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

Scheuren

2556

BE CANTON2556

Residents

538

Area

2.1 km²

Population density

255 pop./km²

Elevation

434 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

178%

Postal codes

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

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%

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

Vote results for Scheuren

BFS

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

54.1% YesNo 46.0%

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

59.8% YesNo 40.2%

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

35.0% YesNo 65.0%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

55.1% YesNo 44.9%

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

22.2% YesNo 77.8%

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

47.8% YesNo 52.2%

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

51.2% YesNo 48.8%

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

75.2% YesNo 24.8%

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

60.5% YesNo 39.6%

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

15.7% YesNo 84.3%

All federal votes →

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

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 31.08.2026

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 31.08.2026

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

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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

26.2 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.89 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.25 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

26.2 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

1.29 %

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

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 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitegemeinde-scheuren.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities538 #259 BE · #1764 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 turnout58.2% #49 BE · #666 CH SVP strongholds45.6% #132 BE · #371 CH SP strongholds13.6% #165 BE · #1090 CH Centre strongholds9.1% #122 BE · #1282 CH FDP strongholds5.3% #188 BE · #1826 CH GLP strongholds3.6% #282 BE · #1466 CH Green strongholds8.6% #105 BE · #777 CH Largest by area2.1 km² #317 BE · #1993 CH Highest municipalities434 m #326 BE · #1671 CH Remotest municipalities65 min #157 BE · #1161 CH Best-connected municipalities65 min #177 BE · #931 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 Cheapest electricity26.2 Rp./kWh #15 BE · #496 CH Most expensive electricity26.2 Rp./kWh #323 BE · #1614 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

2556

Scheuren

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Scheuren2556

Nearby municipalities

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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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