What is the postal code of Rüeggisberg?

Rüeggisberg has 7 postal codes: 3087, 3088, 3089, 3099, 3132, 3154, 3155.

What is the tax rate in Rüeggisberg?

The municipal tax multiplier of Rüeggisberg is 185% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Rüeggisberg?

A single person without children pays about 17'373 CHF income tax in Rüeggisberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 245 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Rüeggisberg have?

Rüeggisberg has 1'756 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Rüeggisberg?

Rüeggisberg has 82 foreign residents, a share of 4.67% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Rüeggisberg

3087–3155

BE CANTON3087 3088 3089 3099+3 PLZ

Residents

1'756

Area

35.8 km²

Population density

49 pop./km²

Elevation

930 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

2'168 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

185%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

870 49.5%

Men

886 50.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

292 16.6%

Swiss citizens

1'674 95.3%

Foreign residents

82 4.7%

Population density

49 pop./km²

0–19 · 292 · 16.6%20–64 · 1'005 · 57.2%65+ · 459 · 26.1%

Foreign residents 4.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Rüeggisberg

BFS

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

58.9% YesNo 41.1%

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

67.3% YesNo 32.7%

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

30.6% YesNo 69.4%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

42.5% YesNo 57.5%

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

19.8% YesNo 80.3%

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

46.4% YesNo 53.6%

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

49.3% YesNo 50.7%

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

68.7% YesNo 31.3%

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

57.6% YesNo 42.4%

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

17.2% YesNo 82.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP58.1% · strongest party

SVP58.1%

SP8.7%

Mitte6.5%

GRÜNE5.5%

EDU5.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier185%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

185%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 259 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'373 CHF(17.4%)

Rank 245 of 334 in the canton · 1980 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:17'373 CHF(~17.4%)

RüeggisbergCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Rüeggisberg	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.2%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12.1%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.6%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.7%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.5%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.4%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.4%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18.2%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	19.1%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.9%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.7%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.5%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.3%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.9%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.3%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.6%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.6%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.6%	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 1991–20208.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'246 mm

8.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'168 m

Mean elevation

931 m

Relief

1'558 m

Mean slope

14.3°

Flat share

10.1%

South-facing

27.3%

Above 2000 m

0.2%

Relief 1'558 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

35.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

47.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

7'800

35 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

0.59 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

1'014

Built before 194649.6%

Built since 20018.7%

0.59 %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 75 min · Car 37 min

AgglomerationPT 73 min · Car 37 min

Remoteness 105/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiterueggisberg.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'756 #136 BE · #1054 CH Families & children16.6% #292 BE · #1865 CH Age structure26.1% #73 BE · #294 CH Women share49.5% #246 BE · #1252 CH Foreign residents4.7% #275 BE · #2026 CH Population density49/km² #275 BE · #1778 CH Tax burden17'373 #257 BE · #1992 CH Taxes185% #259 BE Warmest municipalities8.2 °C #238 BE · #1660 CH Sunniest municipalities44.9% #76 BE · #673 CH Rainiest municipalities1'246 mm #108 BE · #595 CH Voter turnout52.2% #184 BE · #1433 CH Against Switzerland27% #35 BE · #152 CH Aligned with Switzerland73% #167 BE · #1280 CH SVP strongholds58.1% #42 BE · #75 CH SP strongholds8.7% #250 BE · #1620 CH Centre strongholds6.5% #221 BE · #1627 CH FDP strongholds2.2% #303 BE · #2010 CH GLP strongholds5% #249 BE · #1182 CH Green strongholds5.5% #215 BE · #1435 CH Largest by area35.8 km² #36 BE · #259 CH Highest municipalities930 m #53 BE · #311 CH Remotest municipalities75 min #105 BE · #875 CH Best-connected municipalities75 min #231 BE · #1225 CH Highest peaks2'168 m #39 BE · #317 CH Highest-lying municipalities931 m #86 BE · #480 CH Greatest vertical range1'558 m #33 BE · #321 CH Steepest municipalities14.3° #97 BE · #608 CH Solar potential35 GWh #77 BE · #557 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #176 BE · #936 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #263 BE · #1268 CH

Postal codes (7)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 8

Helgisried-Rohrbach3155 Hinterfultigen3089 Niedermuhlern3087 Oberbütschel3088 Riggisberg3132 Rüeggisberg3088 Rüschegg Heubach3154 Rüti b. Riggisberg3099

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Rüeggisberg?: Rüeggisberg has 7 postal codes: 3087, 3088, 3089, 3099, 3132, 3154, 3155.
What is the tax rate in Rüeggisberg?: The municipal tax multiplier of Rüeggisberg is 185% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Rüeggisberg?: A single person without children pays about 17'373 CHF income tax in Rüeggisberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 245 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Rüeggisberg have?: Rüeggisberg has 1'756 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Rüeggisberg?: Rüeggisberg has 82 foreign residents, a share of 4.67% (2025).

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