What is the postal code of Tramelan?

Tramelan has 3 postal codes: 2720, 2722, 2723.

What is the tax rate in Tramelan?

The municipal tax multiplier of Tramelan is 194% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Tramelan?

A single person without children pays about 17'665 CHF income tax in Tramelan on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 294 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Tramelan have?

Tramelan has 4'670 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Tramelan?

Tramelan has 893 foreign residents, a share of 19.12% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois

Tramelan

2720–2723

BE CANTON2720 2722 2723

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'294 49.1%

Men

2'376 50.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

945 20.2%

Swiss citizens

3'777 80.9%

Foreign residents

893 19.1%

Population density

188 pop./km²

0–19 · 945 · 20.2%20–64 · 2'703 · 57.9%65+ · 1'022 · 21.9%

Foreign residents 19.1%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −57 (−1.2%) · 29 births · 62 deaths · net migration −37

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 Tramelan

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 Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 26.2% Yes

22.8% YesNo 77.2%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 34.8% Yes

30.2% YesNo 69.9%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 40.6% Yes

44.4% YesNo 55.6%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 47.9% Yes

46.7% YesNo 53.3%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 48.1% Yes

39.1% YesNo 60.9%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 44.5% Yes

48.5% YesNo 51.5%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 54.5% Yes

53.5% YesNo 46.5%

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 Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 28.9% Yes

31.3% YesNo 68.8%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 42.3% Yes

36.1% YesNo 63.9%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois: 54.0% Yes

49.3% YesNo 50.7%

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP33.9% · strongest party

SVP33.9%

SP27.2%

GRÜNE12.3%

FDP9.2%

EVP6.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier194%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

194%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 309 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'665 CHF(17.7%)

Rank 294 of 334 in the canton · 2038 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:17'665 CHF(~17.7%)

TramelanCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Tramelan	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	15%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.8%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.7%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.7%	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	20.3%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	21.1%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.8%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.7%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	25.3%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.7%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	28%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	29%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	30%	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 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'408 mm

7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'184 m

Mean elevation

1'010 m

Relief

344 m

Mean slope

8.3°

Flat share

36.9%

South-facing

23.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 344 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

46.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

62.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

10'400

Per inhabitant

9'991 kWh/yr

47 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

30.34 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.37 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.67 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.7 Rp./kWh

30.34 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

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

Network operator Commune de Tramelan, électricité

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 Tramelan →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

2.62 %

Second homes

18.9 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

2'636

Built before 194644.7%

Built since 200112.2%

2.62 %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

2'632

Workplaces

325

Services share

49.7 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 99 (3.8%) · Secondary 1'226 (46.6%) · Tertiary 1'307 (49.7%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

15.2 %

Farmland

1'320 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 99 min · Car 59 min

AgglomerationPT 58 min · Car 29 min

Remoteness 37/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number446

Websitetramelan.ch ↗

DistrictArrondissement administratif Jura bernois

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Tramelan ranks

Largest municipalities4'670 #47 BE · #472 CH Growing municipalities-1.2% #283 BE · #1866 CH Shrinking municipalities-1.2% #52 BE · #242 CH Jobs per resident0.56 #56 BE · #396 CH Families & children20.2% #123 BE · #1075 CH Age structure21.9% #230 BE · #871 CH Women share49.1% #262 BE · #1458 CH Foreign residents19.1% #62 BE · #937 CH Population density188/km² #129 BE · #1069 CH Tax burden17'665 #309 BE · #2053 CH Taxes194% #309 BE Warmest municipalities7 °C #308 BE · #1850 CH Sunniest municipalities42.5% #151 BE · #1051 CH Rainiest municipalities1'408 mm #41 BE · #341 CH Voter turnout48.4% #284 BE · #1897 CH Against Switzerland22.5% #56 BE · #336 CH Aligned with Switzerland77.5% #140 BE · #1072 CH SVP strongholds33.9% #263 BE · #1040 CH SP strongholds27.2% #7 BE · #108 CH Centre strongholds2.5% #307 BE · #2022 CH FDP strongholds9.2% #56 BE · #1484 CH GLP strongholds2.7% #300 BE · #1643 CH Green strongholds12.3% #35 BE · #312 CH Largest by area24.8 km² #50 BE · #370 CH Highest municipalities1'053 m #33 BE · #227 CH Second homes18.9% #56 BE · #364 CH Organic farming15.2% #114 BE · #872 CH Best-connected municipalities99 min #300 BE · #1690 CH Remotest municipalities99 min #37 BE · #413 CH Highest peaks1'184 m #109 BE · #619 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'010 m #62 BE · #411 CH Greatest vertical range344 m #155 BE · #912 CH Steepest municipalities8.3° #178 BE · #1080 CH Solar potential47 GWh #44 BE · #371 CH Solar potential per capita9'991 kWh #227 BE · #1066 CH Cheapest electricity30.34 Rp./kWh #291 BE · #1831 CH Most expensive electricity30.34 Rp./kWh #43 BE · #276 CH

Postal codes (3)

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Localities

swisstopo · 4

La Tanne2720 Les Reussilles2722 Mont-Tramelan2723 Tramelan2720

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Tramelan?: Tramelan has 3 postal codes: 2720, 2722, 2723.
What is the tax rate in Tramelan?: The municipal tax multiplier of Tramelan is 194% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Tramelan?: A single person without children pays about 17'665 CHF income tax in Tramelan on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 294 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Tramelan have?: Tramelan has 4'670 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Tramelan?: Tramelan has 893 foreign residents, a share of 19.12% (2025).

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