What is the postal code of Röthenbach im Emmental?

Röthenbach im Emmental has 5 postal codes: 3533, 3537, 3538, 3615, 3618.

What is the tax rate in Röthenbach im Emmental?

The municipal tax multiplier of Röthenbach im Emmental is 200% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Röthenbach im Emmental?

A single person without children pays about 17'860 CHF income tax in Röthenbach im Emmental on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 321 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Röthenbach im Emmental have?

Röthenbach im Emmental has 1'221 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Röthenbach im Emmental?

Röthenbach im Emmental has 39 foreign residents, a share of 3.19% (2025).

Röthenbach im Emmental (BE): Postal Codes 3533

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

603 49.4%

Men

618 50.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

267 21.9%

Swiss citizens

1'182 96.8%

Foreign residents

39 3.2%

Population density

33 pop./km²

0–19 · 267 · 21.9%20–64 · 700 · 57.3%65+ · 254 · 20.8%

Foreign residents 3.2%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Röthenbach im Emmental

BFS

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

66.7% YesNo 33.3%

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

81.0% YesNo 19.0%

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

16.3% YesNo 83.7%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

18.2% YesNo 81.8%

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

8.1% YesNo 91.9%

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

52.2% YesNo 47.8%

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

57.2% YesNo 42.8%

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

71.0% YesNo 29.0%

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

64.0% YesNo 36.0%

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

7.5% YesNo 92.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP68.0% · strongest party

SVP68.0%

EDU9.0%

Übrige4.3%

Mitte4.2%

EVP3.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier200%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

200%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 325 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'860 CHF(17.9%)

Rank 321 of 334 in the canton · 2069 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:17'860 CHF(~17.9%)

Röthenbach im EmmentalCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Röthenbach im Emmental	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.5%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12.5%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	14%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	15.1%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	16%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.8%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.9%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18.7%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	19.6%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	20.5%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	21.3%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	22%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.9%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	25.5%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	27%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	28.2%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	29.3%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	30.3%	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 1991–20207.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'350 mm

7.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'531 m

Mean elevation

1'007 m

Relief

754 m

Mean slope

15.4°

Flat share

9.4%

South-facing

22.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 754 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

19.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

24.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'300

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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

27.7 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.89 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.25 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.8 Rp./kWh

27.7 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.35 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.16 %

Avg. rooms

4

Dwellings

616

Built before 194653.9%

Built since 20017.8%

0.16 %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 79 min · Car 50 min

AgglomerationPT 79 min · Car 31 min

Remoteness 86/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteroethenbach.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

31

Largest municipalities1'221 #177 BE · #1310 CH Families & children21.9% #50 BE · #559 CH Age structure20.8% #261 BE · #1072 CH Women share49.4% #250 BE · #1308 CH Foreign residents3.2% #302 BE · #2068 CH Population density33/km² #293 BE · #1882 CH Tax burden17'860 #325 BE · #2073 CH Taxes200% #325 BE Warmest municipalities7.5 °C #285 BE · #1778 CH Sunniest municipalities44.2% #93 BE · #791 CH Rainiest municipalities1'350 mm #68 BE · #427 CH Voter turnout48.8% #254 BE · #1791 CH Against Switzerland34% #8 BE · #21 CH Aligned with Switzerland66% #195 BE · #1438 CH SVP strongholds68% #12 BE · #17 CH SP strongholds3.6% #320 BE · #1988 CH Centre strongholds4.2% #283 BE · #1878 CH FDP strongholds2.3% #300 BE · #2006 CH GLP strongholds2.4% #309 BE · #1692 CH Green strongholds1.8% #323 BE · #1968 CH Largest by area36.8 km² #32 BE · #248 CH Highest municipalities833 m #73 BE · #376 CH Remotest municipalities79 min #86 BE · #775 CH Best-connected municipalities79 min #250 BE · #1322 CH Highest peaks1'531 m #63 BE · #454 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'007 m #63 BE · #413 CH Greatest vertical range754 m #69 BE · #523 CH Steepest municipalities15.4° #90 BE · #565 CH Solar potential20 GWh #148 BE · #1032 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #184 BE · #944 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #271 BE · #1276 CH

Postal codes (5)

swisstopo

Röthenbach im Emmental

Localities

swisstopo · 5

Bowil3533 Eggiwil3537 Heimenschwand3615 Röthenbach im Emmental3538 Süderen3618

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Röthenbach im Emmental?: Röthenbach im Emmental has 5 postal codes: 3533, 3537, 3538, 3615, 3618.
What is the tax rate in Röthenbach im Emmental?: The municipal tax multiplier of Röthenbach im Emmental is 200% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Röthenbach im Emmental?: A single person without children pays about 17'860 CHF income tax in Röthenbach im Emmental on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 321 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Röthenbach im Emmental have?: Röthenbach im Emmental has 1'221 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Röthenbach im Emmental?: Röthenbach im Emmental has 39 foreign residents, a share of 3.19% (2025).

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