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 · Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau

Rütschelen

4933

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

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%

Population change 2025: +15 (+2.6%) · 4 births · 2 deaths · net migration +14

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 Rütschelen

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

15.6% YesNo 84.4%

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

36.4% YesNo 63.6%

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

39.6% YesNo 60.4%

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

61.3% YesNo 38.7%

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

57.8% YesNo 42.2%

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

30.4% YesNo 69.6%

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

41.2% YesNo 58.8%

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

18.6% YesNo 81.4%

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

41.0% YesNo 59.0%

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

35.5% YesNo 64.6%

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

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 25.09.2026

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 24.09.2026

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

Per inhabitant

11'876 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 Rütschelen →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

15 %

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 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

Workplaces

Services share

48.8 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 33 (38.4%) · Secondary 11 (12.8%) · Tertiary 42 (48.8%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

233 ha

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

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 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number340

Websiteruetschelen.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Oberaargau

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Rütschelen ranks

Largest municipalities597 #247 BE · #1720 CH Growing municipalities2.6% #22 BE · #220 CH Shrinking municipalities2.6% #313 BE · #1888 CH Jobs per resident0.14 #328 BE · #2006 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 turnout51.1% #236 BE · #1680 CH SVP strongholds45.1% #136 BE · #393 CH SP strongholds6.7% #282 BE · #1811 CH Centre strongholds9.7% #105 BE · #1227 CH FDP strongholds6.2% #151 BE · #1762 CH GLP strongholds8.2% #143 BE · #544 CH Green strongholds10.9% #51 BE · #453 CH Largest by area4 km² #263 BE · #1704 CH Highest municipalities575 m #187 BE · #901 CH Second homes15% #107 BE · #581 CH Organic farming0% #259 BE · #1629 CH Best-connected municipalities76 min #234 BE · #1245 CH Remotest municipalities76 min #95 BE · #842 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 Solar potential per capita11'876 kWh #182 BE · #771 CH Cheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #40 BE · #534 CH Most expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #127 BE · #1397 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

4933

Rütschelen

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Rütschelen4933

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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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