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Bern · Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli · BFS commune no. 573[7]

Coat of arms of Brienz (BE)Brienz (BE)

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 76’243per year, after tax and insurance
Income tax[1]CHF 17’04817.0% of income
Health insurance[3]CHF 559adult, per month
Residents[4]3’26415.9% foreign nationals
Nearest job hub[6]107 minto Thun

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer. See how Brienz (BE) ranks for your household →
Compare Brienz (BE) with another commune →

BrienzwilerGrindelwaldHofstetten bei BrienzIseltwaldOberried am BrienzerseeSchwanden bei BrienzMeiringenFlühliGiswil GrindelwaldHofstetten bei BrienzIseltwaldOberried am BrienzerseeSchwanden bei BrienzFlühliGiswil Brienz (BE)

Brienz (BE) has 3’264 residents, making it the 82nd largest of the 334 communes in the canton of Bern.

16% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

With 27% of residents aged 65 or over, the population is older than the Swiss average (20%).

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 17’048 a year in income tax here, less than in 2 of its 9 neighbouring communes.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 559 a month, about the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Thun, about 107 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Income tax

Income tax 2026 (federal, cantonal and communal; no church tax) for an employee with gross labour income of…[1]

ProfileCHF 50’000CHF 80’000CHF 100’000CHF 150’000CHF 200’000CHF 300’000
Single, no children5’940
11.9%		12’166
15.2%		17’048
17.0%		31’652
21.1%		48’960
24.5%		87’303
29.1%
Married, single income, no children3’598
7.2%		8’944
11.2%		12’844
12.8%		24’700
16.5%		41’114
20.6%		78’102
26.0%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children3’095
6.2%		8’305
10.4%		12’055
12.1%		23’114
15.4%		37’472
18.7%		73’188
24.4%
Married, single income, 2 children491
1.0%		4’973
6.2%		8’348
8.3%		19’085
12.7%		33’788
16.9%		70’578
23.5%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 297.5%, commune 175%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 23%, Roman Catholic 20%.[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

Monthly basic insurance premium, standard model, premium region 3 of Bern.[3]

Cheapest insurerMedian insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident coverCHF 512CHF 559
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident coverCHF 119CHF 138

Commute to job hubs

Median door-to-door time by public transport and on foot, weekday departures every minute 07:00–08:30, from the commune's busiest station. Includes waiting for the next departure.[6]

HubMinutes
Thun107
Luzern117
Bern131
Visp146
Zug147
Olten160
Fribourg161
Rotkreuz161

Hubs more than 3 hours away are not listed. Commute to any commune or postcode: Ranking →

Compared with neighbouring communes

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000: income tax per year and median adult premium per month (CHF).

CommuneTax CHF/yr[1]Premium CHF/mo[3]Population[4]
GiswilOW12’6654844’013
FlühliLU14’4025011’918
Brienzwiler16’691559499
Grindelwald16’8535593’942
Hofstetten bei Brienz16’886559551
Brienz (BE)17’0485593’264
Iseltwald17’048559399
Schwanden bei Brienz17’048559674
Meiringen17’2105594’791
Oberried am Brienzersee17’665559489

Population

Residents3’264[4]
Foreign nationals15.9%
Aged 0–1917.4%
Aged 20–6455.9%
Aged 65+26.7%
Area48.07 km²[5]

Sources

  1. Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax burden statistics 2026. Tax burden in the communes, tax year 2026; reference date tax year 2026; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  2. Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax multipliers 2026. Tax multipliers (income tax), tax year 2026; reference date tax year 2026; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  3. Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), health insurance premiums 2027. Health insurance premiums 2027 (mandatory basic insurance); reference date 2027 premiums (published Sept 2026); downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  4. Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Permanent resident population (STATPOP) 2025; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  5. © swisstopo. swissBOUNDARIES3D (swissboundaries3d_2026-01); reference date 2026-01-01; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  6. Timetable: opentransportdata.swiss; walking network © OpenStreetMap contributors. Public transport commute to job hubs (computed); reference date timetable fahrplan-2026-gtfs2020, 2026-11-03 07:00–08:30; downloaded 2026-11-02. Licence.
  7. Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Swiss official commune register. Swiss official commune register (historicized); reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  10. Wikimedia Commons. Coats of arms of Swiss communes; reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.

Coat of arms: CHE Brienz COA.svg, ARK, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.