What is the postal code of Tavannes?

Tavannes has 2 postal codes: 2710, 2720.

What is the tax rate in Tavannes?

The municipal tax multiplier of Tavannes is 192% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Tavannes?

A single person without children pays about 17'600 CHF income tax in Tavannes on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 291 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Tavannes have?

Tavannes has 3'469 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Tavannes?

Tavannes has 924 foreign residents, a share of 26.64% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Tavannes

2710–2720

BE CANTON2710 2720

Residents

3'469

Area

14.8 km²

Population density

235 pop./km²

Elevation

824 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'279 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

192%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'721 49.6%

Men

1'748 50.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

712 20.5%

Swiss citizens

2'545 73.4%

Foreign residents

924 26.6%

Population density

235 pop./km²

0–19 · 712 · 20.5%20–64 · 2'070 · 59.7%65+ · 687 · 19.8%

Foreign residents 26.6%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Tavannes

BFS

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

45.3% YesNo 54.7%

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

46.6% YesNo 53.4%

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

45.5% YesNo 54.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

55.2% YesNo 44.8%

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

30.8% YesNo 69.2%

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

42.2% YesNo 57.8%

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

53.7% YesNo 46.3%

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

64.3% YesNo 35.7%

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

65.4% YesNo 34.6%

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

26.0% YesNo 74.0%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP36.2% · strongest party

SVP36.2%

SP26.2%

FDP10.6%

GRÜNE7.3%

EVP6.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier192%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

192%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 291 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'600 CHF(17.6%)

Rank 291 of 334 in the canton · 2035 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:17'600 CHF(~17.6%)

TavannesCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Tavannes	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.4%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12.3%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.8%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.9%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.7%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.6%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.6%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18.5%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	19.4%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	20.2%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	21%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.7%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.6%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	25.2%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.6%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.9%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	29%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.9%	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 1991–20207.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'277 mm

7.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'279 m

Mean elevation

900 m

Relief

538 m

Mean slope

12.5°

Flat share

25.6%

South-facing

16.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 538 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

29.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

39 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'600

30 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

1.81 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

1'935

Built before 194638.8%

Built since 20018.4%

1.81 %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 84 min · Car 52 min

AgglomerationPT 45 min · Car 23 min

Remoteness 69/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitetavannes.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'469 #71 BE · #638 CH Families & children20.5% #102 BE · #965 CH Age structure19.8% #295 BE · #1284 CH Women share49.6% #234 BE · #1183 CH Foreign residents26.6% #19 BE · #465 CH Population density235/km² #107 BE · #927 CH Tax burden17'600 #291 BE · #2035 CH Taxes192% #291 BE Warmest municipalities7.8 °C #269 BE · #1738 CH Sunniest municipalities42% #172 BE · #1127 CH Rainiest municipalities1'277 mm #90 BE · #530 CH Voter turnout48.1% #273 BE · #1850 CH Against Switzerland20% #82 BE · #530 CH Aligned with Switzerland80% #123 BE · #886 CH SVP strongholds36.2% #241 BE · #883 CH SP strongholds26.2% #11 BE · #128 CH Centre strongholds3.6% #294 BE · #1943 CH FDP strongholds10.6% #37 BE · #1309 CH GLP strongholds3% #292 BE · #1577 CH Green strongholds7.3% #145 BE · #1016 CH Largest by area14.8 km² #108 BE · #656 CH Highest municipalities824 m #76 BE · #387 CH Remotest municipalities84 min #69 BE · #667 CH Best-connected municipalities84 min #264 BE · #1425 CH Highest peaks1'279 m #87 BE · #563 CH Highest-lying municipalities900 m #97 BE · #509 CH Greatest vertical range538 m #108 BE · #663 CH Steepest municipalities12.5° #124 BE · #727 CH Solar potential30 GWh #92 BE · #686 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #134 BE · #894 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #221 BE · #1226 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

La Tanne2720 Tavannes2710

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Tavannes?: Tavannes has 2 postal codes: 2710, 2720.
What is the tax rate in Tavannes?: The municipal tax multiplier of Tavannes is 192% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Tavannes?: A single person without children pays about 17'600 CHF income tax in Tavannes on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 291 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Tavannes have?: Tavannes has 3'469 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Tavannes?: Tavannes has 924 foreign residents, a share of 26.64% (2025).

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