.4 °C #213 BE · #1589 CH Sunniest municipalities41.2% #212 BE · #1303 CH Rainiest municipalities1'229 mm #122 BE · #630 CH Voter turnout51.7% #228 BE · #1616 CH SVP strongholds42.8% #167 BE · #508 CH SP strongholds3.6% #319 BE · #1992 CH Centre strongholds4.2% #281 BE · #1880 CH FDP strongholds1.8% #309 BE · #2033 CH GLP strongholds2.8% #297 BE · #1621 CH Green strongholds3.2% #297 BE · #1849 CH Largest by area6.5 km² #206 BE · #1329 CH Highest municipalities699 m #123 BE · #596 CH Second homes14.9% #108 BE · #585 CH Organic farming10.7% #171 BE · #1172 CH Best-connected municipalities104 min #307 BE · #1760 CH Remotest municipalities104 min #25 BE · #335 CH Highest peaks833 m #175 BE · #936 CH Highest-lying municipalities714 m #147 BE · #732 CH Greatest vertical range227 m #192 BE · #1234 CH Steepest municipalities12.4° #125 BE · #734 CH Solar potential7 GWh #264 BE · #1749 CH Solar potential per capita18'850 kWh #42 BE · #226 CH Cheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #39 BE · #533 CH Most expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #126 BE · #1396 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

4938

Rohrbachgraben

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Rohrbachgraben4938

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Rohrbachgraben?: The postal code of Rohrbachgraben is 4938.
What is the tax rate in Rohrbachgraben?: The municipal tax multiplier of Rohrbachgraben is 194% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Rohrbachgraben?: A single person without children pays about 17'665 CHF income tax in Rohrbachgraben on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 294 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Rohrbachgraben have?: Rohrbachgraben has 374 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Rohrbachgraben?: Rohrbachgraben has 29 foreign residents, a share of 7.75% (2025).

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