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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
313 51.0%
Men
301 49.0%
Children & youth (0–19)
112 18.2%
Swiss citizens
581 94.6%
Foreign residents
33 5.4%
Population density
200 pop./km²
0–19 · 112 · 18.2%20–64 · 366 · 59.6%65+ · 136 · 22.1%
Foreign residents 5.4%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −18 (−2.9%) · 9 births · 6 deaths · net migration −21
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
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 Oberaargau: 22.2% Yes
28.8% YesNo 71.2%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 32.3% Yes
37.5% YesNo 62.5%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 32.1% Yes
34.5% YesNo 65.6%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 58.5% Yes
60.3% YesNo 39.7%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 57.9% Yes
66.7% YesNo 33.3%
14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 34.8% Yes
33.8% YesNo 66.2%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 46.2% Yes
49.4% YesNo 50.6%
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 Oberaargau: 20.9% Yes
21.5% YesNo 78.5%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 42.2% Yes
51.0% YesNo 49.0%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 39.8% Yes
49.6% YesNo 50.4%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP49.3% · strongest party
SVP49.3%
SP16.1%
GLP7.2%
FDP7.1%
Mitte6.7%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier150%
Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%
150%BE range 89%220%
Tax rank 39 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%)
Walliswil bei WangenCanton range BernSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeWalliswil bei WangenBernSwitzerland median
40'0009.5%8.3–10.9%5.4%
50'00011.3%9.8–13%7.8%
60'00012.6%11–14.5%10.5%
70'00013.7%12–15.7%11.9%
80'00014.5%12.6–16.5%13.1%
90'00015.3%13.4–17.5%14.1%
100'00016.2%14.3–18.5%15.3%
110'00017.1%15–19.4%16.3%
120'00017.9%15.8–20.3%17.2%
130'00018.7%16.5–21.2%18.1%
140'00019.5%17.2–22%19%
150'00020.2%17.9–22.8%19.7%
175'00021.9%19.5–24.7%21.6%
200'00023.4%20.9–26.3%23.2%
225'00024.8%22.2–27.8%24.6%
250'00026%23.3–29.1%25.8%
275'00027%24.3–30.2%26.8%
300'00027.9%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 1991–20209.7 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'086 mm
9.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
494 m
Mean elevation
462 m
Relief
77 m
Mean slope
3.8°
Flat share
74.0%
South-facing
1.3%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 77 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
7.6 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
9.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
1'700
Per inhabitant
12'345 kWh/yr
8 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
Premium regionRegion 3
Standard model, deductible 300571 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Bern432 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 3 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
0.92 %
Second homes
11 %
Avg. rooms
4.1
Dwellings
327
Built before 194635.8%
Built since 200115.6%
0.92 %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
102
Workplaces
33
Services share
69.6 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 20 (19.6%) · Secondary 11 (10.8%) · Tertiary 71 (69.6%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
8
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
130 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 64 min · Car 45 min
AgglomerationPT 22 min · Car 14 min
Remoteness 168/334 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number991
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities614 #246 BE · #1708 CHGrowing municipalities-2.9% #316 BE · #2045 CHShrinking municipalities-2.9% #19 BE · #64 CHJobs per resident0.17 #319 BE · #1903 CHFamilies & children18.2% #251 BE · #1631 CHAge structure22.1% #223 BE · #834 CHWomen share51% #90 BE · #388 CHForeign residents5.4% #258 BE · #1992 CHPopulation density200/km² #121 BE · #1028 CHTax burden16'236 #44 BE · #1415 CHTaxes150% #39 BEWarmest municipalities9.7 °C #60 BE · #779 CHSunniest municipalities39.7% #333 BE · #1989 CHRainiest municipalities1'086 mm #223 BE · #1174 CHVoter turnout53.7% #181 BE · #1394 CHSVP strongholds49.3% #100 BE · #253 CHSP strongholds16.1% #123 BE · #829 CHCentre strongholds6.7% #213 BE · #1606 CHFDP strongholds7.1% #128 BE · #1695 CHGLP strongholds7.2% #178 BE · #711 CHGreen strongholds4.9% #244 BE · #1558 CHLargest by area3.1 km² #294 BE · #1847 CHHighest municipalities456 m #293 BE · #1484 CHSecond homes11% #196 BE · #1052 CHOrganic farming0% #333 BE · #1703 CHBest-connected municipalities64 min #172 BE · #901 CHRemotest municipalities64 min #168 BE · #1194 CHHighest peaks494 m #315 BE · #1901 CHHighest-lying municipalities462 m #298 BE · #1651 CHGreatest vertical range77 m #293 BE · #1939 CHSteepest municipalities3.8° #275 BE · #1777 CHSolar potential8 GWh #252 BE · #1719 CHSolar potential per capita12'345 kWh #168 BE · #717 CHCheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #217 BE · #711 CHMost expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #304 BE · #1574 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 1
What is the postal code of Walliswil bei Wangen?
The postal code of Walliswil bei Wangen is 3377.
What is the tax rate in Walliswil bei Wangen?
The municipal tax multiplier of Walliswil bei Wangen is 150% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Walliswil bei Wangen?
A single person without children pays about 16'236 CHF income tax in Walliswil bei Wangen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 36 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Walliswil bei Wangen have?
Walliswil bei Wangen has 614 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Walliswil bei Wangen?
Walliswil bei Wangen has 33 foreign residents, a share of 5.37% (2025).

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