What is the postal code of Saanen?

Saanen has 7 postal codes: 1657, 3777, 3778, 3780, 3781, 3783, 3792.

What is the tax rate in Saanen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Saanen is 110% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Saanen?

A single person without children pays about 14'937 CHF income tax in Saanen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 5 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Saanen have?

Saanen has 6'967 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Saanen?

Saanen has 2'326 foreign residents, a share of 33.39% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Saanen

1657–3792

BE CANTON1657 3777 3778 3780+3 PLZ

Residents

6'967

Area

120.1 km²

Population density

58 pop./km²

Elevation

1'014 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

2'540 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

110%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

3'447 49.5%

Men

3'520 50.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'128 16.2%

Swiss citizens

4'641 66.6%

Foreign residents

2'326 33.4%

Population density

58 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'128 · 16.2%20–64 · 4'156 · 59.7%65+ · 1'683 · 24.2%

Foreign residents 33.4%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Saanen

BFS

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

64.2% YesNo 35.8%

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

54.7% YesNo 45.3%

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

33.9% YesNo 66.1%

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

16.1% YesNo 83.9%

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

39.9% YesNo 60.1%

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

43.4% YesNo 56.6%

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

73.2% YesNo 26.8%

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

50.5% YesNo 49.5%

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

8.8% YesNo 91.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP44.5% · strongest party

SVP44.5%

FDP15.6%

GLP12.4%

EDU8.2%

SP6.1%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier110%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

110%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 5 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

14'937 CHF(14.9%)

Rank 5 of 334 in the canton · 989 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:14'937 CHF(~14.9%)

SaanenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Saanen	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	8.7%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	10.3%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	11.6%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	12.6%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	13.3%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	14%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	14.9%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	15.7%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	16.5%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	17.3%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	18%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	18.7%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	20.3%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	21.8%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	23.1%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	24.3%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	25.2%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	26.1%	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 1991–20206.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'430 mm

6.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'540 m

Mean elevation

1'528 m

Relief

1'559 m

Mean slope

23.2°

Flat share

5.3%

South-facing

19.5%

Above 2000 m

6.9%

Relief 1'559 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

139.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

184.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

30'900

139 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

1.26 %

Avg. rooms

3.4

Dwellings

7'673

Built before 194626.4%

Built since 200121.0%

1.26 %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 113 min · Car 81 min

AgglomerationPT 76 min · Car 57 min

Remoteness 15/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitesaanen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities6'967 #24 BE · #280 CH Families & children16.2% #298 BE · #1901 CH Age structure24.2% #135 BE · #492 CH Women share49.5% #244 BE · #1250 CH Foreign residents33.4% #4 BE · #189 CH Population density58/km² #266 BE · #1733 CH Tax burden14'937 #7 BE · #991 CH Taxes110% #5 BE Warmest municipalities6.2 °C #323 BE · #1925 CH Sunniest municipalities49.3% #5 BE · #262 CH Rainiest municipalities1'430 mm #34 BE · #314 CH Voter turnout53.1% #158 BE · #1330 CH Against Switzerland23% #59 BE · #334 CH Aligned with Switzerland77% #143 BE · #1076 CH SVP strongholds44.5% #149 BE · #427 CH SP strongholds6.1% #297 BE · #1862 CH Centre strongholds5.2% #260 BE · #1765 CH FDP strongholds15.6% #5 BE · #769 CH GLP strongholds12.4% #39 BE · #126 CH Green strongholds3.4% #294 BE · #1821 CH Largest by area120.1 km² #9 BE · #52 CH Highest municipalities1'014 m #38 BE · #256 CH Remotest municipalities113 min #15 BE · #233 CH Best-connected municipalities113 min #321 BE · #1873 CH Highest peaks2'540 m #22 BE · #230 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'528 m #19 BE · #190 CH Greatest vertical range1'559 m #32 BE · #320 CH Steepest municipalities23.2° #43 BE · #317 CH Solar potential139 GWh #6 BE · #37 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #164 BE · #924 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #251 BE · #1256 CH

Postal codes (7)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 7

Abländschen1657 Grund b. Gstaad3783 Gstaad3780 Saanen3792 Saanenmöser3777 Schönried3778 Turbach3781

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Saanen?: Saanen has 7 postal codes: 1657, 3777, 3778, 3780, 3781, 3783, 3792.
What is the tax rate in Saanen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Saanen is 110% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Saanen?: A single person without children pays about 14'937 CHF income tax in Saanen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 5 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Saanen have?: Saanen has 6'967 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Saanen?: Saanen has 2'326 foreign residents, a share of 33.39% (2025).

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