What is the postal code of Wachseldorn?

The postal code of Wachseldorn is 3618.

What is the tax rate in Wachseldorn?

The municipal tax multiplier of Wachseldorn is 184% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Wachseldorn?

A single person without children pays about 17'340 CHF income tax in Wachseldorn on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 236 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Wachseldorn have?

Wachseldorn has 232 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Wachseldorn?

Wachseldorn has 7 foreign residents, a share of 3.02% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Wachseldorn

3618

BE CANTON3618

Residents

232

Area

3.5 km²

Population density

66 pop./km²

Elevation

990 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

184%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

114 49.1%

Men

118 50.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

52 22.4%

Swiss citizens

225 97.0%

Foreign residents

7 3.0%

Population density

66 pop./km²

0–19 · 52 · 22.4%20–64 · 118 · 50.9%65+ · 62 · 26.7%

Foreign residents 3.0%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Wachseldorn

BFS

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

84.1% YesNo 15.9%

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

82.7% YesNo 17.3%

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

11.6% YesNo 88.4%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

11.5% YesNo 88.5%

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

7.0% YesNo 93.0%

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

66.7% YesNo 33.3%

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

76.4% YesNo 23.6%

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

72.6% YesNo 27.4%

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

81.3% YesNo 18.8%

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

6.9% YesNo 93.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP69.2% · strongest party

SVP69.2%

EDU10.8%

SP6.2%

EVP3.5%

SD2.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier184%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

184%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 244 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'340 CHF(17.3%)

Rank 236 of 334 in the canton · 1963 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:17'340 CHF(~17.3%)

WachseldornCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Wachseldorn	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.2%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12.1%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.6%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.7%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.5%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.3%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.3%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18.2%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	19.1%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.9%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.7%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.4%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.3%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.9%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.3%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.5%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.6%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.5%	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 1991–20207.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'271 mm

7.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'033 m

Mean elevation

965 m

Relief

152 m

Mean slope

7.5°

Flat share

38.2%

South-facing

25.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 152 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

4.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

5.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'000

4 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 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

120

Built before 194667.5%

Built since 20015.0%

0 %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 79 min · Car 47 min

AgglomerationPT 45 min · Car 26 min

Remoteness 87/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitewachseldorn.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities232 #312 BE · #2008 CH Families & children22.4% #37 BE · #438 CH Age structure26.7% #62 BE · #254 CH Women share49.1% #267 BE · #1463 CH Foreign residents3% #307 BE · #2074 CH Population density66/km² #252 BE · #1670 CH Tax burden17'340 #244 BE · #1971 CH Taxes184% #244 BE Warmest municipalities7.4 °C #299 BE · #1804 CH Sunniest municipalities44.8% #79 BE · #689 CH Rainiest municipalities1'271 mm #92 BE · #540 CH Voter turnout60% #30 BE · #477 CH SVP strongholds69.2% #10 BE · #13 CH SP strongholds6.2% #295 BE · #1854 CH Centre strongholds2.4% #310 BE · #2025 CH FDP strongholds0.4% #328 BE · #2069 CH GLP strongholds1.7% #317 BE · #1798 CH Green strongholds2.2% #315 BE · #1936 CH Largest by area3.5 km² #285 BE · #1793 CH Highest municipalities990 m #43 BE · #271 CH Remotest municipalities79 min #87 BE · #776 CH Best-connected municipalities79 min #251 BE · #1323 CH Highest peaks1'033 m #130 BE · #710 CH Highest-lying municipalities965 m #73 BE · #445 CH Greatest vertical range152 m #231 BE · #1581 CH Steepest municipalities7.5° #190 BE · #1158 CH Solar potential4 GWh #294 BE · #1956 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #199 BE · #959 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #286 BE · #1291 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3618

Süderen

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Süderen3618

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Wachseldorn?: The postal code of Wachseldorn is 3618.
What is the tax rate in Wachseldorn?: The municipal tax multiplier of Wachseldorn is 184% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Wachseldorn?: A single person without children pays about 17'340 CHF income tax in Wachseldorn on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 236 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Wachseldorn have?: Wachseldorn has 232 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Wachseldorn?: Wachseldorn has 7 foreign residents, a share of 3.02% (2025).

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