What is the postal code of Wynau?

The postal code of Wynau is 4923.

What is the tax rate in Wynau?

The municipal tax multiplier of Wynau is 180% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Wynau?

A single person without children pays about 17'210 CHF income tax in Wynau on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 211 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Wynau have?

Wynau has 1'694 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Wynau?

Wynau has 472 foreign residents, a share of 27.86% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Wynau

4923

BE CANTON4923

Residents

1'694

Area

5.1 km²

Population density

334 pop./km²

Elevation

481 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

180%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

844 49.8%

Men

850 50.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

362 21.4%

Swiss citizens

1'222 72.1%

Foreign residents

472 27.9%

Population density

334 pop./km²

0–19 · 362 · 21.4%20–64 · 971 · 57.3%65+ · 361 · 21.3%

Foreign residents 27.9%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Wynau

BFS

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

56.5% YesNo 43.5%

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

65.6% YesNo 34.4%

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

31.3% YesNo 68.7%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

43.8% YesNo 56.2%

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

17.7% YesNo 82.3%

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

47.2% YesNo 52.9%

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

24.3% YesNo 75.7%

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

72.2% YesNo 27.8%

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

57.6% YesNo 42.4%

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

18.8% YesNo 81.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP38.7% · strongest party

SVP38.7%

SP18.3%

Mitte8.8%

GLP8.4%

GRÜNE6.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier180%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

180%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 231 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'210 CHF(17.2%)

Rank 211 of 334 in the canton · 1922 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:17'210 CHF(~17.2%)

WynauCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Wynau	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.1%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.4%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.6%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.4%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.2%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.2%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18.1%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.9%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.8%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.6%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.3%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.1%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.7%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.1%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.4%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.4%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.3%	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 1991–20209.6 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'100 mm

9.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

529 m

Mean elevation

445 m

Relief

130 m

Mean slope

5.8°

Flat share

48.0%

South-facing

11.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 130 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

16.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

21.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'700

16 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

33.13 Rp./kWh

Energy

14 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

13.9 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.5 Rp./kWh

33.13 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Werkbetriebe Wynau (WBW)

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

2.19 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

866

Built before 194640.0%

Built since 200113.4%

2.19 %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 65 min · Car 49 min

AgglomerationPT 22 min · Car 13 min

Remoteness 153/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitewynau.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'694 #140 BE · #1077 CH Families & children21.4% #65 BE · #674 CH Age structure21.3% #245 BE · #985 CH Women share49.8% #208 BE · #1055 CH Foreign residents27.9% #16 BE · #412 CH Population density334/km² #80 BE · #711 CH Tax burden17'210 #232 BE · #1943 CH Taxes180% #231 BE Warmest municipalities9.6 °C #64 BE · #866 CH Sunniest municipalities40.3% #297 BE · #1668 CH Rainiest municipalities1'100 mm #212 BE · #1104 CH Voter turnout49.5% #241 BE · #1737 CH Against Switzerland26% #37 BE · #188 CH Aligned with Switzerland74% #160 BE · #1234 CH SVP strongholds38.7% #214 BE · #731 CH SP strongholds18.3% #77 BE · #590 CH Centre strongholds8.8% #134 BE · #1326 CH FDP strongholds5.2% #191 BE · #1833 CH GLP strongholds8.4% #139 BE · #516 CH Green strongholds6.4% #180 BE · #1219 CH Largest by area5.1 km² #230 BE · #1528 CH Highest municipalities481 m #268 BE · #1308 CH Remotest municipalities65 min #153 BE · #1157 CH Best-connected municipalities65 min #173 BE · #927 CH Highest peaks529 m #296 BE · #1781 CH Highest-lying municipalities445 m #319 BE · #1755 CH Greatest vertical range130 m #253 BE · #1687 CH Steepest municipalities5.8° #222 BE · #1419 CH Solar potential16 GWh #176 BE · #1169 CH Cheapest electricity33.13 Rp./kWh #304 BE · #1998 CH Most expensive electricity33.13 Rp./kWh #31 BE · #109 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

4923

Wynau

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Wynau4923

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Wynau?: The postal code of Wynau is 4923.
What is the tax rate in Wynau?: The municipal tax multiplier of Wynau is 180% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Wynau?: A single person without children pays about 17'210 CHF income tax in Wynau on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 211 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Wynau have?: Wynau has 1'694 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Wynau?: Wynau has 472 foreign residents, a share of 27.86% (2025).

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