What is the postal code of Spiez?

Spiez has 6 postal codes: 3645, 3646, 3700, 3702, 3704, 3705.

What is the tax rate in Spiez?

The municipal tax multiplier of Spiez is 160% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Spiez?

A single person without children pays about 16'561 CHF income tax in Spiez on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 76 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Spiez have?

Spiez has 13'332 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Spiez?

Spiez has 1'969 foreign residents, a share of 14.77% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Spiez

3645–3705

BE CANTON3645 3646 3700 3702+2 PLZ

Residents

13'332

Area

16.7 km²

Population density

797 pop./km²

Elevation

607 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

853 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

160%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

6'709 50.3%

Men

6'623 49.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

2'285 17.1%

Swiss citizens

11'363 85.2%

Foreign residents

1'969 14.8%

Population density

797 pop./km²

0–19 · 2'285 · 17.1%20–64 · 7'568 · 56.8%65+ · 3'479 · 26.1%

Foreign residents 14.8%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Spiez

BFS

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

54.1% YesNo 45.9%

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

46.0% YesNo 54.0%

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

46.9% YesNo 53.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

50.4% YesNo 49.6%

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

26.8% YesNo 73.2%

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

38.4% YesNo 61.6%

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

36.4% YesNo 63.6%

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

73.8% YesNo 26.2%

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

44.7% YesNo 55.4%

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

19.5% YesNo 80.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP28.8% · strongest party

SVP28.8%

SP16.9%

GLP13.7%

GRÜNE8.6%

Mitte7.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier160%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

160%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 85 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'561 CHF(16.6%)

Rank 76 of 334 in the canton · 1626 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:16'561 CHF(~16.6%)

SpiezCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Spiez	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.7%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.5%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	12.9%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	14.8%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.6%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.6%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.4%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.3%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	19.8%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.5%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.3%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	23.9%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.2%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26.5%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	27.5%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28.4%	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 1991–20208.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'213 mm

8.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

853 m

Mean elevation

643 m

Relief

295 m

Mean slope

9.6°

Flat share

32.5%

South-facing

9.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 295 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

83.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

104.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

18'500

83 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

0.27 %

Avg. rooms

3.6

Dwellings

7'674

Built before 194620.0%

Built since 200115.4%

0.27 %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 49 min · Car 34 min

AgglomerationPT 10 min · Car 7 min

Remoteness 257/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitespiez.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities13'332 #11 BE · #112 CH Families & children17.1% #285 BE · #1802 CH Age structure26.1% #72 BE · #293 CH Women share50.3% #158 BE · #720 CH Foreign residents14.8% #96 BE · #1299 CH Population density797/km² #32 BE · #302 CH Tax burden16'561 #88 BE · #1638 CH Taxes160% #85 BE Warmest municipalities8.9 °C #174 BE · #1406 CH Sunniest municipalities46.1% #47 BE · #543 CH Rainiest municipalities1'213 mm #133 BE · #671 CH Voter turnout55.1% #103 BE · #1051 CH Against Switzerland9% #160 BE · #1276 CH Aligned with Switzerland91% #51 BE · #175 CH SVP strongholds28.8% #291 BE · #1341 CH SP strongholds16.9% #105 BE · #740 CH Centre strongholds7.9% #170 BE · #1450 CH FDP strongholds7.4% #116 BE · #1659 CH GLP strongholds13.7% #19 BE · #66 CH Green strongholds8.6% #106 BE · #778 CH Largest by area16.7 km² #91 BE · #575 CH Highest municipalities607 m #164 BE · #796 CH Remotest municipalities49 min #257 BE · #1667 CH Best-connected municipalities49 min #84 BE · #429 CH Highest peaks853 m #171 BE · #901 CH Highest-lying municipalities643 m #173 BE · #901 CH Greatest vertical range295 m #167 BE · #1007 CH Steepest municipalities9.6° #162 BE · #956 CH Solar potential83 GWh #16 BE · #131 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #156 BE · #916 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #243 BE · #1248 CH

Postal codes (6)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 6

Einigen3646 Faulensee3705 Gwatt (Thun)3645 Hondrich3702 Krattigen3704 Spiez3700

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Reutigen

BE · 1.3 km

Oberhofen am Thunersee

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Spiez?: Spiez has 6 postal codes: 3645, 3646, 3700, 3702, 3704, 3705.
What is the tax rate in Spiez?: The municipal tax multiplier of Spiez is 160% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Spiez?: A single person without children pays about 16'561 CHF income tax in Spiez on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 76 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Spiez have?: Spiez has 13'332 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Spiez?: Spiez has 1'969 foreign residents, a share of 14.77% (2025).

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