What is the postal code of Rütschelen?

The postal code of Rütschelen is 4933.

What is the tax rate in Rütschelen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Rütschelen is 170% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Rütschelen?

A single person without children pays about 16'886 CHF income tax in Rütschelen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 138 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Rütschelen have?

Rütschelen has 597 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Rütschelen?

Rütschelen has 26 foreign residents, a share of 4.36% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Rütschelen

4933

BE CANTON4933

Residents

597

Area

4 km²

Population density

150 pop./km²

Elevation

575 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

170%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

299 50.1%

Men

298 49.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

143 24.0%

Swiss citizens

571 95.6%

Foreign residents

26 4.4%

Population density

150 pop./km²

0–19 · 143 · 24.0%20–64 · 332 · 55.6%65+ · 122 · 20.4%

Foreign residents 4.4%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Rütschelen

BFS

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

61.3% YesNo 38.7%

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

57.8% YesNo 42.2%

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

30.4% YesNo 69.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

41.2% YesNo 58.8%

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

18.6% YesNo 81.4%

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

41.0% YesNo 59.0%

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

35.5% YesNo 64.6%

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

69.2% YesNo 30.8%

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

42.2% YesNo 57.8%

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

13.5% YesNo 86.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP45.1% · strongest party

SVP45.1%

GRÜNE10.9%

Mitte9.7%

GLP8.2%

SP6.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier170%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

170%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 152 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'886 CHF(16.9%)

Rank 138 of 334 in the canton · 1790 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:16'886 CHF(~16.9%)

RütschelenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Rütschelen	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.9%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.8%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.2%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.3%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.1%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.9%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.9%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.7%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.6%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.4%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.2%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.9%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.7%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.3%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.7%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26.9%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28.9%	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 1991–20209.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'125 mm

9.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

740 m

Mean elevation

584 m

Relief

232 m

Mean slope

8.1°

Flat share

38.6%

South-facing

4.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 232 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

9.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'600

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 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 %

Avg. rooms

4.3

Dwellings

273

Built before 194651.3%

Built since 200110.6%

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 76 min · Car 54 min

AgglomerationPT 30 min · Car 13 min

Remoteness 95/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteruetschelen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities597 #247 BE · #1720 CH Families & children24% #6 BE · #162 CH Age structure20.4% #277 BE · #1157 CH Women share50.1% #171 BE · #841 CH Foreign residents4.4% #281 BE · #2038 CH Population density150/km² #155 BE · #1223 CH Tax burden16'886 #149 BE · #1801 CH Taxes170% #152 BE Warmest municipalities9.1 °C #141 BE · #1283 CH Sunniest municipalities40.8% #252 BE · #1477 CH Rainiest municipalities1'125 mm #183 BE · #953 CH Voter turnout50% #234 BE · #1693 CH SVP strongholds45.1% #136 BE · #394 CH SP strongholds6.7% #282 BE · #1806 CH Centre strongholds9.7% #105 BE · #1223 CH FDP strongholds6.2% #151 BE · #1758 CH GLP strongholds8.2% #144 BE · #545 CH Green strongholds10.9% #51 BE · #452 CH Largest by area4 km² #263 BE · #1704 CH Highest municipalities575 m #187 BE · #901 CH Remotest municipalities76 min #95 BE · #843 CH Best-connected municipalities76 min #234 BE · #1244 CH Highest peaks740 m #201 BE · #1103 CH Highest-lying municipalities584 m #201 BE · #1077 CH Greatest vertical range232 m #189 BE · #1214 CH Steepest municipalities8.1° #181 BE · #1098 CH Solar potential7 GWh #262 BE · #1746 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #40 BE · #800 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #127 BE · #1132 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

4933

Rütschelen

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Rütschelen4933

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Rütschelen?: The postal code of Rütschelen is 4933.
What is the tax rate in Rütschelen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Rütschelen is 170% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Rütschelen?: A single person without children pays about 16'886 CHF income tax in Rütschelen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 138 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Rütschelen have?: Rütschelen has 597 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Rütschelen?: Rütschelen has 26 foreign residents, a share of 4.36% (2025).

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