What is the postal code of Walkringen?

Walkringen has 4 postal codes: 3068, 3415, 3512, 3513.

What is the tax rate in Walkringen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Walkringen is 187% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Walkringen?

A single person without children pays about 17'438 CHF income tax in Walkringen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 267 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Walkringen have?

Walkringen has 1'814 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Walkringen?

Walkringen has 118 foreign residents, a share of 6.5% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland

Walkringen

3068–3513

BE CANTON3068 3415 3512 3513

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

898 49.5%

Men

916 50.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

331 18.2%

Swiss citizens

1'696 93.5%

Foreign residents

118 6.5%

Population density

105 pop./km²

0–19 · 331 · 18.2%20–64 · 1'062 · 58.5%65+ · 421 · 23.2%

Foreign residents 6.5%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −15 (−0.8%) · 12 births · 23 deaths · net migration −11

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Vote results for Walkringen

BFS

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 32.7% Yes

20.4% YesNo 79.6%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 19.3% Yes

38.7% YesNo 61.3%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 47.0% Yes

28.3% YesNo 71.7%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 42.9% Yes

55.5% YesNo 44.5%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 33.6% Yes

64.1% YesNo 35.9%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 59.6% Yes

28.7% YesNo 71.3%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 61.8% Yes

45.4% YesNo 54.6%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 39.7% Yes

23.7% YesNo 76.3%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 28.0% Yes

40.1% YesNo 59.9%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 27.6% Yes

45.0% YesNo 55.0%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP53.4% · strongest party

SVP53.4%

SP12.3%

Mitte9.0%

GLP6.8%

GRÜNE5.7%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier187%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

187%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 268 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'438 CHF(17.4%)

Rank 267 of 334 in the canton · 2008 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:17'438 CHF(~17.4%)

WalkringenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Walkringen	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.3%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12.2%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.6%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.8%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.6%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.4%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.4%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18.3%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	19.2%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	20%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.8%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.6%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.4%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	25%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.4%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.7%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.7%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.7%	25.1–31.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20208 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'238 mm

8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

972 m

Mean elevation

787 m

Relief

346 m

Mean slope

16°

Flat share

13.9%

South-facing

21.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 346 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

24.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

31.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'500

Per inhabitant

13'539 kWh/yr

25 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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff H4

25.59 Rp./kWh

Energy

7.97 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.91 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.8 Rp./kWh

25.59 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 27.95 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 2

Standard model, deductible 300612 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Bern432 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Walkringen →Canton Bern →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 of canton Bern. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Bern (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE

Vacancy rate

1.95 %

Second homes

14.5 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

922

Built before 194648.4%

Built since 20018.9%

1.95 %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 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024

Jobs

1'038

Workplaces

167

Services share

64 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 173 (16.7%) · Secondary 201 (19.4%) · Tertiary 664 (64.0%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

8.3 %

Farmland

950 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 57 min · Car 35 min

AgglomerationPT 29 min · Car 22 min

Remoteness 203/334 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number626

Websitewalkringen.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Walkringen ranks

Largest municipalities1'814 #132 BE · #1026 CH Growing municipalities-0.8% #261 BE · #1751 CH Shrinking municipalities-0.8% #74 BE · #357 CH Jobs per resident0.57 #54 BE · #377 CH Families & children18.2% #248 BE · #1628 CH Age structure23.2% #173 BE · #623 CH Women share49.5% #241 BE · #1247 CH Foreign residents6.5% #237 BE · #1951 CH Population density105/km² #199 BE · #1441 CH Tax burden17'438 #269 BE · #2010 CH Taxes187% #268 BE Warmest municipalities8 °C #251 BE · #1697 CH Sunniest municipalities42.6% #150 BE · #1043 CH Rainiest municipalities1'238 mm #116 BE · #613 CH Voter turnout51% #240 BE · #1693 CH Against Switzerland23.5% #51 BE · #288 CH Aligned with Switzerland76.5% #148 BE · #1133 CH SVP strongholds53.4% #73 BE · #152 CH SP strongholds12.3% #188 BE · #1250 CH Centre strongholds9% #123 BE · #1301 CH FDP strongholds3.7% #257 BE · #1942 CH GLP strongholds6.8% #190 BE · #787 CH Green strongholds5.7% #204 BE · #1397 CH Largest by area17.2 km² #85 BE · #555 CH Highest municipalities809 m #84 BE · #410 CH Second homes14.5% #113 BE · #625 CH Organic farming8.3% #215 BE · #1337 CH Best-connected municipalities57 min #133 BE · #678 CH Remotest municipalities57 min #203 BE · #1423 CH Highest peaks972 m #141 BE · #751 CH Highest-lying municipalities787 m #128 BE · #629 CH Greatest vertical range346 m #154 BE · #909 CH Steepest municipalities16° #85 BE · #540 CH Solar potential25 GWh #113 BE · #854 CH Solar potential per capita13'539 kWh #132 BE · #569 CH Cheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #108 BE · #602 CH Most expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #195 BE · #1465 CH

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

3068

Utzigen

3415

Schafhausen im Emmental

Localities

swisstopo · 4

Bigenthal3513 Schafhausen im Emmental3415 Utzigen3068 Walkringen3512

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Walkringen?: Walkringen has 4 postal codes: 3068, 3415, 3512, 3513.
What is the tax rate in Walkringen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Walkringen is 187% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Walkringen?: A single person without children pays about 17'438 CHF income tax in Walkringen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 267 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Walkringen have?: Walkringen has 1'814 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Walkringen?: Walkringen has 118 foreign residents, a share of 6.5% (2025).

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