What is the postal code of Wilderswil?

The postal code of Wilderswil is 3812.

What is the tax rate in Wilderswil?

The municipal tax multiplier of Wilderswil is 169% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Wilderswil?

A single person without children pays about 16'853 CHF income tax in Wilderswil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 126 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Wilderswil have?

Wilderswil has 2'760 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Wilderswil?

Wilderswil has 542 foreign residents, a share of 19.64% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Wilderswil

3812

BE CANTON3812

Residents

2'760

Area

13.2 km²

Population density

209 pop./km²

Elevation

884 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

2'329 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

169%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'395 50.5%

Men

1'365 49.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

486 17.6%

Swiss citizens

2'218 80.4%

Foreign residents

542 19.6%

Population density

209 pop./km²

0–19 · 486 · 17.6%20–64 · 1'706 · 61.8%65+ · 568 · 20.6%

Foreign residents 19.6%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Wilderswil

BFS

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

61.2% YesNo 38.8%

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

56.6% YesNo 43.4%

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

36.4% YesNo 63.7%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

46.1% YesNo 54.0%

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

19.8% YesNo 80.2%

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

43.3% YesNo 56.7%

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

45.6% YesNo 54.5%

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

67.0% YesNo 33.0%

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

52.2% YesNo 47.8%

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

15.8% YesNo 84.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP41.5% · strongest party

SVP41.5%

SP14.7%

GLP10.4%

FDP8.2%

Mitte6.0%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier169%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

169%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 135 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'853 CHF(16.9%)

Rank 126 of 334 in the canton · 1777 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:16'853 CHF(~16.9%)

WilderswilCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Wilderswil	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.9%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.7%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.2%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.3%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.9%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.9%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.7%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.6%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.4%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.2%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.9%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.7%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.2%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.6%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26.9%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	27.9%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28.8%	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 1991–20209.3 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)7.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'166 mm

9.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'329 m

Mean elevation

1'038 m

Relief

1'758 m

Mean slope

29°

Flat share

15.9%

South-facing

2.4%

Above 2000 m

1.6%

Relief 1'758 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

25.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

32 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'600

25 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

32.13 Rp./kWh

Energy

16 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

9.6 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

4.8 Rp./kWh

32.13 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.35 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Einwohnergemeinde Wilderswil, Elektrizitätsversorgung

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

0.06 %

Avg. rooms

3.4

Dwellings

1'623

Built before 194638.8%

Built since 200118.8%

0.06 %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 74 min · Car 50 min

AgglomerationPT 18 min · Car 8 min

Remoteness 109/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitewilderswil.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities2'760 #95 BE · #774 CH Families & children17.6% #264 BE · #1721 CH Age structure20.6% #268 BE · #1115 CH Women share50.5% #136 BE · #616 CH Foreign residents19.6% #55 BE · #896 CH Population density209/km² #117 BE · #999 CH Tax burden16'853 #137 BE · #1788 CH Taxes169% #135 BE Warmest municipalities9.3 °C #111 BE · #1129 CH Sunniest municipalities47.1% #30 BE · #425 CH Rainiest municipalities1'166 mm #154 BE · #772 CH Voter turnout51.4% #205 BE · #1541 CH Against Switzerland26% #40 BE · #191 CH Aligned with Switzerland74% #163 BE · #1237 CH SVP strongholds41.5% #185 BE · #586 CH SP strongholds14.7% #147 BE · #970 CH Centre strongholds6% #235 BE · #1676 CH FDP strongholds8.2% #79 BE · #1566 CH GLP strongholds10.4% #85 BE · #275 CH Green strongholds5.4% #218 BE · #1454 CH Largest by area13.2 km² #125 BE · #738 CH Highest municipalities884 m #63 BE · #347 CH Remotest municipalities74 min #109 BE · #897 CH Best-connected municipalities74 min #225 BE · #1200 CH Highest peaks2'329 m #29 BE · #281 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'038 m #57 BE · #391 CH Greatest vertical range1'758 m #25 BE · #269 CH Steepest municipalities29° #18 BE · #120 CH Solar potential25 GWh #107 BE · #831 CH Cheapest electricity32.13 Rp./kWh #290 BE · #1922 CH Most expensive electricity32.13 Rp./kWh #45 BE · #185 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3812

Wilderswil

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Wilderswil3812

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Matten bei Interlaken

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Wilderswil?: The postal code of Wilderswil is 3812.
What is the tax rate in Wilderswil?: The municipal tax multiplier of Wilderswil is 169% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Wilderswil?: A single person without children pays about 16'853 CHF income tax in Wilderswil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 126 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Wilderswil have?: Wilderswil has 2'760 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Wilderswil?: Wilderswil has 542 foreign residents, a share of 19.64% (2025).

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