What is the postal code of Wichtrach?

Wichtrach has 2 postal codes: 3114, 3510.

What is the tax rate in Wichtrach?

The municipal tax multiplier of Wichtrach is 164% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Wichtrach?

A single person without children pays about 16'691 CHF income tax in Wichtrach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 99 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Wichtrach have?

Wichtrach has 4'510 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Wichtrach?

Wichtrach has 370 foreign residents, a share of 8.2% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Wichtrach

3114–3510

BE CANTON3114 3510

Residents

4'510

Area

11.6 km²

Population density

389 pop./km²

Elevation

551 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

801 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

164%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'261 50.1%

Men

2'249 49.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

889 19.7%

Swiss citizens

4'140 91.8%

Foreign residents

370 8.2%

Population density

389 pop./km²

0–19 · 889 · 19.7%20–64 · 2'619 · 58.1%65+ · 1'002 · 22.2%

Foreign residents 8.2%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Wichtrach

BFS

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

55.1% YesNo 44.9%

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

47.4% YesNo 52.6%

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

41.4% YesNo 58.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

49.5% YesNo 50.5%

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

25.6% YesNo 74.4%

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

36.3% YesNo 63.7%

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

35.1% YesNo 64.9%

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

72.3% YesNo 27.7%

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

42.2% YesNo 57.8%

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

14.1% YesNo 85.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP35.5% · strongest party

SVP35.5%

SP15.8%

GLP11.9%

Mitte8.2%

FDP7.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier164%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

164%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 103 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'691 CHF(16.7%)

Rank 99 of 334 in the canton · 1689 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:16'691 CHF(~16.7%)

WichtrachCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Wichtrach	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	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%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.4%	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 1991–20208.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'127 mm

8.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

801 m

Mean elevation

581 m

Relief

277 m

Mean slope

4.6°

Flat share

62.7%

South-facing

6.4%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 277 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

33.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

44.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

7'400

34 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

0.61 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

2'141

Built before 194623.8%

Built since 200124.6%

0.61 %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 39 min · Car 31 min

AgglomerationPT 25 min · Car 21 min

Remoteness 298/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitewichtrach.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities4'510 #51 BE · #494 CH Families & children19.7% #158 BE · #1241 CH Age structure22.2% #218 BE · #819 CH Women share50.1% #175 BE · #845 CH Foreign residents8.2% #200 BE · #1847 CH Population density389/km² #67 BE · #629 CH Tax burden16'691 #108 BE · #1698 CH Taxes164% #103 BE Warmest municipalities8.9 °C #173 BE · #1405 CH Sunniest municipalities43.8% #112 BE · #868 CH Rainiest municipalities1'127 mm #182 BE · #938 CH Voter turnout55% #108 BE · #1065 CH Against Switzerland8% #166 BE · #1328 CH Aligned with Switzerland92% #37 BE · #128 CH SVP strongholds35.5% #249 BE · #931 CH SP strongholds15.8% #128 BE · #855 CH Centre strongholds8.2% #162 BE · #1412 CH FDP strongholds7.6% #104 BE · #1633 CH GLP strongholds11.9% #44 BE · #158 CH Green strongholds6.6% #169 BE · #1178 CH Largest by area11.6 km² #137 BE · #844 CH Highest municipalities551 m #212 BE · #992 CH Remotest municipalities39 min #298 BE · #1891 CH Best-connected municipalities39 min #37 BE · #210 CH Highest peaks801 m #185 BE · #992 CH Highest-lying municipalities581 m #205 BE · #1089 CH Greatest vertical range277 m #172 BE · #1049 CH Steepest municipalities4.6° #249 BE · #1643 CH Solar potential34 GWh #82 BE · #599 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #112 BE · #872 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #199 BE · #1204 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Häutligen3510 Wichtrach3114

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Wichtrach?: Wichtrach has 2 postal codes: 3114, 3510.
What is the tax rate in Wichtrach?: The municipal tax multiplier of Wichtrach is 164% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Wichtrach?: A single person without children pays about 16'691 CHF income tax in Wichtrach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 99 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Wichtrach have?: Wichtrach has 4'510 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Wichtrach?: Wichtrach has 370 foreign residents, a share of 8.2% (2025).

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