What is the postal code of Thunstetten?

The postal code of Thunstetten is 4922.

What is the tax rate in Thunstetten?

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

How much tax do you pay in Thunstetten?

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

How many residents does Thunstetten have?

Thunstetten has 3'621 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Thunstetten?

Thunstetten has 731 foreign residents, a share of 20.19% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau

Thunstetten

4922

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'788 49.4%

Men

1'833 50.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

732 20.2%

Swiss citizens

2'890 79.8%

Foreign residents

731 20.2%

Population density

375 pop./km²

0–19 · 732 · 20.2%20–64 · 2'076 · 57.3%65+ · 813 · 22.5%

Foreign residents 20.2%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +34 (+1%) · 28 births · 44 deaths · net migration +49

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 Thunstetten

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 Oberaargau: 22.2% Yes

20.9% YesNo 79.1%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 32.3% Yes

30.7% YesNo 69.3%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 32.1% Yes

30.6% YesNo 69.5%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 58.5% Yes

59.0% YesNo 41.0%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 57.9% Yes

61.7% YesNo 38.4%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 34.8% Yes

32.6% YesNo 67.5%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 46.2% Yes

45.1% YesNo 54.9%

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 Oberaargau: 20.9% Yes

20.4% YesNo 79.6%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 42.2% Yes

45.0% YesNo 55.0%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 39.8% Yes

38.4% YesNo 61.6%

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP39.7% · strongest party

SVP39.7%

SP16.6%

FDP8.4%

GLP7.8%

Mitte7.5%

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 114 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%)

ThunstettenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Thunstetten	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 1991–20209.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'118 mm

9.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

545 m

Mean elevation

491 m

Relief

90 m

Mean slope

3.4°

Flat share

78.7%

South-facing

8.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 90 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

45.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

57.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

10'100

Per inhabitant

12'574 kWh/yr

46 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 3

Standard model, deductible 300571 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Bern432 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Thunstetten →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

3.9 %

Second homes

10.4 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

1'767

Built before 194620.1%

Built since 200125.7%

3.9 %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

1'559

Workplaces

203

Services share

37.6 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 146 (9.4%) · Secondary 827 (53.0%) · Tertiary 586 (37.6%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

13.3 %

Farmland

576 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 61 min · Car 53 min

AgglomerationPT 16 min · Car 9 min

Remoteness 180/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number342

Websitethunstetten.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Oberaargau

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Thunstetten ranks

Largest municipalities3'621 #69 BE · #616 CH Growing municipalities1% #111 BE · #832 CH Shrinking municipalities1% #223 BE · #1272 CH Jobs per resident0.43 #115 BE · #716 CH Families & children20.2% #121 BE · #1073 CH Age structure22.5% #204 BE · #761 CH Women share49.4% #249 BE · #1307 CH Foreign residents20.2% #47 BE · #845 CH Population density375/km² #70 BE · #650 CH Tax burden16'723 #119 BE · #1730 CH Taxes165% #114 BE Warmest municipalities9.3 °C #90 BE · #1108 CH Sunniest municipalities40.6% #266 BE · #1550 CH Rainiest municipalities1'118 mm #192 BE · #992 CH Voter turnout47.5% #294 BE · #1946 CH Against Switzerland17.6% #95 BE · #673 CH Aligned with Switzerland82.4% #105 BE · #722 CH SVP strongholds39.7% #201 BE · #677 CH SP strongholds16.6% #111 BE · #774 CH Centre strongholds7.5% #183 BE · #1498 CH FDP strongholds8.4% #75 BE · #1555 CH GLP strongholds7.8% #157 BE · #607 CH Green strongholds7.3% #142 BE · #1017 CH Largest by area9.7 km² #154 BE · #980 CH Highest municipalities504 m #253 BE · #1188 CH Second homes10.4% #210 BE · #1139 CH Organic farming13.3% #134 BE · #988 CH Best-connected municipalities61 min #149 BE · #798 CH Remotest municipalities61 min #180 BE · #1280 CH Highest peaks545 m #289 BE · #1734 CH Highest-lying municipalities491 m #265 BE · #1476 CH Greatest vertical range90 m #285 BE · #1882 CH Steepest municipalities3.4° #286 BE · #1843 CH Solar potential46 GWh #49 BE · #384 CH Solar potential per capita12'574 kWh #162 BE · #683 CH Cheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #41 BE · #535 CH Most expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #128 BE · #1398 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

4922

Bützberg

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Bützberg4922 Thunstetten4922

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Thunstetten?: The postal code of Thunstetten is 4922.
What is the tax rate in Thunstetten?: The municipal tax multiplier of Thunstetten is 165% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Thunstetten?: A single person without children pays about 16'723 CHF income tax in Thunstetten on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 110 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Thunstetten have?: Thunstetten has 3'621 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Thunstetten?: Thunstetten has 731 foreign residents, a share of 20.19% (2025).

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