What is the postal code of Rüschegg?

Rüschegg has 7 postal codes: 1738, 3099, 3152, 3153, 3154, 3156, 3157.

What is the tax rate in Rüschegg?

The municipal tax multiplier of Rüschegg is 174% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Rüschegg?

A single person without children pays about 17'016 CHF income tax in Rüschegg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 156 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Rüschegg have?

Rüschegg has 1'728 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Rüschegg?

Rüschegg has 70 foreign residents, a share of 4.05% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Rüschegg

1738–3157

BE CANTON1738 3099 3152 3153+3 PLZ

Residents

1'728

Area

57.3 km²

Population density

30 pop./km²

Elevation

1'313 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

2'180 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

174%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

849 49.1%

Men

879 50.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

316 18.3%

Swiss citizens

1'658 96.0%

Foreign residents

70 4.1%

Population density

30 pop./km²

0–19 · 316 · 18.3%20–64 · 935 · 54.1%65+ · 477 · 27.6%

Foreign residents 4.1%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Rüschegg

BFS

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

59.1% YesNo 41.0%

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

67.7% YesNo 32.3%

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

29.3% YesNo 70.8%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

41.8% YesNo 58.3%

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

19.0% YesNo 81.0%

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

52.7% YesNo 47.3%

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

52.4% YesNo 47.7%

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

65.2% YesNo 34.8%

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

59.9% YesNo 40.1%

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

15.6% YesNo 84.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP46.9% · strongest party

SVP46.9%

Mitte13.4%

SP9.7%

GRÜNE7.5%

FDP6.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier174%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

174%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 157 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'016 CHF(17%)

Rank 156 of 334 in the canton · 1838 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:17'016 CHF(~17%)

RüscheggCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Rüschegg	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.9%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.3%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.4%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.2%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.9%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.7%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.5%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.3%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.1%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.9%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.4%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.8%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.1%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.1%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.1%	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 1991–20201'260 mm

7.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'180 m

Mean elevation

1'269 m

Relief

1'477 m

Mean slope

17.2°

Flat share

5.8%

South-facing

16.1%

Above 2000 m

0.9%

Relief 1'477 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

24.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

32.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'400

24 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

0.66 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

1'061

Built before 194638.6%

Built since 20017.1%

0.66 %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 74 min · Car 43 min

AgglomerationPT 62 min · Car 43 min

Remoteness 111/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiterueschegg.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'728 #137 BE · #1065 CH Families & children18.3% #245 BE · #1612 CH Age structure27.6% #44 BE · #192 CH Women share49.1% #266 BE · #1462 CH Foreign residents4.1% #290 BE · #2048 CH Population density30/km² #296 BE · #1895 CH Tax burden17'016 #162 BE · #1844 CH Taxes174% #157 BE Warmest municipalities7.5 °C #284 BE · #1777 CH Sunniest municipalities45.2% #67 BE · #631 CH Rainiest municipalities1'260 mm #98 BE · #558 CH Voter turnout45.5% #304 BE · #1993 CH Against Switzerland37% #3 BE · #6 CH Aligned with Switzerland63% #198 BE · #1450 CH SVP strongholds46.9% #120 BE · #325 CH SP strongholds9.7% #238 BE · #1539 CH Centre strongholds13.4% #21 BE · #921 CH FDP strongholds6.4% #148 BE · #1748 CH GLP strongholds4.9% #250 BE · #1211 CH Green strongholds7.5% #135 BE · #968 CH Largest by area57.3 km² #20 BE · #146 CH Highest municipalities1'313 m #17 BE · #136 CH Remotest municipalities74 min #111 BE · #899 CH Best-connected municipalities74 min #227 BE · #1202 CH Highest peaks2'180 m #36 BE · #311 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'269 m #35 BE · #279 CH Greatest vertical range1'477 m #40 BE · #339 CH Steepest municipalities17.2° #75 BE · #485 CH Solar potential24 GWh #114 BE · #858 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #166 BE · #926 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #253 BE · #1258 CH

Postal codes (7)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 7

Mamishaus3152 Milken3157 Riffenmatt3156 Rüschegg Gambach3153 Rüschegg Heubach3154 Rüti b. Riggisberg3099 Sangernboden1738

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Rüschegg?: Rüschegg has 7 postal codes: 1738, 3099, 3152, 3153, 3154, 3156, 3157.
What is the tax rate in Rüschegg?: The municipal tax multiplier of Rüschegg is 174% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Rüschegg?: A single person without children pays about 17'016 CHF income tax in Rüschegg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 156 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Rüschegg have?: Rüschegg has 1'728 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Rüschegg?: Rüschegg has 70 foreign residents, a share of 4.05% (2025).

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