What is the postal code of St. Stephan?

St. Stephan has 2 postal codes: 3772, 3773.

What is the tax rate in St. Stephan?

The municipal tax multiplier of St. Stephan is 184% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in St. Stephan?

A single person without children pays about 17'340 CHF income tax in St. Stephan on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 236 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does St. Stephan have?

St. Stephan has 1'316 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in St. Stephan?

St. Stephan has 121 foreign residents, a share of 9.19% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Obersimmental-Saanen

St. Stephan

3772–3773

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

641 48.7%

Men

675 51.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

268 20.4%

Swiss citizens

1'195 90.8%

Foreign residents

121 9.2%

Population density

22 pop./km²

0–19 · 268 · 20.4%20–64 · 718 · 54.6%65+ · 330 · 25.1%

Foreign residents 9.2%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −10 (−0.8%) · 12 births · 18 deaths · net migration −7

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 St. Stephan

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 Obersimmental-Saanen: 15.6% Yes

13.2% YesNo 86.8%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Obersimmental-Saanen: 46.1% Yes

62.7% YesNo 37.3%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Obersimmental-Saanen: 23.2% Yes

17.2% YesNo 82.8%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Obersimmental-Saanen: 64.4% Yes

74.5% YesNo 25.5%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Obersimmental-Saanen: 60.6% Yes

77.9% YesNo 22.1%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Obersimmental-Saanen: 27.8% Yes

15.8% YesNo 84.2%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Obersimmental-Saanen: 35.0% Yes

23.3% YesNo 76.7%

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 Obersimmental-Saanen: 15.7% Yes

8.5% YesNo 91.5%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Obersimmental-Saanen: 45.7% Yes

62.6% YesNo 37.4%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Obersimmental-Saanen: 48.4% Yes

64.4% YesNo 35.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP53.0% · strongest party

SVP53.0%

EDU21.6%

SP6.1%

Mitte5.8%

GLP4.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier184%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

184%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 241 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'340 CHF(17.3%)

Rank 236 of 334 in the canton · 1963 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:17'340 CHF(~17.3%)

St. StephanCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	St. Stephan	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.2%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12.1%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.6%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.7%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.5%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.3%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.3%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18.2%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	19.1%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.9%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.7%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.4%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.3%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.9%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.3%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.5%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.6%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.5%	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 1991–20205.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'383 mm

5.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'759 m

Mean elevation

1'627 m

Relief

1'808 m

Mean slope

24.8°

Flat share

4.6%

South-facing

21.0%

Above 2000 m

15.2%

Relief 1'808 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

29.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

39.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'500

Per inhabitant

22'371 kWh/yr

29 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

25.59–34.16 Rp./kWh

29.88 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

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

Network operators BKW Energie AG · Elektrizitätsversorgung Ried-St. Stephan AG

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 St. Stephan →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

0.68 %

Second homes

46.9 %

Avg. rooms

3.2

Dwellings

1'176

Built before 194653.1%

Built since 20015.4%

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

0.68 %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

658

Workplaces

160

Services share

35.3 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 228 (34.7%) · Secondary 198 (30.1%) · Tertiary 232 (35.3%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

22.4 %

Farmland

1'596 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 106 min · Car 79 min

AgglomerationPT 70 min · Car 56 min

Remoteness 22/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number793

Websiteststephan.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Obersimmental-Saanen

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where St. Stephan ranks

Largest municipalities1'316 #165 BE · #1265 CH Growing municipalities-0.8% #259 BE · #1731 CH Shrinking municipalities-0.8% #77 BE · #377 CH Jobs per resident0.5 #85 BE · #527 CH Families & children20.4% #112 BE · #997 CH Age structure25.1% #100 BE · #384 CH Women share48.7% #289 BE · #1631 CH Foreign residents9.2% #178 BE · #1777 CH Population density22/km² #312 BE · #1956 CH Tax burden17'340 #242 BE · #1969 CH Taxes184% #241 BE Warmest municipalities5.8 °C #329 BE · #1955 CH Sunniest municipalities49.4% #4 BE · #261 CH Rainiest municipalities1'383 mm #49 BE · #376 CH Voter turnout60.2% #42 BE · #568 CH Against Switzerland38.2% #1 BE · #4 CH Aligned with Switzerland61.8% #199 BE · #1453 CH SVP strongholds53% #77 BE · #163 CH SP strongholds6.1% #296 BE · #1866 CH Centre strongholds5.8% #242 BE · #1704 CH FDP strongholds3.2% #272 BE · #1969 CH GLP strongholds4.7% #258 BE · #1259 CH Green strongholds2.7% #307 BE · #1902 CH Largest by area60.9 km² #16 BE · #132 CH Highest municipalities1'373 m #12 BE · #122 CH Second homes46.9% #13 BE · #177 CH Organic farming22.4% #55 BE · #530 CH Best-connected municipalities106 min #314 BE · #1796 CH Remotest municipalities106 min #22 BE · #305 CH Highest peaks2'759 m #16 BE · #200 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'627 m #12 BE · #176 CH Greatest vertical range1'808 m #21 BE · #253 CH Steepest municipalities24.8° #36 BE · #265 CH Solar potential29 GWh #93 BE · #690 CH Solar potential per capita22'371 kWh #15 BE · #130 CH Cheapest electricity29.88 Rp./kWh #287 BE · #1794 CH Most expensive electricity29.88 Rp./kWh #47 BE · #313 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Matten (St. Stephan)3773 St. Stephan3772

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of St. Stephan?: St. Stephan has 2 postal codes: 3772, 3773.
What is the tax rate in St. Stephan?: The municipal tax multiplier of St. Stephan is 184% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in St. Stephan?: A single person without children pays about 17'340 CHF income tax in St. Stephan on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 236 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does St. Stephan have?: St. Stephan has 1'316 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in St. Stephan?: St. Stephan has 121 foreign residents, a share of 9.19% (2025).

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