What is the postal code of Wyssachen?

Wyssachen has 3 postal codes: 3457, 4953, 4954.

What is the tax rate in Wyssachen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Wyssachen is 190% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Wyssachen?

A single person without children pays about 17'535 CHF income tax in Wyssachen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 280 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Wyssachen have?

Wyssachen has 1'125 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Wyssachen?

Wyssachen has 66 foreign residents, a share of 5.87% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau

Wyssachen

3457–4954

BE CANTON3457 4953 4954

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

569 50.6%

Men

556 49.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

231 20.5%

Swiss citizens

1'059 94.1%

Foreign residents

66 5.9%

Population density

96 pop./km²

0–19 · 231 · 20.5%20–64 · 606 · 53.9%65+ · 288 · 25.6%

Foreign residents 5.9%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +1 (+0.1%) · 11 births · 11 deaths · net migration −1

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 Wyssachen

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

15.5% YesNo 84.5%

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

42.1% YesNo 57.9%

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

23.2% YesNo 76.8%

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

59.9% YesNo 40.1%

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

71.9% YesNo 28.1%

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

23.9% YesNo 76.1%

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

33.1% YesNo 66.9%

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

16.3% YesNo 83.7%

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

47.0% YesNo 53.0%

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

50.9% YesNo 49.1%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP53.2% · strongest party

SVP53.2%

EDU12.1%

Mitte8.9%

SP6.4%

EVP4.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier190%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

190%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 288 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'535 CHF(17.5%)

Rank 280 of 334 in the canton · 2023 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:17'535 CHF(~17.5%)

WyssachenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Wyssachen	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.3%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12.2%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.7%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.9%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.7%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.5%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.5%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18.4%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	19.3%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	20.1%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.9%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.7%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.5%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	25.1%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.5%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.8%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.9%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.8%	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 1991–20207.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'282 mm

7.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'009 m

Mean elevation

784 m

Relief

348 m

Mean slope

12.9°

Flat share

7.6%

South-facing

7.5%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 348 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

20.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

25.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'600

Per inhabitant

18'258 kWh/yr

21 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 Wyssachen →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

0.67 %

Second homes

17.1 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

594

Built before 194655.4%

Built since 20013.5%

0.67 %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

616

Workplaces

110

Services share

22.9 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 146 (23.7%) · Secondary 329 (53.4%) · Tertiary 141 (22.9%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

9.6 %

Farmland

838 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 102 min · Car 65 min

AgglomerationPT 56 min · Car 32 min

Remoteness 30/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number960

Websitewyssachen.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Oberaargau

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Wyssachen ranks

Largest municipalities1'125 #186 BE · #1371 CH Growing municipalities0.1% #188 BE · #1360 CH Shrinking municipalities0.1% #148 BE · #751 CH Jobs per resident0.55 #63 BE · #422 CH Families & children20.5% #104 BE · #967 CH Age structure25.6% #89 BE · #339 CH Women share50.6% #132 BE · #571 CH Foreign residents5.9% #249 BE · #1974 CH Population density96/km² #212 BE · #1500 CH Tax burden17'535 #290 BE · #2033 CH Taxes190% #288 BE Warmest municipalities7.9 °C #262 BE · #1716 CH Sunniest municipalities41% #240 BE · #1403 CH Rainiest municipalities1'282 mm #89 BE · #524 CH Voter turnout50.7% #247 BE · #1722 CH Against Switzerland28.4% #25 BE · #99 CH Aligned with Switzerland71.6% #178 BE · #1350 CH SVP strongholds53.2% #74 BE · #156 CH SP strongholds6.4% #290 BE · #1839 CH Centre strongholds8.9% #133 BE · #1320 CH FDP strongholds4% #246 BE · #1924 CH GLP strongholds2.9% #296 BE · #1600 CH Green strongholds4.5% #264 BE · #1633 CH Largest by area11.7 km² #136 BE · #837 CH Highest municipalities793 m #91 BE · #437 CH Second homes17.1% #76 BE · #440 CH Organic farming9.6% #194 BE · #1251 CH Best-connected municipalities102 min #306 BE · #1727 CH Remotest municipalities102 min #30 BE · #371 CH Highest peaks1'009 m #134 BE · #725 CH Highest-lying municipalities784 m #130 BE · #632 CH Greatest vertical range348 m #153 BE · #902 CH Steepest municipalities12.9° #119 BE · #704 CH Solar potential21 GWh #141 BE · #996 CH Solar potential per capita18'258 kWh #48 BE · #246 CH Cheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #206 BE · #700 CH Most expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #293 BE · #1563 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

3457

Wasen im Emmental

4953

Schwarzenbach (Huttwil)

4954

Wyssachen

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Schwarzenbach (Huttwil)4953 Wasen im Emmental3457 Wyssachen4954

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Wyssachen?: Wyssachen has 3 postal codes: 3457, 4953, 4954.
What is the tax rate in Wyssachen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Wyssachen is 190% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Wyssachen?: A single person without children pays about 17'535 CHF income tax in Wyssachen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 280 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Wyssachen have?: Wyssachen has 1'125 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Wyssachen?: Wyssachen has 66 foreign residents, a share of 5.87% (2025).

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