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Bern · Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois · BFS commune no. 716[7]

Coat of arms of Petit-ValPetit-Val

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 75’716per year, after tax and insurance
Income tax[1]CHF 17’17817.2% of income
Health insurance[3]CHF 592adult, per month
Residents[4]46420.7% foreign nationals
Nearest job hub[6]147 minto Delémont

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

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Petit-Val has 464 residents, making it the 278th largest of the 334 communes in the canton of Bern.

21% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 17’178 a year in income tax here, less than in 6 of its 9 neighbouring communes.

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 Delémont, about 147 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 children5’989
12.0%		12’262
15.3%		17’178
17.2%		31’877
21.3%		49’292
24.6%		87’858
29.3%
Married, single income, no children3’628
7.3%		9’016
11.3%		12’944
12.9%		24’882
16.6%		41’394
20.7%		78’597
26.2%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children3’121
6.2%		8’373
10.5%		12’152
12.2%		23’291
15.5%		37’740
18.9%		73’659
24.6%
Married, single income, 2 children495
1.0%		5’015
6.3%		8’418
8.4%		19’232
12.8%		34’028
17.0%		71’028
23.7%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 297.5%, commune 179%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 32%, Roman Catholic 24.1%.[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
Delémont147
Biel/Bienne160
Solothurn179

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]
Haute-SorneJU16’1156607’532
Lajoux (JU)JU16’407660712
Champoz16’886592160
Petit-Val17’178592464
Loveresse17’665592367
Saules (BE)17’665592151
Saicourt17’698592657
Perrefitte17’860592486
Rebévelier17’86059229
Valbirse17’8605924’043

Population

Residents464[4]
Foreign nationals20.7%
Aged 0–1922.8%
Aged 20–6457.1%
Aged 65+20.0%
Area23.9 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 Petit-Val COA.svg, SpinnerLaserzthe2nd, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.