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 · Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau

Wynau

4923

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

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%

Population change 2025: −7 (−0.4%) · 17 births · 16 deaths · net migration −5

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 Wynau

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

20.3% YesNo 79.7%

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

26.8% YesNo 73.3%

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

29.7% YesNo 70.3%

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

56.5% YesNo 43.5%

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

65.6% YesNo 34.4%

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

31.3% YesNo 68.7%

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

43.8% YesNo 56.2%

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

17.7% YesNo 82.3%

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

47.2% YesNo 52.9%

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

24.3% YesNo 75.7%

All federal votes →

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

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 25.09.2026

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 24.09.2026

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

Per inhabitant

9'728 kWh/yr

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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff H4

31.22 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.2 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

13.52 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.5 Rp./kWh

31.22 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 27.95 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.

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 Wynau →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

2.19 %

Second homes

14.5 %

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 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

350

Workplaces

100

Services share

58.9 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 36 (10.3%) · Secondary 108 (30.9%) · Tertiary 206 (58.9%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

16.7 %

Farmland

243 ha

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

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 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number345

Websitewynau.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Oberaargau

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Wynau ranks

Largest municipalities1'694 #140 BE · #1077 CH Growing municipalities-0.4% #229 BE · #1614 CH Shrinking municipalities-0.4% #106 BE · #493 CH Jobs per resident0.21 #285 BE · #1713 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 turnout50.3% #256 BE · #1752 CH Against Switzerland25.5% #37 BE · #193 CH Aligned with Switzerland74.5% #160 BE · #1230 CH SVP strongholds38.7% #214 BE · #731 CH SP strongholds18.3% #77 BE · #594 CH Centre strongholds8.8% #134 BE · #1330 CH FDP strongholds5.2% #191 BE · #1838 CH GLP strongholds8.4% #138 BE · #515 CH Green strongholds6.4% #180 BE · #1223 CH Largest by area5.1 km² #230 BE · #1528 CH Highest municipalities481 m #268 BE · #1308 CH Second homes14.5% #114 BE · #631 CH Organic farming16.7% #95 BE · #765 CH Best-connected municipalities65 min #173 BE · #927 CH Remotest municipalities65 min #153 BE · #1157 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 Solar potential per capita9'728 kWh #239 BE · #1113 CH Cheapest electricity31.22 Rp./kWh #302 BE · #1951 CH Most expensive electricity31.22 Rp./kWh #32 BE · #156 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

4923

Wynau

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Wynau4923

Nearby municipalities

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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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