What is the postal code of Sonvilier?

Sonvilier has 4 postal codes: 2333, 2345, 2610, 2615.

What is the tax rate in Sonvilier?

The municipal tax multiplier of Sonvilier is 207% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Sonvilier?

A single person without children pays about 18'087 CHF income tax in Sonvilier on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 330 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Sonvilier have?

Sonvilier has 1'229 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Sonvilier?

Sonvilier has 148 foreign residents, a share of 12.04% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois

Sonvilier

2333–2615

BE CANTON2333 2345 2610 2615

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

601 48.9%

Men

628 51.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

294 23.9%

Swiss citizens

1'081 88.0%

Foreign residents

148 12.0%

Population density

52 pop./km²

0–19 · 294 · 23.9%20–64 · 736 · 59.9%65+ · 199 · 16.2%

Foreign residents 12.0%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +8 (+0.7%) · 12 births · 8 deaths · net migration +1

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 Sonvilier

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 Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 26.2% Yes

22.4% YesNo 77.7%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 34.8% Yes

37.1% YesNo 63.0%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 40.6% Yes

38.5% YesNo 61.5%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 47.9% Yes

44.7% YesNo 55.3%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 48.1% Yes

52.9% YesNo 47.1%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 44.5% Yes

47.2% YesNo 52.8%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 54.5% Yes

48.6% YesNo 51.5%

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 Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 28.9% Yes

27.3% YesNo 72.7%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 42.3% Yes

43.2% YesNo 56.8%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 54.0% Yes

55.1% YesNo 45.0%

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP37.9% · strongest party

SVP37.9%

SP16.4%

GRÜNE15.8%

EDU8.6%

EVP6.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier207%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

207%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 330 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

18'087 CHF(18.1%)

Rank 330 of 334 in the canton · 2083 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:18'087 CHF(~18.1%)

SonvilierCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Sonvilier	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.7%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12.7%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	14.2%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	15.3%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	16.2%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	17.1%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	18.1%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	19%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	19.9%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	20.7%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	21.6%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	22.3%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	24.2%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	25.8%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	27.3%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	28.6%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	29.6%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	30.6%	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 1991–20206.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'392 mm

6.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'268 m

Mean elevation

1'061 m

Relief

494 m

Mean slope

10°

Flat share

34.6%

South-facing

17.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 494 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 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

25 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'000

Per inhabitant

14'605 kWh/yr

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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff H4

28.21 Rp./kWh

Energy

7.97 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

14.73 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.6 Rp./kWh

28.21 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

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

Network operator Société des Forces Électriques de La Goule SA

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 Sonvilier →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

2.22 %

Second homes

24.6 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

720

Built before 194661.1%

Built since 20015.7%

Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).

2.22 %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

308

Workplaces

108

Services share

53.2 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 108 (35.1%) · Secondary 36 (11.7%) · Tertiary 164 (53.2%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

26.3 %

Farmland

1'490 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 105 min · Car 77 min

AgglomerationPT 29 min · Car 23 min

Remoteness 23/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number445

Websitesonvilier.ch ↗

DistrictArrondissement administratif Jura bernois

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Sonvilier ranks

Largest municipalities1'229 #175 BE · #1305 CH Growing municipalities0.7% #133 BE · #992 CH Shrinking municipalities0.7% #201 BE · #1112 CH Jobs per resident0.25 #252 BE · #1512 CH Families & children23.9% #9 BE · #176 CH Age structure16.2% #333 BE · #1877 CH Women share48.9% #280 BE · #1548 CH Foreign residents12% #129 BE · #1541 CH Population density52/km² #274 BE · #1765 CH Tax burden18'087 #330 BE · #2083 CH Taxes207% #330 BE Warmest municipalities6.4 °C #319 BE · #1902 CH Sunniest municipalities42.8% #142 BE · #1021 CH Rainiest municipalities1'392 mm #45 BE · #366 CH Voter turnout47.8% #291 BE · #1933 CH Against Switzerland26.7% #32 BE · #148 CH Aligned with Switzerland73.3% #169 BE · #1305 CH SVP strongholds37.9% #224 BE · #775 CH SP strongholds16.4% #116 BE · #795 CH Centre strongholds2.8% #302 BE · #2003 CH FDP strongholds5.4% #179 BE · #1821 CH GLP strongholds5.2% #244 BE · #1144 CH Green strongholds15.8% #14 BE · #104 CH Largest by area23.8 km² #54 BE · #402 CH Highest municipalities1'093 m #29 BE · #205 CH Second homes24.6% #35 BE · #294 CH Organic farming26.3% #39 BE · #410 CH Best-connected municipalities105 min #311 BE · #1777 CH Remotest municipalities105 min #23 BE · #317 CH Highest peaks1'268 m #89 BE · #570 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'061 m #56 BE · #380 CH Greatest vertical range494 m #116 BE · #696 CH Steepest municipalities10° #156 BE · #925 CH Solar potential18 GWh #162 BE · #1104 CH Solar potential per capita14'605 kWh #104 BE · #455 CH Cheapest electricity28.21 Rp./kWh #255 BE · #1375 CH Most expensive electricity28.21 Rp./kWh #80 BE · #733 CH

Postal codes (4)

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Localities

swisstopo · 5

La Ferrière2333 Le Cerneux-Veusil2345 Mont-Soleil2610 Montagne-de-Sonvilier2615 Sonvilier2615

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Sonvilier?: Sonvilier has 4 postal codes: 2333, 2345, 2610, 2615.
What is the tax rate in Sonvilier?: The municipal tax multiplier of Sonvilier is 207% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Sonvilier?: A single person without children pays about 18'087 CHF income tax in Sonvilier on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 330 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Sonvilier have?: Sonvilier has 1'229 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Sonvilier?: Sonvilier has 148 foreign residents, a share of 12.04% (2025).

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