What is the postal code of Signau?

Signau has 3 postal codes: 3534, 3535, 3543.

What is the tax rate in Signau?

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

How much tax do you pay in Signau?

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

How many residents does Signau have?

Signau has 2'684 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Signau?

Signau has 153 foreign residents, a share of 5.7% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Emmental

Signau

3534–3543

BE CANTON3534 3535 3543

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'323 49.3%

Men

1'361 50.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

487 18.1%

Swiss citizens

2'531 94.3%

Foreign residents

153 5.7%

Population density

121 pop./km²

0–19 · 487 · 18.1%20–64 · 1'522 · 56.7%65+ · 675 · 25.1%

Foreign residents 5.7%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −14 (−0.5%) · 21 births · 29 deaths · net migration −10

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 Signau

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 Emmental: 21.9% Yes

16.1% YesNo 83.9%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 31.8% Yes

38.5% YesNo 61.5%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 35.2% Yes

25.5% YesNo 74.5%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 56.4% Yes

60.3% YesNo 39.7%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 55.4% Yes

67.1% YesNo 32.9%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 37.8% Yes

30.5% YesNo 69.5%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 44.7% Yes

37.3% YesNo 62.7%

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 Emmental: 23.2% Yes

15.8% YesNo 84.2%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 40.4% Yes

46.1% YesNo 53.9%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 39.1% Yes

48.3% YesNo 51.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP50.0% · strongest party

SVP50.0%

Mitte10.1%

SP8.3%

EDU7.3%

EVP6.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier194%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

194%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 296 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%)

SignauCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Signau	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 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'285 mm

8.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'106 m

Mean elevation

801 m

Relief

463 m

Mean slope

12.7°

Flat share

27.8%

South-facing

12.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 463 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

35 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

44.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

7'800

Per inhabitant

13'033 kWh/yr

35 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 range H4

25.59–31.57 Rp./kWh

28.58 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 27.95 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operators BKW Energie AG · Elektrizitätsgenossenschaft Schüpbach

This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.

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 3

Standard model, deductible 300571 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Bern432 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

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

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 3 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

0.63 %

Second homes

12.7 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

1'424

Built before 194652.0%

Built since 20017.4%

0.63 %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

996

Workplaces

222

Services share

31.9 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 261 (26.2%) · Secondary 417 (41.9%) · Tertiary 318 (31.9%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

9.8 %

Farmland

1'348 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 52 min · Car 43 min

AgglomerationPT 52 min · Car 35 min

Remoteness 231/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number907

Head of governmentArno Jutzi

Websitesignau.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Emmental

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Signau ranks

Largest municipalities2'684 #101 BE · #797 CH Growing municipalities-0.5% #237 BE · #1651 CH Shrinking municipalities-0.5% #97 BE · #453 CH Jobs per resident0.37 #156 BE · #950 CH Families & children18.1% #253 BE · #1645 CH Age structure25.1% #102 BE · #386 CH Women share49.3% #257 BE · #1364 CH Foreign residents5.7% #253 BE · #1981 CH Population density121/km² #186 BE · #1358 CH Tax burden17'665 #308 BE · #2052 CH Taxes194% #296 BE Warmest municipalities8.4 °C #219 BE · #1595 CH Sunniest municipalities43.4% #124 BE · #941 CH Rainiest municipalities1'285 mm #88 BE · #519 CH Voter turnout52.4% #213 BE · #1543 CH Against Switzerland25.5% #41 BE · #197 CH Aligned with Switzerland74.5% #164 BE · #1234 CH SVP strongholds50% #96 BE · #240 CH SP strongholds8.3% #258 BE · #1672 CH Centre strongholds10.1% #94 BE · #1191 CH FDP strongholds3.8% #252 BE · #1936 CH GLP strongholds5.7% #228 BE · #1026 CH Green strongholds4.5% #263 BE · #1632 CH Largest by area22.1 km² #62 BE · #431 CH Highest municipalities683 m #131 BE · #629 CH Second homes12.7% #147 BE · #809 CH Organic farming9.8% #191 BE · #1242 CH Best-connected municipalities52 min #107 BE · #522 CH Remotest municipalities52 min #231 BE · #1572 CH Highest peaks1'106 m #121 BE · #664 CH Highest-lying municipalities801 m #125 BE · #615 CH Greatest vertical range463 m #123 BE · #731 CH Steepest municipalities12.7° #121 BE · #714 CH Solar potential35 GWh #78 BE · #567 CH Solar potential per capita13'033 kWh #147 BE · #624 CH Cheapest electricity28.58 Rp./kWh #258 BE · #1411 CH Most expensive electricity28.58 Rp./kWh #76 BE · #696 CH

Postal codes (3)

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Localities

swisstopo · 3

Emmenmatt3543 Schüpbach3535 Signau3534

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Signau?: Signau has 3 postal codes: 3534, 3535, 3543.
What is the tax rate in Signau?: The municipal tax multiplier of Signau is 194% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Signau?: A single person without children pays about 17'665 CHF income tax in Signau on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 294 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Signau have?: Signau has 2'684 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Signau?: Signau has 153 foreign residents, a share of 5.7% (2025).

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