What is the postal code of Trachselwald?

Trachselwald has 3 postal codes: 3453, 3456, 3551.

What is the tax rate in Trachselwald?

The municipal tax multiplier of Trachselwald is 188% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Trachselwald?

A single person without children pays about 17'470 CHF income tax in Trachselwald on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 270 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Trachselwald have?

Trachselwald has 927 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Trachselwald?

Trachselwald has 25 foreign residents, a share of 2.7% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Emmental

Trachselwald

3453–3551

BE CANTON3453 3456 3551

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

461 49.7%

Men

466 50.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

200 21.6%

Swiss citizens

902 97.3%

Foreign residents

25 2.7%

Population density

58 pop./km²

0–19 · 200 · 21.6%20–64 · 469 · 50.6%65+ · 258 · 27.8%

Foreign residents 2.7%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +11 (+1.2%) · 10 births · 7 deaths · net migration +11

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 Trachselwald

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 Emmental: 21.9% Yes

14.9% YesNo 85.1%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 31.8% Yes

41.9% YesNo 58.1%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 35.2% Yes

29.5% YesNo 70.5%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 56.4% Yes

65.1% YesNo 34.9%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 55.4% Yes

75.5% YesNo 24.5%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 37.8% Yes

25.5% YesNo 74.5%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 44.7% Yes

36.0% YesNo 64.0%

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 Emmental: 23.2% Yes

17.2% YesNo 82.8%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 40.4% Yes

49.2% YesNo 50.8%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 39.1% Yes

46.0% YesNo 54.0%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP54.9% · strongest party

SVP54.9%

EDU8.5%

GRÜNE7.5%

Mitte6.5%

SP6.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier188%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

188%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 271 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'470 CHF(17.5%)

Rank 270 of 334 in the canton · 2011 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:17'470 CHF(~17.5%)

TrachselwaldCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Trachselwald	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.3%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12.2%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.7%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.8%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.6%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.5%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.5%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18.3%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	19.2%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	20%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.9%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.6%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.4%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	25%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.4%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.7%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.8%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.7%	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 1991–20207.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'342 mm

7.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'138 m

Mean elevation

848 m

Relief

480 m

Mean slope

17.3°

Flat share

5.3%

South-facing

21.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 480 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

15.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

20.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'500

Per inhabitant

17'163 kWh/yr

16 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 Trachselwald →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

1.03 %

Second homes

15.4 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

484

Built before 194663.6%

Built since 20016.0%

1.03 %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

373

Workplaces

110

Services share

44.2 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 165 (44.2%) · Secondary 43 (11.5%) · Tertiary 165 (44.2%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

28.3 %

Farmland

924 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 76 min · Car 55 min

AgglomerationPT 47 min · Car 31 min

Remoteness 100/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number958

Websitetrachselwald.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Emmental

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Trachselwald ranks

Largest municipalities927 #204 BE · #1497 CH Growing municipalities1.2% #94 BE · #684 CH Shrinking municipalities1.2% #242 BE · #1424 CH Jobs per resident0.4 #140 BE · #845 CH Families & children21.6% #61 BE · #626 CH Age structure27.8% #41 BE · #180 CH Women share49.7% #224 BE · #1113 CH Foreign residents2.7% #315 BE · #2082 CH Population density58/km² #267 BE · #1734 CH Tax burden17'470 #274 BE · #2015 CH Taxes188% #271 BE Warmest municipalities7.9 °C #261 BE · #1715 CH Sunniest municipalities41.8% #180 BE · #1163 CH Rainiest municipalities1'342 mm #70 BE · #435 CH Voter turnout47.1% #300 BE · #1968 CH SVP strongholds54.9% #56 BE · #116 CH SP strongholds6.4% #289 BE · #1838 CH Centre strongholds6.5% #223 BE · #1633 CH FDP strongholds3.1% #276 BE · #1975 CH GLP strongholds3.9% #273 BE · #1422 CH Green strongholds7.5% #137 BE · #974 CH Largest by area16 km² #95 BE · #601 CH Highest municipalities685 m #130 BE · #624 CH Second homes15.4% #97 BE · #547 CH Organic farming28.3% #36 BE · #375 CH Best-connected municipalities76 min #239 BE · #1250 CH Remotest municipalities76 min #100 BE · #847 CH Highest peaks1'138 m #118 BE · #646 CH Highest-lying municipalities848 m #115 BE · #559 CH Greatest vertical range480 m #121 BE · #709 CH Steepest municipalities17.3° #74 BE · #480 CH Solar potential16 GWh #178 BE · #1199 CH Solar potential per capita17'163 kWh #65 BE · #298 CH Cheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #204 BE · #698 CH Most expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #291 BE · #1561 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Heimisbach3453 Oberfrittenbach3551 Trachselwald3456

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Trachselwald?: Trachselwald has 3 postal codes: 3453, 3456, 3551.
What is the tax rate in Trachselwald?: The municipal tax multiplier of Trachselwald is 188% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Trachselwald?: A single person without children pays about 17'470 CHF income tax in Trachselwald on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 270 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Trachselwald have?: Trachselwald has 927 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Trachselwald?: Trachselwald has 25 foreign residents, a share of 2.7% (2025).

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