What is the postal code of Uetendorf?

Uetendorf has 2 postal codes: 3603, 3661.

What is the tax rate in Uetendorf?

The municipal tax multiplier of Uetendorf is 148% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Uetendorf?

A single person without children pays about 16'171 CHF income tax in Uetendorf on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 30 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Uetendorf have?

Uetendorf has 6'072 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Uetendorf?

Uetendorf has 538 foreign residents, a share of 8.86% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Thun

Uetendorf

3603–3661

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

3'081 50.7%

Men

2'991 49.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'150 18.9%

Swiss citizens

5'534 91.1%

Foreign residents

538 8.9%

Population density

597 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'150 · 18.9%20–64 · 3'187 · 52.5%65+ · 1'735 · 28.6%

Foreign residents 8.9%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +5 (+0.1%) · 37 births · 62 deaths · net migration +26

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 Uetendorf

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 Thun: 27.2% Yes

22.4% YesNo 77.6%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Thun: 31.4% Yes

31.4% YesNo 68.6%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Thun: 36.3% Yes

30.8% YesNo 69.2%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Thun: 56.1% Yes

58.7% YesNo 41.3%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Thun: 50.8% Yes

57.6% YesNo 42.4%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Thun: 41.4% Yes

35.4% YesNo 64.6%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Thun: 47.4% Yes

41.2% YesNo 58.8%

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 Thun: 25.2% Yes

19.6% YesNo 80.4%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Thun: 40.9% Yes

43.7% YesNo 56.3%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Thun: 40.0% Yes

41.2% YesNo 58.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP45.1% · strongest party

SVP45.1%

SP11.5%

GLP9.4%

EVP9.0%

Mitte6.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier148%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

148%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 30 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'171 CHF(16.2%)

Rank 30 of 334 in the canton · 1366 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:16'171 CHF(~16.2%)

UetendorfCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Uetendorf	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.5%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.2%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	12.6%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	13.7%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	14.4%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.2%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.2%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	17.8%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	18.6%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	19.4%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.1%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	21.8%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	23.4%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	24.7%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	25.9%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	27%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	27.8%	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 1991–2020986 mm

9.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

654 m

Mean elevation

577 m

Relief

111 m

Mean slope

3.1°

Flat share

77.1%

South-facing

0.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 111 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

63.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

79.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

14'100

Per inhabitant

10'474 kWh/yr

64 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 2

Standard model, deductible 300612 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Bern432 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Uetendorf →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

1.62 %

Second homes

7 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

2'959

Built before 194617.5%

Built since 200117.3%

1.62 %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

3'401

Workplaces

456

Services share

58.6 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 110 (3.2%) · Secondary 1'297 (38.1%) · Tertiary 1'994 (58.6%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

5.4 %

Farmland

592 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 50 min · Car 32 min

AgglomerationPT 16 min · Car 12 min

Remoteness 249/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number944

Websiteuetendorf.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Thun

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Uetendorf ranks

Largest municipalities6'072 #29 BE · #338 CH Growing municipalities0.1% #189 BE · #1361 CH Shrinking municipalities0.1% #146 BE · #741 CH Jobs per resident0.56 #60 BE · #400 CH Families & children18.9% #218 BE · #1462 CH Age structure28.6% #30 BE · #145 CH Women share50.7% #122 BE · #533 CH Foreign residents8.9% #186 BE · #1805 CH Population density597/km² #44 BE · #430 CH Tax burden16'171 #31 BE · #1367 CH Taxes148% #30 BE Warmest municipalities9.3 °C #113 BE · #1131 CH Sunniest municipalities45.2% #68 BE · #632 CH Rainiest municipalities986 mm #317 BE · #1684 CH Voter turnout54.9% #143 BE · #1218 CH Against Switzerland20.6% #76 BE · #459 CH Aligned with Switzerland79.4% #130 BE · #949 CH SVP strongholds45.1% #138 BE · #395 CH SP strongholds11.5% #204 BE · #1359 CH Centre strongholds6.3% #229 BE · #1651 CH FDP strongholds4.1% #239 BE · #1915 CH GLP strongholds9.4% #114 BE · #383 CH Green strongholds5.3% #228 BE · #1490 CH Largest by area10.2 km² #150 BE · #947 CH Highest municipalities554 m #210 BE · #986 CH Second homes7% #310 BE · #1816 CH Organic farming5.4% #241 BE · #1513 CH Best-connected municipalities50 min #94 BE · #467 CH Remotest municipalities50 min #249 BE · #1635 CH Highest peaks654 m #223 BE · #1346 CH Highest-lying municipalities577 m #207 BE · #1101 CH Greatest vertical range111 m #270 BE · #1777 CH Steepest municipalities3.1° #295 BE · #1890 CH Solar potential64 GWh #25 BE · #210 CH Solar potential per capita10'474 kWh #217 BE · #989 CH Cheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #197 BE · #691 CH Most expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #284 BE · #1554 CH

Postal codes (2)

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Localities

swisstopo · 2

Thun3600 3603 3604 3608 Uetendorf3661

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Uetendorf?: Uetendorf has 2 postal codes: 3603, 3661.
What is the tax rate in Uetendorf?: The municipal tax multiplier of Uetendorf is 148% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Uetendorf?: A single person without children pays about 16'171 CHF income tax in Uetendorf on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 30 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Uetendorf have?: Uetendorf has 6'072 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Uetendorf?: Uetendorf has 538 foreign residents, a share of 8.86% (2025).

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