What is the postal code of Saules?

The postal code of Saules is 2732.

What is the tax rate in Saules?

The municipal tax multiplier of Saules is 194% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Saules?

A single person without children pays about 17'665 CHF income tax in Saules on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 294 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Saules have?

Saules has 151 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Saules?

Saules has 8 foreign residents, a share of 5.3% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Saules

2732

BE CANTON2732

Residents

151

Area

4.3 km²

Population density

35 pop./km²

Elevation

1'005 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'239 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

194%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

65 43.0%

Men

86 57.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

31 20.5%

Swiss citizens

143 94.7%

Foreign residents

8 5.3%

Population density

35 pop./km²

0–19 · 31 · 20.5%20–64 · 89 · 58.9%65+ · 31 · 20.5%

Foreign residents 5.3%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Saules

BFS

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

45.7% YesNo 54.3%

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

54.1% YesNo 46.0%

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

36.9% YesNo 63.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

50.9% YesNo 49.1%

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

31.6% YesNo 68.4%

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

52.6% YesNo 47.4%

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

66.7% YesNo 33.3%

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

57.1% YesNo 42.9%

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

64.9% YesNo 35.1%

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

27.0% YesNo 73.0%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP55.8% · strongest party

SVP55.8%

SP21.8%

FDP7.1%

EDU6.8%

EVP3.0%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier194%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

194%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 303 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'665 CHF(17.7%)

Rank 294 of 334 in the canton · 2038 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:17'665 CHF(~17.7%)

SaulesCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Saules	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.4%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12.3%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.8%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	15%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.8%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.7%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.7%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18.5%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	19.4%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	20.3%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	21.1%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.8%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.7%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	25.3%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.7%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	28%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	29%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	30%	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 1991–20207.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'455 mm

7.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'239 m

Mean elevation

971 m

Relief

511 m

Mean slope

13°

Flat share

9.6%

South-facing

45.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 511 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

2.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

3.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

600

3 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

4.2

Dwellings

Built before 194647.3%

Built since 20011.1%

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 100 min · Car 59 min

AgglomerationPT 61 min · Car 30 min

Remoteness 34/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitesaules-be.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities151 #324 BE · #2062 CH Families & children20.5% #101 BE · #964 CH Age structure20.5% #273 BE · #1139 CH Women share43% #332 BE · #2099 CH Foreign residents5.3% #259 BE · #1994 CH Population density35/km² #290 BE · #1873 CH Tax burden17'665 #306 BE · #2050 CH Taxes194% #303 BE Warmest municipalities7.4 °C #295 BE · #1800 CH Sunniest municipalities41.8% #179 BE · #1162 CH Rainiest municipalities1'455 mm #25 BE · #287 CH Voter turnout47% #288 BE · #1927 CH SVP strongholds55.8% #53 BE · #104 CH SP strongholds21.8% #36 BE · #335 CH Centre strongholds1.6% #322 BE · #2064 CH FDP strongholds7.1% #127 BE · #1690 CH GLP strongholds1.6% #319 BE · #1811 CH Green strongholds1.9% #321 BE · #1959 CH Largest by area4.3 km² #255 BE · #1660 CH Highest municipalities1'005 m #40 BE · #262 CH Remotest municipalities100 min #34 BE · #400 CH Best-connected municipalities100 min #303 BE · #1702 CH Highest peaks1'239 m #96 BE · #586 CH Highest-lying municipalities971 m #70 BE · #439 CH Greatest vertical range511 m #110 BE · #680 CH Steepest municipalities13° #117 BE · #698 CH Solar potential3 GWh #325 BE · #2065 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #130 BE · #890 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #217 BE · #1222 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

2732

Saules BE

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Saules BE2732

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Saules?: The postal code of Saules is 2732.
What is the tax rate in Saules?: The municipal tax multiplier of Saules is 194% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Saules?: A single person without children pays about 17'665 CHF income tax in Saules on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 294 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Saules have?: Saules has 151 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Saules?: Saules has 8 foreign residents, a share of 5.3% (2025).

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