What is the postal code of Sorvilier?

The postal code of Sorvilier is 2736.

What is the tax rate in Sorvilier?

The municipal tax multiplier of Sorvilier is 180% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Sorvilier?

A single person without children pays about 17'210 CHF income tax in Sorvilier on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 211 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Sorvilier have?

Sorvilier has 311 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Sorvilier?

Sorvilier has 46 foreign residents, a share of 14.79% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois

Sorvilier

2736

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

156 50.2%

Men

155 49.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

72 23.2%

Swiss citizens

265 85.2%

Foreign residents

46 14.8%

Population density

45 pop./km²

0–19 · 72 · 23.2%20–64 · 180 · 57.9%65+ · 59 · 19.0%

Foreign residents 14.8%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +11 (+3.7%) · 4 births · 2 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 Sorvilier

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

20.4% YesNo 79.6%

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

38.4% YesNo 61.6%

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

37.2% YesNo 62.8%

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

38.7% YesNo 61.3%

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

44.9% YesNo 55.1%

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

36.0% YesNo 64.0%

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

62.6% YesNo 37.4%

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

36.3% YesNo 63.7%

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

45.7% YesNo 54.3%

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

57.3% YesNo 42.7%

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP34.5% · strongest party

SVP34.5%

SP25.9%

GRÜNE13.0%

EDU11.0%

FDP3.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier180%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

180%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 230 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'210 CHF(17.2%)

Rank 211 of 334 in the canton · 1922 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:17'210 CHF(~17.2%)

SorvilierCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Sorvilier	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	14.6%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.4%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.2%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.2%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18.1%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.9%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.8%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.6%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.3%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.1%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.7%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.1%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.4%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.4%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.3%	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 1991–20207.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'369 mm

7.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'295 m

Mean elevation

913 m

Relief

624 m

Mean slope

13.8°

Flat share

16.2%

South-facing

19.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 624 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

4.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

5.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

900

Per inhabitant

13'473 kWh/yr

4 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

25.59 Rp./kWh

Energy

7.97 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.91 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.8 Rp./kWh

25.59 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 27.95 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.

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 Sorvilier →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

1.18 %

Second homes

11.1 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

169

Built before 194655.6%

Built since 20019.5%

1.18 %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

Workplaces

Services share

59.3 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 13 (22.0%) · Secondary 11 (18.6%) · Tertiary 35 (59.3%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

20 %

Farmland

154 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 94 min · Car 63 min

AgglomerationPT 46 min · Car 24 min

Remoteness 45/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number711

Websitesorvilier.ch ↗

DistrictArrondissement administratif Jura bernois

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Sorvilier ranks

Largest municipalities311 #300 BE · #1954 CH Growing municipalities3.7% #11 BE · #112 CH Shrinking municipalities3.7% #324 BE · #1996 CH Jobs per resident0.19 #300 BE · #1809 CH Families & children23.2% #20 BE · #273 CH Age structure19% #310 BE · #1430 CH Women share50.2% #169 BE · #789 CH Foreign residents14.8% #95 BE · #1297 CH Population density45/km² #281 BE · #1808 CH Tax burden17'210 #228 BE · #1939 CH Taxes180% #230 BE Warmest municipalities7.8 °C #268 BE · #1737 CH Sunniest municipalities41.3% #207 BE · #1272 CH Rainiest municipalities1'369 mm #60 BE · #399 CH Voter turnout51.5% #231 BE · #1642 CH SVP strongholds34.5% #257 BE · #1004 CH SP strongholds25.9% #13 BE · #137 CH Centre strongholds3.7% #293 BE · #1938 CH FDP strongholds3.9% #249 BE · #1932 CH GLP strongholds1.2% #323 BE · #1899 CH Green strongholds13% #26 BE · #244 CH Largest by area6.9 km² #197 BE · #1276 CH Highest municipalities681 m #132 BE · #634 CH Second homes11.1% #192 BE · #1028 CH Organic farming20% #70 BE · #618 CH Best-connected municipalities94 min #291 BE · #1622 CH Remotest municipalities94 min #45 BE · #478 CH Highest peaks1'295 m #84 BE · #555 CH Highest-lying municipalities913 m #94 BE · #497 CH Greatest vertical range624 m #92 BE · #597 CH Steepest municipalities13.8° #102 BE · #632 CH Solar potential4 GWh #300 BE · #1975 CH Solar potential per capita13'473 kWh #134 BE · #577 CH Cheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #133 BE · #627 CH Most expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #220 BE · #1490 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

2736

Sorvilier

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Sorvilier2736

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Sorvilier?: The postal code of Sorvilier is 2736.
What is the tax rate in Sorvilier?: The municipal tax multiplier of Sorvilier is 180% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Sorvilier?: A single person without children pays about 17'210 CHF income tax in Sorvilier on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 211 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Sorvilier have?: Sorvilier has 311 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Sorvilier?: Sorvilier has 46 foreign residents, a share of 14.79% (2025).

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