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Urtenen-Schönbühl

3322
BE CANTON3322
Residents
6'632
Area
7.2 km²
Population density
922 pop./km²
Elevation
525 m a.s.l.
Terrain up to
770 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
150%
Postal codes
1

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
3'393 51.2%
Men
3'239 48.8%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'428 21.5%
Swiss citizens
5'054 76.2%
Foreign residents
1'578 23.8%
Population density
922 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'428 · 21.5%20–64 · 3'849 · 58.0%65+ · 1'355 · 20.4%
Foreign residents 23.8%0%64.0%
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP31.2% · strongest party
SVP31.2%
SP22.0%
GLP11.4%
Mitte10.3%
GRÜNE7.2%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Municipal tax multiplier150%
Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%
150%BE range 89%220%
Tax rank 40 of 334 in canton Bern
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'236 CHF(16.2%)
Rank 36 of 334 in the canton · 1407 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:16'236 CHF(~16.2%)
Urtenen-SchönbühlCanton range BernSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeUrtenen-SchönbühlBernSwitzerland median
40'0009.5%8.310.9%5.4%
50'00011.3%9.813%7.8%
60'00012.6%1114.5%10.5%
70'00013.7%1215.7%11.9%
80'00014.5%12.616.5%13.1%
90'00015.3%13.417.5%14.1%
100'00016.2%14.318.5%15.3%
110'00017.1%1519.4%16.3%
120'00017.9%15.820.3%17.2%
130'00018.7%16.521.2%18.1%
140'00019.5%17.222%19%
150'00020.2%17.922.8%19.7%
175'00021.9%19.524.7%21.6%
200'00023.4%20.926.3%23.2%
225'00024.8%22.227.8%24.6%
250'00026%23.329.1%25.8%
275'00027%24.330.2%26.8%
300'00027.9%25.131.2%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 1991–20201'036 mm
9.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
770 m
Mean elevation
553 m
Relief
256 m
Mean slope
4.8°
Flat share
70.8%
South-facing
6.7%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 256 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
36.3 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
47.2 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
8'100
36 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
30.83 Rp./kWh
Energy
14.9 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.2 Rp./kWh
30.83 Rp./kWh9.6443.61
Canton median 29.35 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh
Network operator Genossenschaft Elektra, Jegenstorf
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
Vacancy rate
1.2 %
Avg. rooms
3.6
Dwellings
3'178
Built before 19468.2%
Built since 200120.9%
1.2 %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 29 min · Car 24 min
AgglomerationPT 23 min · Car 18 min
Remoteness 322/334 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Localities

swisstopo · 1
What is the postal code of Urtenen-Schönbühl?
The postal code of Urtenen-Schönbühl is 3322.
What is the tax rate in Urtenen-Schönbühl?
The municipal tax multiplier of Urtenen-Schönbühl is 150% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Urtenen-Schönbühl?
A single person without children pays about 16'236 CHF income tax in Urtenen-Schönbühl on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 36 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Urtenen-Schönbühl have?
Urtenen-Schönbühl has 6'632 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Urtenen-Schönbühl?
Urtenen-Schönbühl has 1'578 foreign residents, a share of 23.79% (2025).

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