Bern · Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois · BFS commune no. 438^[7]

Orvin

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 75’424per year, after tax and insurance

Income tax^[1]CHF 17’47017.5% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 592adult, per month

Residents^[4]1’28412.7% foreign nationals

Nearest job hub^[6]47 minto Biel/Bienne

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Orvin has 1’284 residents, making it the 168th largest of the 334 communes in the canton of Bern.

13% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

With 25% 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 17’470 a year in income tax here, less than in 1 of its 8 neighbouring communes and among the highest 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 Biel/Bienne, about 47 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]

Profile	CHF 50’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 200’000	CHF 300’000
Single, no children	6’098 12.2%	12’476 15.6%	17’470 17.5%	32’385 21.6%	50’038 25.0%	89’112 29.7%
Married, single income, no children	3’695 7.4%	9’178 11.5%	13’170 13.2%	25’292 16.9%	42’028 21.0%	79’707 26.6%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	3’180 6.4%	8’527 10.7%	12’371 12.4%	23’687 15.8%	38’344 19.2%	74’721 24.9%
Married, single income, 2 children	504 1.0%	5’109 6.4%	8’577 8.6%	19’562 13.0%	34’568 17.3%	72’042 24.0%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 297.5%, commune 188%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 18%, Roman Catholic 23%.^[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

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

	Cheapest insurer	Median insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident cover	CHF 549	CHF 592
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident cover	CHF 130	CHF 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]

Hub	Minutes
Biel/Bienne	47
Solothurn	68
Neuchâtel	73
Delémont	84
Bern	92
Olten	92
Yverdon-les-Bains	94
Aarau	103

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).

Commune	Tax CHF/yr^[1]	Premium CHF/mo^[3]	Population^[4]
Evilard	16’301	656	2’706
Péry-La Heutte	16’398	592	1’957
Sonceboz-Sombeval	16’626	592	1’874
Biel/Bienne	16’658	656	57’462
Nods	16’691	592	776
Corgémont	17’178	592	1’801
Plateau de Diesse	17’373	592	2’251
Orvin	17’470	592	1’284
Sauge	17’535	592	829

Population

Residents1’284^[4]

Foreign nationals12.7%

Aged 0–1921.3%

Aged 20–6453.6%

Aged 65+25.1%

Area21.59 km²^[5]

Sources

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.
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.
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.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Permanent resident population (STATPOP) 2025; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
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.
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.
Wikimedia Commons. Coats of arms of Swiss communes; reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.

Coat of arms: CHE Orvin COA.svg, SpinnerLaserzthe2nd, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.