What is the postal code of Seehof?

The postal code of Seehof is 2747.

What is the tax rate in Seehof?

The municipal tax multiplier of Seehof is 174% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Seehof?

A single person without children pays about 17'016 CHF income tax in Seehof on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 156 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Seehof have?

Seehof has 63 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Seehof?

Seehof has 8 foreign residents, a share of 12.7% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Seehof

2747

BE CANTON2747

Residents

Area

8.4 km²

Population density

7 pop./km²

Elevation

752 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'167 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

174%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

28 44.4%

Men

35 55.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

10 15.9%

Swiss citizens

55 87.3%

Foreign residents

8 12.7%

Population density

7 pop./km²

0–19 · 10 · 15.9%20–64 · 41 · 65.1%65+ · 12 · 19.0%

Foreign residents 12.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Seehof

BFS

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

59.3% YesNo 40.7%

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

83.3% YesNo 16.7%

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

29.2% YesNo 70.8%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

16.7% YesNo 83.3%

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

26.3% YesNo 73.7%

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

61.1% YesNo 38.9%

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

64.7% YesNo 35.3%

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

37.5% YesNo 62.5%

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

72.2% YesNo 27.8%

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

0.0% YesNo 100.0%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP58.8% · strongest party

SVP58.8%

SP17.9%

EDU7.6%

EVP6.0%

GRÜNE4.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier174%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

174%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 166 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'016 CHF(17%)

Rank 156 of 334 in the canton · 1838 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:17'016 CHF(~17%)

SeehofCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Seehof	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.9%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.3%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.4%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.2%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.9%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.7%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.5%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.3%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.1%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.9%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.4%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.8%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.1%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.1%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.1%	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 1991–20207.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'553 mm

7.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'167 m

Mean elevation

920 m

Relief

505 m

Mean slope

24.3°

Flat share

2.5%

South-facing

30.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 505 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

1.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

2.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

400

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 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

Built before 194638.7%

Built since 20013.2%

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 113 min · Car 76 min

AgglomerationPT 57 min · Car 31 min

Remoteness 14/334 in canton

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

Rankings

Largest municipalities63 #330 BE · #2097 CH Families & children15.9% #304 BE · #1920 CH Age structure19% #309 BE · #1429 CH Women share44.4% #329 BE · #2088 CH Foreign residents12.7% #121 BE · #1474 CH Population density7/km² #331 BE · #2056 CH Tax burden17'016 #165 BE · #1847 CH Taxes174% #166 BE Warmest municipalities7.8 °C #267 BE · #1736 CH Sunniest municipalities41.3% #206 BE · #1271 CH Rainiest municipalities1'553 mm #16 BE · #205 CH Voter turnout36.9% #328 BE · #2103 CH SVP strongholds58.8% #38 BE · #63 CH SP strongholds17.9% #83 BE · #628 CH Centre strongholds0.2% #329 BE · #2091 CH FDP strongholds0.4% #327 BE · #2068 CH GLP strongholds0% #329 BE · #2016 CH Green strongholds4.5% #261 BE · #1626 CH Largest by area8.4 km² #169 BE · #1105 CH Highest municipalities752 m #105 BE · #496 CH Remotest municipalities113 min #14 BE · #232 CH Best-connected municipalities113 min #320 BE · #1872 CH Highest peaks1'167 m #113 BE · #631 CH Highest-lying municipalities920 m #89 BE · #488 CH Greatest vertical range505 m #111 BE · #685 CH Steepest municipalities24.3° #39 BE · #280 CH Solar potential2 GWh #330 BE · #2087 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #132 BE · #892 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #219 BE · #1224 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

2747

Seehof

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Seehof2747

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Aedermannsdorf

SO · 2.6 km

Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Seehof?: The postal code of Seehof is 2747.
What is the tax rate in Seehof?: The municipal tax multiplier of Seehof is 174% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Seehof?: A single person without children pays about 17'016 CHF income tax in Seehof on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 156 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Seehof have?: Seehof has 63 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Seehof?: Seehof has 8 foreign residents, a share of 12.7% (2025).

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