What is the postal code of Trub?

Trub has 5 postal codes: 3537, 3552, 3555, 3556, 3557.

What is the tax rate in Trub?

The municipal tax multiplier of Trub is 184% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Trub?

A single person without children pays about 17'340 CHF income tax in Trub on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 236 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Trub have?

Trub has 1'277 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Trub?

Trub has 48 foreign residents, a share of 3.76% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Emmental

Trub

3537–3557

BE CANTON3537 3552 3555 3556+1 PLZ

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

612 47.9%

Men

665 52.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

276 21.6%

Swiss citizens

1'229 96.2%

Foreign residents

48 3.8%

Population density

21 pop./km²

0–19 · 276 · 21.6%20–64 · 733 · 57.4%65+ · 268 · 21.0%

Foreign residents 3.8%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +0 (+0%) · 11 births · 9 deaths · net migration +0

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 Trub

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

21.4% YesNo 78.6%

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

45.8% YesNo 54.2%

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

28.5% YesNo 71.6%

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

57.3% YesNo 42.7%

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

67.6% YesNo 32.4%

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

38.1% YesNo 61.9%

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

35.0% YesNo 65.1%

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

26.9% YesNo 73.1%

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

45.3% YesNo 54.7%

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

48.0% YesNo 52.0%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP60.4% · strongest party

SVP60.4%

Mitte13.4%

SP7.8%

GRÜNE5.8%

EDU3.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier184%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

184%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 237 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'340 CHF(17.3%)

Rank 236 of 334 in the canton · 1963 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:17'340 CHF(~17.3%)

TrubCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Trub	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.2%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12.1%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.6%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.7%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.5%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.3%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.3%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18.2%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	19.1%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.9%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.7%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.4%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.3%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.9%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.3%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.5%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.6%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.5%	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 1991–20207.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'502 mm

7.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'406 m

Mean elevation

1'032 m

Relief

668 m

Mean slope

22.5°

Flat share

4.1%

South-facing

25.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 668 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

22.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

28.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'900

Per inhabitant

17'306 kWh/yr

22 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 Trub →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

0.88 %

Second homes

17.4 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

683

Built before 194664.4%

Built since 20015.4%

0.88 %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

604

Workplaces

181

Services share

20.9 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 322 (53.3%) · Secondary 156 (25.8%) · Tertiary 126 (20.9%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

117

Organic share

50.4 %

Farmland

2'496 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 69 min · Car 71 min

AgglomerationPT 65 min · Car 56 min

Remoteness 138/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number908

Websitetrub.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Emmental

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Trub ranks

Largest municipalities1'277 #170 BE · #1281 CH Growing municipalities0% #201 BE · #1404 CH Shrinking municipalities0% #141 BE · #678 CH Jobs per resident0.47 #99 BE · #605 CH Families & children21.6% #60 BE · #625 CH Age structure21% #255 BE · #1037 CH Women share47.9% #313 BE · #1881 CH Foreign residents3.8% #295 BE · #2058 CH Population density21/km² #314 BE · #1962 CH Tax burden17'340 #243 BE · #1970 CH Taxes184% #237 BE Warmest municipalities7.4 °C #297 BE · #1802 CH Sunniest municipalities42.3% #160 BE · #1075 CH Rainiest municipalities1'502 mm #20 BE · #240 CH Voter turnout40.6% #327 BE · #2099 CH Against Switzerland24.5% #48 BE · #247 CH Aligned with Switzerland75.5% #156 BE · #1184 CH SVP strongholds60.4% #31 BE · #48 CH SP strongholds7.8% #263 BE · #1713 CH Centre strongholds13.4% #22 BE · #927 CH FDP strongholds2.1% #305 BE · #2020 CH GLP strongholds2.9% #295 BE · #1599 CH Green strongholds5.8% #200 BE · #1373 CH Largest by area62 km² #15 BE · #126 CH Highest municipalities933 m #51 BE · #309 CH Second homes17.4% #74 BE · #431 CH Organic farming50.4% #6 BE · #102 CH Best-connected municipalities69 min #201 BE · #1048 CH Remotest municipalities69 min #138 BE · #1050 CH Highest peaks1'406 m #67 BE · #497 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'032 m #59 BE · #397 CH Greatest vertical range668 m #85 BE · #576 CH Steepest municipalities22.5° #46 BE · #329 CH Solar potential22 GWh #128 BE · #943 CH Solar potential per capita17'306 kWh #61 BE · #290 CH Cheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #185 BE · #679 CH Most expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #272 BE · #1542 CH

Postal codes (5)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 5

Bärau3552 Eggiwil3537 Fankhaus (Trub)3557 Trub3556 Trubschachen3555

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Trub?: Trub has 5 postal codes: 3537, 3552, 3555, 3556, 3557.
What is the tax rate in Trub?: The municipal tax multiplier of Trub is 184% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Trub?: A single person without children pays about 17'340 CHF income tax in Trub on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 236 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Trub have?: Trub has 1'277 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Trub?: Trub has 48 foreign residents, a share of 3.76% (2025).

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