What is the postal code of Walperswil?

The postal code of Walperswil is 3272.

What is the tax rate in Walperswil?

The municipal tax multiplier of Walperswil is 165% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Walperswil?

A single person without children pays about 16'723 CHF income tax in Walperswil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 110 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Walperswil have?

Walperswil has 1'036 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Walperswil?

Walperswil has 62 foreign residents, a share of 5.98% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Walperswil

3272

BE CANTON3272

Residents

1'036

Area

7 km²

Population density

149 pop./km²

Elevation

468 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

165%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

499 48.2%

Men

537 51.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

238 23.0%

Swiss citizens

974 94.0%

Foreign residents

62 6.0%

Population density

149 pop./km²

0–19 · 238 · 23.0%20–64 · 575 · 55.5%65+ · 223 · 21.5%

Foreign residents 6.0%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Walperswil

BFS

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

62.8% YesNo 37.3%

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

62.2% YesNo 37.8%

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

37.5% YesNo 62.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

49.1% YesNo 50.9%

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

21.2% YesNo 78.8%

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

33.9% YesNo 66.1%

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

35.1% YesNo 65.0%

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

77.6% YesNo 22.4%

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

43.2% YesNo 56.8%

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

11.2% YesNo 88.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP47.5% · strongest party

SVP47.5%

Mitte16.0%

SP12.1%

FDP7.4%

GRÜNE6.0%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier165%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

165%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 115 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'723 CHF(16.7%)

Rank 110 of 334 in the canton · 1721 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:16'723 CHF(~16.7%)

WalperswilCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Walperswil	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.8%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.6%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.1%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	14.9%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.8%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.7%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.6%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.4%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.2%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.7%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.5%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.1%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.5%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26.7%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	27.7%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28.6%	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 1991–202010.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020971 mm

10.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

479 m

Mean elevation

444 m

Relief

41 m

Mean slope

1.9°

Flat share

88.5%

South-facing

3.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 41 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

16.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

20.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'800

17 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

1.63 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

492

Built before 194633.1%

Built since 200122.8%

1.63 %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 63 min · Car 39 min

AgglomerationPT 25 min · Car 15 min

Remoteness 173/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitewalperswil.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'036 #197 BE · #1436 CH Families & children23% #24 BE · #300 CH Age structure21.5% #239 BE · #944 CH Women share48.2% #305 BE · #1804 CH Foreign residents6% #246 BE · #1970 CH Population density149/km² #156 BE · #1229 CH Tax burden16'723 #121 BE · #1732 CH Taxes165% #115 BE Warmest municipalities10.2 °C #20 BE · #313 CH Sunniest municipalities40.6% #270 BE · #1554 CH Rainiest municipalities971 mm #328 BE · #1753 CH Voter turnout55% #109 BE · #1066 CH Against Switzerland17% #101 BE · #755 CH Aligned with Switzerland83% #98 BE · #646 CH SVP strongholds47.5% #114 BE · #310 CH SP strongholds12.1% #193 BE · #1279 CH Centre strongholds16% #9 BE · #755 CH FDP strongholds7.4% #115 BE · #1658 CH GLP strongholds5.5% #233 BE · #1074 CH Green strongholds6% #194 BE · #1320 CH Largest by area7 km² #192 BE · #1253 CH Highest municipalities468 m #280 BE · #1399 CH Remotest municipalities63 min #173 BE · #1224 CH Best-connected municipalities63 min #165 BE · #871 CH Highest peaks479 m #321 BE · #1949 CH Highest-lying municipalities444 m #321 BE · #1759 CH Greatest vertical range41 m #322 BE · #2061 CH Steepest municipalities1.9° #318 BE · #2010 CH Solar potential17 GWh #171 BE · #1150 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #151 BE · #911 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #238 BE · #1243 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3272

Walperswil

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Walperswil3272

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Walperswil?: The postal code of Walperswil is 3272.
What is the tax rate in Walperswil?: The municipal tax multiplier of Walperswil is 165% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Walperswil?: A single person without children pays about 16'723 CHF income tax in Walperswil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 110 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Walperswil have?: Walperswil has 1'036 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Walperswil?: Walperswil has 62 foreign residents, a share of 5.98% (2025).

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