What is the postal code of Sonceboz-Sombeval?

Sonceboz-Sombeval has 3 postal codes: 2605, 2606, 2720.

What is the tax rate in Sonceboz-Sombeval?

The municipal tax multiplier of Sonceboz-Sombeval is 162% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Sonceboz-Sombeval?

A single person without children pays about 16'626 CHF income tax in Sonceboz-Sombeval on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 91 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Sonceboz-Sombeval have?

Sonceboz-Sombeval has 1'874 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Sonceboz-Sombeval?

Sonceboz-Sombeval has 319 foreign residents, a share of 17.02% (2025).

Sonceboz-Sombeval (BE): Postal Codes 2605–2720, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

908 48.5%

Men

966 51.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

411 21.9%

Swiss citizens

1'555 83.0%

Foreign residents

319 17.0%

Population density

125 pop./km²

0–19 · 411 · 21.9%20–64 · 1'104 · 58.9%65+ · 359 · 19.2%

Foreign residents 17.0%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Sonceboz-Sombeval

BFS

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

46.8% YesNo 53.2%

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

55.0% YesNo 45.1%

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

35.8% YesNo 64.2%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

54.6% YesNo 45.4%

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

23.5% YesNo 76.5%

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

49.7% YesNo 50.3%

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

57.9% YesNo 42.1%

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

63.3% YesNo 36.7%

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

68.9% YesNo 31.1%

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

24.5% YesNo 75.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP37.9% · strongest party

SVP37.9%

SP17.3%

GRÜNE11.5%

EVP9.9%

EDU6.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier162%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

162%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 91 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'626 CHF(16.6%)

Rank 91 of 334 in the canton · 1660 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:16'626 CHF(~16.6%)

Sonceboz-SombevalCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Sonceboz-Sombeval	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.8%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.6%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.1%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	14.8%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.7%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.6%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.5%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.3%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.1%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	19.9%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.6%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.4%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	23.9%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.3%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26.6%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	27.6%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28.5%	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 1991–20208.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'213 mm

8.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'301 m

Mean elevation

894 m

Relief

682 m

Mean slope

19.2°

Flat share

9.8%

South-facing

30.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 682 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

18.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

24.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'100

18 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

1.65 %

Avg. rooms

4

Dwellings

970

Built before 194632.2%

Built since 200115.4%

1.65 %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 70 min · Car 52 min

AgglomerationPT 31 min · Car 22 min

Remoteness 131/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitesonceboz.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

31

Largest municipalities1'874 #130 BE · #1009 CH Families & children21.9% #47 BE · #556 CH Age structure19.2% #306 BE · #1388 CH Women share48.5% #298 BE · #1697 CH Foreign residents17% #75 BE · #1125 CH Population density125/km² #180 BE · #1340 CH Tax burden16'626 #92 BE · #1661 CH Taxes162% #91 BE Warmest municipalities8.7 °C #193 BE · #1486 CH Sunniest municipalities41.5% #193 BE · #1212 CH Rainiest municipalities1'213 mm #132 BE · #670 CH Voter turnout45.5% #303 BE · #1992 CH Against Switzerland22.2% #63 BE · #388 CH Aligned with Switzerland77.8% #136 BE · #1067 CH SVP strongholds37.9% #223 BE · #774 CH SP strongholds17.3% #96 BE · #700 CH Centre strongholds3.2% #298 BE · #1969 CH FDP strongholds6.6% #141 BE · #1733 CH GLP strongholds4.8% #252 BE · #1233 CH Green strongholds11.5% #40 BE · #389 CH Largest by area15 km² #105 BE · #646 CH Highest municipalities669 m #134 BE · #653 CH Remotest municipalities70 min #131 BE · #1022 CH Best-connected municipalities70 min #202 BE · #1072 CH Highest peaks1'301 m #81 BE · #549 CH Highest-lying municipalities894 m #99 BE · #512 CH Greatest vertical range682 m #82 BE · #566 CH Steepest municipalities19.2° #61 BE · #411 CH Solar potential18 GWh #159 BE · #1091 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #67 BE · #827 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #154 BE · #1159 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Corgémont2606 La Tanne2720 Sonceboz-Sombeval2605

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Sonceboz-Sombeval?: Sonceboz-Sombeval has 3 postal codes: 2605, 2606, 2720.
What is the tax rate in Sonceboz-Sombeval?: The municipal tax multiplier of Sonceboz-Sombeval is 162% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Sonceboz-Sombeval?: A single person without children pays about 16'626 CHF income tax in Sonceboz-Sombeval on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 91 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Sonceboz-Sombeval have?: Sonceboz-Sombeval has 1'874 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Sonceboz-Sombeval?: Sonceboz-Sombeval has 319 foreign residents, a share of 17.02% (2025).

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