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 · Verwaltungskreis Seeland

Walperswil

3272

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

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%

Population change 2025: −9 (−0.9%) · 9 births · 6 deaths · net migration −10

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 Walperswil

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 Seeland: 22.8% Yes

19.4% YesNo 80.6%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 28.7% Yes

28.5% YesNo 71.5%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 32.6% Yes

31.1% YesNo 68.9%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 56.9% Yes

62.8% YesNo 37.3%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 53.4% Yes

62.2% YesNo 37.8%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 39.5% Yes

37.5% YesNo 62.6%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 51.0% Yes

49.1% YesNo 50.9%

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 Seeland: 22.9% Yes

21.2% YesNo 78.8%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 39.6% Yes

33.9% YesNo 66.1%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 37.8% Yes

35.1% YesNo 65.0%

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

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 25.09.2026

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 24.09.2026

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

Per inhabitant

16'332 kWh/yr

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 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 Walperswil →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

1.63 %

Second homes

10.6 %

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 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

333

Workplaces

Services share

33 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 160 (48.0%) · Secondary 63 (18.9%) · Tertiary 110 (33.0%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

548 ha

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

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 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number754

Websitewalperswil.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Seeland

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Walperswil ranks

Largest municipalities1'036 #197 BE · #1436 CH Growing municipalities-0.9% #262 BE · #1764 CH Shrinking municipalities-0.9% #73 BE · #342 CH Jobs per resident0.32 #194 BE · #1170 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 turnout56.7% #101 BE · #991 CH Against Switzerland16.7% #101 BE · #755 CH Aligned with Switzerland83.3% #98 BE · #646 CH SVP strongholds47.5% #114 BE · #310 CH SP strongholds12.1% #193 BE · #1284 CH Centre strongholds16% #9 BE · #758 CH FDP strongholds7.4% #115 BE · #1662 CH GLP strongholds5.5% #233 BE · #1076 CH Green strongholds6% #194 BE · #1324 CH Largest by area7 km² #192 BE · #1253 CH Highest municipalities468 m #280 BE · #1398 CH Second homes10.6% #205 BE · #1110 CH Organic farming0% #320 BE · #1690 CH Best-connected municipalities63 min #165 BE · #871 CH Remotest municipalities63 min #173 BE · #1224 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 Solar potential per capita16'332 kWh #72 BE · #342 CH Cheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #151 BE · #645 CH Most expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #238 BE · #1508 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3272

Walperswil

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Walperswil3272

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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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