What is the postal code of Studen?

The postal code of Studen is 2557.

What is the tax rate in Studen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Studen is 165% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Studen?

A single person without children pays about 16'723 CHF income tax in Studen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 110 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Studen have?

Studen has 3'590 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Studen?

Studen has 1'073 foreign residents, a share of 29.89% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Seeland

Studen

2557

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'822 50.8%

Men

1'768 49.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

794 22.1%

Swiss citizens

2'517 70.1%

Foreign residents

1'073 29.9%

Population density

1'315 pop./km²

0–19 · 794 · 22.1%20–64 · 2'067 · 57.6%65+ · 729 · 20.3%

Foreign residents 29.9%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +53 (+1.5%) · 22 births · 23 deaths · net migration +57

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 Studen

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 Seeland: 22.8% Yes

20.7% YesNo 79.4%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 28.7% Yes

28.4% YesNo 71.6%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 32.6% Yes

29.4% YesNo 70.6%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 56.9% Yes

57.8% YesNo 42.2%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 53.4% Yes

62.0% YesNo 38.0%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 39.5% Yes

36.7% YesNo 63.3%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 51.0% Yes

50.5% YesNo 49.5%

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 Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 22.9% Yes

19.2% YesNo 80.8%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 39.6% Yes

43.1% YesNo 56.9%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 37.8% Yes

45.3% YesNo 54.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP39.6% · strongest party

SVP39.6%

SP17.4%

Mitte8.9%

FDP8.4%

GLP7.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier165%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

165%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 118 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'723 CHF(16.7%)

Rank 110 of 334 in the canton · 1721 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:16'723 CHF(~16.7%)

StudenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Studen	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	14.9%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.8%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.7%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.6%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.4%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.2%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.7%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.5%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.1%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.5%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26.7%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	27.7%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28.6%	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 1991–202010 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'060 mm

10 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

588 m

Mean elevation

453 m

Relief

157 m

Mean slope

3.3°

Flat share

76.4%

South-facing

3.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 157 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

28.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

35.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'300

Per inhabitant

7'942 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 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 Studen →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

1.35 %

Second homes

6 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

1'627

Built before 19465.8%

Built since 200130.9%

1.35 %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

1'747

Workplaces

174

Services share

64.7 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 46 (2.6%) · Secondary 571 (32.7%) · Tertiary 1'130 (64.7%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

110 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 47 min · Car 35 min

AgglomerationPT 18 min · Car 11 min

Remoteness 263/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number749

Websitestuden.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Seeland

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Studen ranks

Largest municipalities3'590 #70 BE · #622 CH Growing municipalities1.5% #70 BE · #538 CH Shrinking municipalities1.5% #265 BE · #1568 CH Jobs per resident0.49 #89 BE · #554 CH Families & children22.1% #43 BE · #520 CH Age structure20.3% #282 BE · #1174 CH Women share50.8% #112 BE · #497 CH Foreign residents29.9% #11 BE · #313 CH Population density1'315/km² #15 BE · #148 CH Tax burden16'723 #118 BE · #1729 CH Taxes165% #118 BE Warmest municipalities10 °C #37 BE · #489 CH Sunniest municipalities40.4% #292 BE · #1638 CH Rainiest municipalities1'060 mm #249 BE · #1322 CH Voter turnout45.9% #305 BE · #2005 CH Against Switzerland12.7% #130 BE · #1049 CH Aligned with Switzerland87.3% #72 BE · #379 CH SVP strongholds39.6% #204 BE · #684 CH SP strongholds17.4% #94 BE · #693 CH Centre strongholds8.9% #130 BE · #1317 CH FDP strongholds8.4% #78 BE · #1558 CH GLP strongholds7.9% #155 BE · #599 CH Green strongholds4.5% #262 BE · #1631 CH Largest by area2.7 km² #304 BE · #1918 CH Highest municipalities437 m #324 BE · #1640 CH Second homes6% #322 BE · #1965 CH Organic farming0% #319 BE · #1689 CH Best-connected municipalities47 min #74 BE · #384 CH Remotest municipalities47 min #263 BE · #1719 CH Highest peaks588 m #257 BE · #1587 CH Highest-lying municipalities453 m #308 BE · #1703 CH Greatest vertical range157 m #224 BE · #1550 CH Steepest municipalities3.3° #291 BE · #1860 CH Solar potential29 GWh #98 BE · #715 CH Solar potential per capita7'942 kWh #284 BE · #1469 CH Cheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #148 BE · #642 CH Most expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #235 BE · #1505 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

2557

Studen BE

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Studen BE2557

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Studen?: The postal code of Studen is 2557.
What is the tax rate in Studen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Studen is 165% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Studen?: A single person without children pays about 16'723 CHF income tax in Studen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 110 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Studen have?: Studen has 3'590 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Studen?: Studen has 1'073 foreign residents, a share of 29.89% (2025).

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