What is the postal code of Vechigen?

Vechigen has 5 postal codes: 3066, 3067, 3068, 3076, 3513.

What is the tax rate in Vechigen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Vechigen is 154% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Vechigen?

A single person without children pays about 16'366 CHF income tax in Vechigen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 49 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Vechigen have?

Vechigen has 6'070 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Vechigen?

Vechigen has 593 foreign residents, a share of 9.77% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Vechigen

3066–3513

BE CANTON3066 3067 3068 3076+1 PLZ

Residents

6'070

Area

24.8 km²

Population density

245 pop./km²

Elevation

733 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

957 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

154%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

3'063 50.5%

Men

3'007 49.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'111 18.3%

Swiss citizens

5'477 90.2%

Foreign residents

593 9.8%

Population density

245 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'111 · 18.3%20–64 · 3'512 · 57.9%65+ · 1'447 · 23.8%

Foreign residents 9.8%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Vechigen

BFS

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

54.6% YesNo 45.5%

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

42.1% YesNo 57.9%

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

51.0% YesNo 49.0%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

58.5% YesNo 41.5%

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

27.1% YesNo 72.9%

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

32.8% YesNo 67.2%

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

30.0% YesNo 70.0%

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

74.8% YesNo 25.2%

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

38.8% YesNo 61.2%

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

19.8% YesNo 80.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP30.6% · strongest party

SVP30.6%

SP17.6%

GLP12.1%

Mitte10.8%

FDP9.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier154%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

154%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 55 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'366 CHF(16.4%)

Rank 49 of 334 in the canton · 1490 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:16'366 CHF(~16.4%)

VechigenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Vechigen	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.6%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.4%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	12.8%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	13.8%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	14.6%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.4%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.4%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.2%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	18.8%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	19.6%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.3%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.1%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	23.6%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26.2%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	27.2%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28.1%	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 1991–20208.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'186 mm

8.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

957 m

Mean elevation

748 m

Relief

407 m

Mean slope

11.7°

Flat share

23.8%

South-facing

20.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 407 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

49.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

66.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

11'100

50 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

0.47 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

2'998

Built before 194622.5%

Built since 200132.7%

0.47 %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 37 min · Car 25 min

AgglomerationPT 37 min · Car 23 min

Remoteness 303/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitevechigen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities6'070 #30 BE · #339 CH Families & children18.3% #242 BE · #1609 CH Age structure23.8% #147 BE · #537 CH Women share50.5% #135 BE · #615 CH Foreign residents9.8% #159 BE · #1716 CH Population density245/km² #102 BE · #903 CH Tax burden16'366 #54 BE · #1495 CH Taxes154% #55 BE Warmest municipalities8.3 °C #224 BE · #1626 CH Sunniest municipalities42.9% #136 BE · #1008 CH Rainiest municipalities1'186 mm #146 BE · #724 CH Voter turnout60.7% #24 BE · #417 CH Against Switzerland8% #163 BE · #1325 CH Aligned with Switzerland92% #34 BE · #125 CH SVP strongholds30.6% #281 BE · #1230 CH SP strongholds17.6% #89 BE · #665 CH Centre strongholds10.8% #73 BE · #1121 CH FDP strongholds9.9% #42 BE · #1397 CH GLP strongholds12.1% #41 BE · #143 CH Green strongholds9.5% #78 BE · #633 CH Largest by area24.8 km² #49 BE · #369 CH Highest municipalities733 m #108 BE · #533 CH Remotest municipalities37 min #303 BE · #1921 CH Best-connected municipalities37 min #30 BE · #186 CH Highest peaks957 m #146 BE · #766 CH Highest-lying municipalities748 m #139 BE · #678 CH Greatest vertical range407 m #134 BE · #804 CH Steepest municipalities11.7° #134 BE · #795 CH Solar potential50 GWh #39 BE · #329 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #48 BE · #808 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #135 BE · #1140 CH

Postal codes (5)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 5

Bigenthal3513 Boll3067 Stettlen3066 Utzigen3068 Worb3076

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Vechigen?: Vechigen has 5 postal codes: 3066, 3067, 3068, 3076, 3513.
What is the tax rate in Vechigen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Vechigen is 154% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Vechigen?: A single person without children pays about 16'366 CHF income tax in Vechigen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 49 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Vechigen have?: Vechigen has 6'070 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Vechigen?: Vechigen has 593 foreign residents, a share of 9.77% (2025).

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