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

Uetendorf

3603–3661

BE CANTON3603 3661

Residents

6'072

Area

10.2 km²

Population density

597 pop./km²

Elevation

554 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

148%

Postal codes

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

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%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Uetendorf

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

58.7% YesNo 41.3%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

57.6% YesNo 42.4%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% Yes

35.4% YesNo 64.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

41.2% YesNo 58.8%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

19.6% YesNo 80.4%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

43.7% YesNo 56.3%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

41.2% YesNo 58.8%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

72.3% YesNo 27.8%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

48.7% YesNo 51.3%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes

13.4% YesNo 86.7%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

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 31.08.2026

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 31.08.2026

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

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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

27.7 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.89 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.25 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.8 Rp./kWh

27.7 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.35 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

1.62 %

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

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 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteuetendorf.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities6'072 #29 BE · #338 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 turnout54.6% #117 BE · #1123 CH Against Switzerland21% #75 BE · #458 CH Aligned with Switzerland79% #130 BE · #949 CH SVP strongholds45.1% #138 BE · #396 CH SP strongholds11.5% #203 BE · #1353 CH Centre strongholds6.3% #229 BE · #1647 CH FDP strongholds4.1% #239 BE · #1910 CH GLP strongholds9.4% #114 BE · #383 CH Green strongholds5.3% #228 BE · #1486 CH Largest by area10.2 km² #150 BE · #947 CH Highest municipalities554 m #210 BE · #986 CH Remotest municipalities50 min #249 BE · #1635 CH Best-connected municipalities50 min #94 BE · #467 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 Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #197 BE · #957 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #284 BE · #1289 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

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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