What is the postal code of Ursenbach?

Ursenbach has 4 postal codes: 4936, 4937, 4942, 4943.

What is the tax rate in Ursenbach?

The municipal tax multiplier of Ursenbach is 175% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Ursenbach?

A single person without children pays about 17'048 CHF income tax in Ursenbach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 167 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Ursenbach have?

Ursenbach has 907 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Ursenbach?

Ursenbach has 54 foreign residents, a share of 5.95% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Ursenbach

4936–4943

BE CANTON4936 4937 4942 4943

Residents

907

Area

9.2 km²

Population density

99 pop./km²

Elevation

699 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

175%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

441 48.6%

Men

466 51.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

182 20.1%

Swiss citizens

853 94.1%

Foreign residents

54 6.0%

Population density

99 pop./km²

0–19 · 182 · 20.1%20–64 · 539 · 59.4%65+ · 186 · 20.5%

Foreign residents 6.0%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Ursenbach

BFS

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

68.0% YesNo 32.0%

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

74.0% YesNo 26.0%

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

22.2% YesNo 77.8%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

28.7% YesNo 71.4%

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

12.2% YesNo 87.8%

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

49.3% YesNo 50.7%

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

56.8% YesNo 43.2%

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

61.9% YesNo 38.2%

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

61.1% YesNo 38.9%

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

12.5% YesNo 87.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP54.1% · strongest party

SVP54.1%

EDU8.6%

Mitte8.4%

GRÜNE7.6%

SP6.4%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier175%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

175%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 182 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'048 CHF(17%)

Rank 167 of 334 in the canton · 1863 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:17'048 CHF(~17%)

UrsenbachCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Ursenbach	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.9%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.3%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.4%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.2%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.1%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.9%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.8%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.6%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.4%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.1%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.9%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.5%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.9%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.1%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.2%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.1%	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 1991–20208.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'165 mm

8.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

788 m

Mean elevation

659 m

Relief

235 m

Mean slope

12.3°

Flat share

15.1%

South-facing

13.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 235 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

13.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

17.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'000

14 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

28.13 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.2 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.16 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

28.13 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.35 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Einwohnergemeinde Ursenbach, Elektrizitätsversorgung

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

1.91 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

471

Built before 194657.5%

Built since 20017.2%

1.91 %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 91 min · Car 54 min

AgglomerationPT 44 min · Car 21 min

Remoteness 48/334 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteursenbach.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities907 #208 BE · #1518 CH Families & children20.1% #126 BE · #1103 CH Age structure20.5% #271 BE · #1137 CH Women share48.6% #291 BE · #1665 CH Foreign residents6% #247 BE · #1971 CH Population density99/km² #204 BE · #1476 CH Tax burden17'048 #186 BE · #1882 CH Taxes175% #182 BE Warmest municipalities8.7 °C #189 BE · #1482 CH Sunniest municipalities41% #235 BE · #1398 CH Rainiest municipalities1'165 mm #155 BE · #775 CH Voter turnout48.9% #252 BE · #1783 CH SVP strongholds54.1% #68 BE · #137 CH SP strongholds6.4% #288 BE · #1832 CH Centre strongholds8.4% #152 BE · #1381 CH FDP strongholds3% #278 BE · #1973 CH GLP strongholds3.1% #290 BE · #1558 CH Green strongholds7.6% #128 BE · #943 CH Largest by area9.2 km² #159 BE · #1025 CH Highest municipalities699 m #124 BE · #596 CH Remotest municipalities91 min #48 BE · #522 CH Best-connected municipalities91 min #283 BE · #1572 CH Highest peaks788 m #187 BE · #1006 CH Highest-lying municipalities659 m #168 BE · #857 CH Greatest vertical range235 m #186 BE · #1200 CH Steepest municipalities12.3° #126 BE · #745 CH Solar potential14 GWh #199 BE · #1319 CH Cheapest electricity28.13 Rp./kWh #222 BE · #1137 CH Most expensive electricity28.13 Rp./kWh #113 BE · #969 CH

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 4

Kleindietwil4936 Oeschenbach4943 Ursenbach4937 Walterswil BE4942

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Ursenbach?: Ursenbach has 4 postal codes: 4936, 4937, 4942, 4943.
What is the tax rate in Ursenbach?: The municipal tax multiplier of Ursenbach is 175% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Ursenbach?: A single person without children pays about 17'048 CHF income tax in Ursenbach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 167 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Ursenbach have?: Ursenbach has 907 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Ursenbach?: Ursenbach has 54 foreign residents, a share of 5.95% (2025).

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