What is the postal code of Wangen an der Aare?

Wangen an der Aare has 3 postal codes: 3374, 3380, 4536.

What is the tax rate in Wangen an der Aare?

The municipal tax multiplier of Wangen an der Aare is 163% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Wangen an der Aare?

A single person without children pays about 16'658 CHF income tax in Wangen an der Aare on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 94 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Wangen an der Aare have?

Wangen an der Aare has 2'981 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Wangen an der Aare?

Wangen an der Aare has 552 foreign residents, a share of 18.52% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau

Wangen an der Aare

3374–4536

BE CANTON3374 3380 4536

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'493 50.1%

Men

1'488 49.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

572 19.2%

Swiss citizens

2'429 81.5%

Foreign residents

552 18.5%

Population density

367 pop./km²

0–19 · 572 · 19.2%20–64 · 1'754 · 58.8%65+ · 655 · 22.0%

Foreign residents 18.5%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +61 (+2.1%) · 28 births · 20 deaths · net migration +49

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 Wangen an der Aare

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 Oberaargau: 22.2% Yes

20.2% YesNo 79.8%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 32.3% Yes

31.0% YesNo 69.0%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 32.1% Yes

30.2% YesNo 69.8%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 58.5% Yes

62.2% YesNo 37.8%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 57.9% Yes

59.5% YesNo 40.6%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 34.8% Yes

35.4% YesNo 64.6%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 46.2% Yes

50.1% YesNo 49.9%

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 Oberaargau: 20.9% Yes

16.1% YesNo 83.9%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 42.2% Yes

42.7% YesNo 57.3%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 39.8% Yes

41.2% YesNo 58.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP42.5% · strongest party

SVP42.5%

FDP14.1%

SP11.6%

Mitte9.0%

GLP7.7%

2023 result for today's territory: the party votes of Wangen an der Aare and Wangenried added together (merged on 01.01.2024).

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier163%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

163%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 97 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'658 CHF(16.7%)

Rank 94 of 334 in the canton · 1678 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:16'658 CHF(~16.7%)

Wangen an der AareCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Wangen an der Aare	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	15.7%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.7%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.5%	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	19.9%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.7%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.4%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.4%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26.6%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	27.6%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28.5%	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 1991–20201'062 mm

9.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

506 m

Mean elevation

446 m

Relief

91 m

Mean slope

3.3°

Flat share

80.0%

South-facing

4.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 91 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

32.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

41.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

7'200

Per inhabitant

10'862 kWh/yr

32 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 3

Standard model, deductible 300571 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Bern432 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Wangen an der Aare →Canton Bern →Premiums explained →

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

1.97 %

Second homes

8.7 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

1'522

Built before 194630.9%

Built since 200123.1%

1.97 %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

1'278

Workplaces

232

Services share

72.1 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 70 (5.5%) · Secondary 286 (22.4%) · Tertiary 922 (72.1%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

8.7 %

Farmland

458 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 72 min · Car 41 min

AgglomerationPT 24 min · Car 15 min

Remoteness 123/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number992

Websitewangen-a-a.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Oberaargau

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Wangen an der Aare ranks

Largest municipalities2'981 #89 BE · #732 CH Growing municipalities2.1% #34 BE · #322 CH Shrinking municipalities2.1% #301 BE · #1783 CH Jobs per resident0.43 #121 BE · #722 CH Families & children19.2% #206 BE · #1385 CH Age structure22% #226 BE · #856 CH Women share50.1% #183 BE · #853 CH Foreign residents18.5% #63 BE · #991 CH Population density367/km² #72 BE · #655 CH Tax burden16'658 #98 BE · #1682 CH Taxes163% #97 BE Warmest municipalities9.7 °C #61 BE · #780 CH Sunniest municipalities39.7% #334 BE · #1990 CH Rainiest municipalities1'062 mm #248 BE · #1314 CH Voter turnout54.9% #144 BE · #1219 CH Against Switzerland16.7% #104 BE · #758 CH Aligned with Switzerland83.3% #101 BE · #649 CH SVP strongholds42.5% #171 BE · #518 CH SP strongholds11.6% #201 BE · #1346 CH Centre strongholds9% #125 BE · #1303 CH FDP strongholds14.1% #11 BE · #913 CH GLP strongholds7.7% #165 BE · #623 CH Green strongholds4.9% #245 BE · #1559 CH Largest by area8.1 km² #172 BE · #1130 CH Highest municipalities423 m #333 BE · #1749 CH Second homes8.7% #266 BE · #1473 CH Organic farming8.7% #208 BE · #1322 CH Best-connected municipalities72 min #218 BE · #1140 CH Remotest municipalities72 min #123 BE · #949 CH Highest peaks506 m #307 BE · #1854 CH Highest-lying municipalities446 m #317 BE · #1744 CH Greatest vertical range91 m #284 BE · #1871 CH Steepest municipalities3.3° #293 BE · #1862 CH Solar potential32 GWh #85 BE · #621 CH Solar potential per capita10'862 kWh #211 BE · #928 CH Cheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #218 BE · #712 CH Most expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #305 BE · #1575 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Attiswil4536 Wangen an der Aare3380 Wangenried3374

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Walliswil bei Niederbipp

BE · 3.2 km

Heimenhausen

BE · 3.4 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Wangen an der Aare?: Wangen an der Aare has 3 postal codes: 3374, 3380, 4536.
What is the tax rate in Wangen an der Aare?: The municipal tax multiplier of Wangen an der Aare is 163% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Wangen an der Aare?: A single person without children pays about 16'658 CHF income tax in Wangen an der Aare on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 94 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Wangen an der Aare have?: Wangen an der Aare has 2'981 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Wangen an der Aare?: Wangen an der Aare has 552 foreign residents, a share of 18.52% (2025).

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