What is the postal code of Scheuren?

The postal code of Scheuren is 2556.

What is the tax rate in Scheuren?

The municipal tax multiplier of Scheuren is 178% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Scheuren?

A single person without children pays about 17'146 CHF income tax in Scheuren on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 190 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Scheuren have?

Scheuren has 538 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Scheuren?

Scheuren has 68 foreign residents, a share of 12.64% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne

Scheuren

2556

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

270 50.2%

Men

268 49.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

121 22.5%

Swiss citizens

470 87.4%

Foreign residents

68 12.6%

Population density

255 pop./km²

0–19 · 121 · 22.5%20–64 · 313 · 58.2%65+ · 104 · 19.3%

Foreign residents 12.6%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +3 (+0.6%) · 4 births · 4 deaths · net migration +2

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 Scheuren

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 Biel/Bienne: 35.0% Yes

21.5% YesNo 78.5%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 24.0% Yes

39.0% YesNo 61.0%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 43.6% Yes

30.8% YesNo 69.2%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 44.6% Yes

54.1% YesNo 46.0%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 39.2% Yes

59.8% YesNo 40.2%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 52.4% Yes

35.0% YesNo 65.0%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 62.3% Yes

55.1% YesNo 44.9%

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 Biel/Bienne: 37.1% Yes

22.2% YesNo 77.8%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 33.9% Yes

47.8% YesNo 52.2%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 36.5% Yes

51.2% YesNo 48.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP45.6% · strongest party

SVP45.6%

SP13.6%

Mitte9.1%

GRÜNE8.6%

EDU6.3%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier178%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

178%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 190 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'146 CHF(17.1%)

Rank 190 of 334 in the canton · 1897 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:17'146 CHF(~17.1%)

ScheurenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Scheuren	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.1%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.4%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.5%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.3%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.2%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.1%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.9%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.7%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.5%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.2%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.6%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.3%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.3%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.2%	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 1991–202010 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'084 mm

10 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

434 m

Mean elevation

431 m

Relief

8 m

Mean slope

0.7°

Flat share

99.5%

South-facing

0.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 8 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

6.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

8.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'500

Per inhabitant

12'230 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

24.09 Rp./kWh

Energy

7.97 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.91 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

24.09 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 2

Standard model, deductible 300612 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Bern432 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Scheuren →Canton Bern →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 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

1.29 %

Second homes

3.9 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

233

Built before 194625.8%

Built since 200127.9%

1.29 %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

120

Workplaces

Services share

38.3 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 34 (28.3%) · Secondary 40 (33.3%) · Tertiary 46 (38.3%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

128 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 65 min · Car 42 min

AgglomerationPT 21 min · Car 18 min

Remoteness 157/334 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number747

Websitegemeinde-scheuren.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Scheuren ranks

Largest municipalities538 #259 BE · #1764 CH Growing municipalities0.6% #145 BE · #1063 CH Shrinking municipalities0.6% #191 BE · #1040 CH Jobs per resident0.22 #283 BE · #1669 CH Families & children22.5% #31 BE · #413 CH Age structure19.3% #303 BE · #1370 CH Women share50.2% #170 BE · #790 CH Foreign residents12.6% #123 BE · #1480 CH Population density255/km² #99 BE · #873 CH Tax burden17'146 #192 BE · #1899 CH Taxes178% #190 BE Warmest municipalities10 °C #36 BE · #488 CH Sunniest municipalities40% #327 BE · #1867 CH Rainiest municipalities1'084 mm #227 BE · #1193 CH Voter turnout59.8% #47 BE · #607 CH SVP strongholds45.6% #132 BE · #370 CH SP strongholds13.6% #165 BE · #1093 CH Centre strongholds9.1% #122 BE · #1286 CH FDP strongholds5.3% #188 BE · #1831 CH GLP strongholds3.6% #282 BE · #1467 CH Green strongholds8.6% #105 BE · #780 CH Largest by area2.1 km² #317 BE · #1993 CH Highest municipalities434 m #327 BE · #1672 CH Second homes3.9% #333 BE · #2101 CH Organic farming0% #317 BE · #1687 CH Best-connected municipalities65 min #177 BE · #931 CH Remotest municipalities65 min #157 BE · #1161 CH Highest peaks434 m #333 BE · #2046 CH Highest-lying municipalities431 m #333 BE · #1862 CH Greatest vertical range8 m #332 BE · #2106 CH Steepest municipalities0.7° #331 BE · #2092 CH Solar potential7 GWh #273 BE · #1787 CH Solar potential per capita12'230 kWh #172 BE · #729 CH Cheapest electricity24.09 Rp./kWh #14 BE · #241 CH Most expensive electricity24.09 Rp./kWh #323 BE · #1869 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

2556

Scheuren

Localities

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Scheuren2556

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Scheuren?: The postal code of Scheuren is 2556.
What is the tax rate in Scheuren?: The municipal tax multiplier of Scheuren is 178% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Scheuren?: A single person without children pays about 17'146 CHF income tax in Scheuren on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 190 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Scheuren have?: Scheuren has 538 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Scheuren?: Scheuren has 68 foreign residents, a share of 12.64% (2025).

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