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Bern · Verwaltungskreis Seeland · BFS commune no. 494[7]

Coat of arms of GalsGals

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 77’015per year, after tax and insurance
Income tax[1]CHF 15’87915.9% of income
Health insurance[3]CHF 592adult, per month
Residents[4]87815.5% foreign nationals
Nearest job hub[6]58 minto Neuchâtel

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

ErlachGampelenTschuggCornauxCressier (NE)Le LanderonLaténa GampelenTschuggCressier (NE)Le LanderonLaténa Gals

Gals has 878 residents, making it the 210th largest of the 334 communes in the canton of Bern.

15% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 15’879 a year in income tax here, less than in 6 of its 7 neighbouring communes and among the lowest quarter in Bern.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 592 a month, above the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Neuchâtel, about 58 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 children5’504
11.0%		11’308
14.1%		15’879
15.9%		29’622
19.7%		45’972
23.0%		82’293
27.4%
Married, single income, no children3’329
6.7%		8’297
10.4%		11’940
11.9%		23’063
15.4%		38’586
19.3%		73’659
24.6%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children2’859
5.7%		7’690
9.6%		11’180
11.2%		21’530
14.4%		35’060
17.5%		68’943
23.0%
Married, single income, 2 children453
0.9%		4’594
5.7%		7’712
7.7%		17’765
11.8%		31’630
15.8%		66’519
22.2%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 297.5%, commune 139%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 13.5%, Roman Catholic 19%.[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

Monthly basic insurance premium, standard model, premium region 2 of Bern.[3]

Cheapest insurerMedian insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident coverCHF 549CHF 592
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident coverCHF 130CHF 148

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
Neuchâtel58
Biel/Bienne68
Bern72
Yverdon-les-Bains91
Solothurn92
Fribourg101
Thun107
Delémont107

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]
Gals15’879592878
Gampelen15’8795921’047
Erlach16’2365921’393
Tschugg16’528592476
Le LanderonNE18’1576794’685
LaténaNE18’33167911’752
CornauxNE18’8506791’684
Cressier (NE)NE19’1106792’072

Population

Residents878[4]
Foreign nationals15.5%
Aged 0–1919.6%
Aged 20–6461.1%
Aged 65+19.4%
Area7.85 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 Gals COA.svg, SpinnerLaserzthe2nd, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.