What is the postal code of Saxeten?

The postal code of Saxeten is 3813.

What is the tax rate in Saxeten?

The municipal tax multiplier of Saxeten is 169% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Saxeten?

A single person without children pays about 16'853 CHF income tax in Saxeten on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 126 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Saxeten have?

Saxeten has 92 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Saxeten?

Saxeten has 8 foreign residents, a share of 8.7% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Saxeten

3813

BE CANTON3813

Residents

Area

19.4 km²

Population density

5 pop./km²

Elevation

1'239 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

2'689 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

169%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

38 41.3%

Men

54 58.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

8 8.7%

Swiss citizens

84 91.3%

Foreign residents

8 8.7%

Population density

5 pop./km²

0–19 · 8 · 8.7%20–64 · 54 · 58.7%65+ · 30 · 32.6%

Foreign residents 8.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Saxeten

BFS

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

70.0% YesNo 30.0%

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

75.0% YesNo 25.0%

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

27.9% YesNo 72.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

30.6% YesNo 69.4%

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

14.3% YesNo 85.7%

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

48.0% YesNo 52.0%

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

63.0% YesNo 37.0%

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

68.1% YesNo 31.9%

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

54.0% YesNo 46.0%

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

24.3% YesNo 75.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP70.0% · strongest party

SVP70.0%

SP10.1%

GRÜNE6.8%

Mitte4.2%

Übrige3.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier169%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

169%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 126 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'853 CHF(16.9%)

Rank 126 of 334 in the canton · 1777 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:16'853 CHF(~16.9%)

SaxetenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Saxeten	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.9%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.7%	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%	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	24.2%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.6%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26.9%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	27.9%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28.8%	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 1991–20206.9 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)4.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'470 mm

6.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'689 m

Mean elevation

1'633 m

Relief

1'845 m

Mean slope

30.5°

Flat share

0.3%

South-facing

6.9%

Above 2000 m

13.6%

Relief 1'845 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

2.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

500

2 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

0.84 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

119

Built before 194645.4%

Built since 20013.4%

0.84 %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 122 min · Car 60 min

AgglomerationPT 43 min · Car 18 min

Remoteness 9/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitesaxeten.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities92 #328 BE · #2089 CH Families & children8.7% #334 BE · #2094 CH Age structure32.6% #8 BE · #53 CH Women share41.3% #334 BE · #2104 CH Foreign residents8.7% #188 BE · #1814 CH Population density5/km² #332 BE · #2073 CH Tax burden16'853 #135 BE · #1786 CH Taxes169% #126 BE Warmest municipalities6.9 °C #309 BE · #1855 CH Sunniest municipalities46.8% #37 BE · #471 CH Rainiest municipalities1'470 mm #23 BE · #275 CH Voter turnout56.4% #79 BE · #876 CH SVP strongholds70% #7 BE · #10 CH SP strongholds10.1% #236 BE · #1506 CH Centre strongholds4.2% #282 BE · #1877 CH FDP strongholds0.3% #329 BE · #2072 CH GLP strongholds0% #328 BE · #2015 CH Green strongholds6.8% #160 BE · #1137 CH Largest by area19.4 km² #80 BE · #495 CH Highest municipalities1'239 m #23 BE · #163 CH Remotest municipalities122 min #9 BE · #170 CH Best-connected municipalities122 min #326 BE · #1938 CH Highest peaks2'689 m #18 BE · #211 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'633 m #11 BE · #172 CH Greatest vertical range1'845 m #19 BE · #241 CH Steepest municipalities30.5° #12 BE · #80 CH Solar potential2 GWh #328 BE · #2074 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #94 BE · #854 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #181 BE · #1186 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3813

Saxeten

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Saxeten3813

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Matten bei Interlaken

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Saxeten?: The postal code of Saxeten is 3813.
What is the tax rate in Saxeten?: The municipal tax multiplier of Saxeten is 169% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Saxeten?: A single person without children pays about 16'853 CHF income tax in Saxeten on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 126 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Saxeten have?: Saxeten has 92 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Saxeten?: Saxeten has 8 foreign residents, a share of 8.7% (2025).

Map

OpenStreetMap

Compare

Saxeten compared with