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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
236 49.6%
Men
240 50.4%
Children & youth (0–19)
83 17.4%
Swiss citizens
374 78.6%
Foreign residents
102 21.4%
Population density
145 pop./km²
0–19 · 83 · 17.4%20–64 · 281 · 59.0%65+ · 112 · 23.5%
Foreign residents 21.4%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −21 (−4.2%) · 1 births · 6 deaths · net migration −19
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
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 28.7% Yes
23.7% YesNo 76.3%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 32.6% Yes
38.9% YesNo 61.1%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 56.9% Yes
51.6% YesNo 48.4%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 53.4% Yes
45.8% YesNo 54.2%
14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 39.5% Yes
40.3% YesNo 59.7%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 51.0% Yes
50.0% YesNo 50.0%
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 Seeland: 22.9% Yes
32.4% YesNo 67.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 39.6% Yes
38.8% YesNo 61.2%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 37.8% Yes
44.3% YesNo 55.7%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP29.4% · strongest party
SVP29.4%
SP16.3%
GRÜNE14.1%
Mitte11.3%
GLP11.2%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier159%
Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%
159%BE range 89%220%
Tax rank 75 of 334 in canton Bern
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'528 CHF(16.5%)
Rank 68 of 334 in the canton · 1587 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
0%9%18%26%35%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:16'528 CHF(~16.5%)
TschuggCanton range BernSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeTschuggBernSwitzerland median
40'0009.7%8.3–10.9%5.4%
50'00011.5%9.8–13%7.8%
60'00012.9%11–14.5%10.5%
70'00014%12–15.7%11.9%
80'00014.7%12.6–16.5%13.1%
90'00015.6%13.4–17.5%14.1%
100'00016.5%14.3–18.5%15.3%
110'00017.4%15–19.4%16.3%
120'00018.2%15.8–20.3%17.2%
130'00019%16.5–21.2%18.1%
140'00019.8%17.2–22%19%
150'00020.5%17.9–22.8%19.7%
175'00022.3%19.5–24.7%21.6%
200'00023.8%20.9–26.3%23.2%
225'00025.2%22.2–27.8%24.6%
250'00026.4%23.3–29.1%25.8%
275'00027.5%24.3–30.2%26.8%
300'00028.4%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 1991–202010.5 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'005 mm
10.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
596 m
Mean elevation
479 m
Relief
158 m
Mean slope
5.2°
Flat share
65.3%
South-facing
23.1%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 158 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
Roof potential
6.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
8.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
1'500
Per inhabitant
14'055 kWh/yr
7 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
Premium regionRegion 2
Standard model, deductible 300612 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Bern432 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

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
0.38 %
Second homes
15.9 %
Avg. rooms
3.7
Dwellings
263
Built before 194637.6%
Built since 200112.5%
0.38 %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
377
Workplaces
28
Services share
93.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 12 (3.2%) · Secondary 14 (3.7%) · Tertiary 351 (93.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
4
Organic share
50 %
Farmland
157 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 59 min · Car 38 min
AgglomerationPT 39 min · Car 22 min
Remoteness 197/334 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number501
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities476 #276 BE · #1826 CHGrowing municipalities-4.2% #327 BE · #2081 CHShrinking municipalities-4.2% #8 BE · #27 CHJobs per resident0.79 #21 BE · #163 CHFamilies & children17.4% #274 BE · #1754 CHAge structure23.5% #158 BE · #574 CHWomen share49.6% #228 BE · #1177 CHForeign residents21.4% #42 BE · #746 CHPopulation density145/km² #158 BE · #1241 CHTax burden16'528 #72 BE · #1591 CHTaxes159% #75 BEWarmest municipalities10.5 °C #7 BE · #212 CHSunniest municipalities41.2% #217 BE · #1308 CHRainiest municipalities1'005 mm #310 BE · #1599 CHVoter turnout59.8% #46 BE · #606 CHSVP strongholds29.4% #285 BE · #1301 CHSP strongholds16.3% #119 BE · #806 CHCentre strongholds11.3% #54 BE · #1082 CHFDP strongholds4% #244 BE · #1922 CHGLP strongholds11.2% #56 BE · #202 CHGreen strongholds14.1% #22 BE · #178 CHLargest by area3.3 km² #291 BE · #1821 CHHighest municipalities492 m #258 BE · #1248 CHSecond homes15.9% #88 BE · #513 CHOrganic farming50% #7 BE · #109 CHBest-connected municipalities59 min #138 BE · #737 CHRemotest municipalities59 min #197 BE · #1360 CHHighest peaks596 m #251 BE · #1560 CHHighest-lying municipalities479 m #274 BE · #1538 CHGreatest vertical range158 m #222 BE · #1545 CHSteepest municipalities5.2° #235 BE · #1525 CHSolar potential7 GWh #270 BE · #1781 CHSolar potential per capita14'055 kWh #126 BE · #524 CHCheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #78 BE · #572 CHMost expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #165 BE · #1435 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 1
What is the postal code of Tschugg?
The postal code of Tschugg is 3233.
What is the tax rate in Tschugg?
The municipal tax multiplier of Tschugg is 159% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Tschugg?
A single person without children pays about 16'528 CHF income tax in Tschugg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 68 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Tschugg have?
Tschugg has 476 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Tschugg?
Tschugg has 102 foreign residents, a share of 21.43% (2025).

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