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Bern · Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois · BFS commune no. 704[7]

Coat of arms of Roches (BE)Roches (BE)

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 75’229per year, after tax and insurance
Income tax[1]CHF 17’66517.7% of income
Health insurance[3]CHF 592adult, per month
Residents[4]20420.1% foreign nationals
Nearest job hub[6]34 minto Delémont

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer. See how Roches (BE) ranks for your household →
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BelprahonGrandvalChâtillon (JU)CourrendlinMoutier BelprahonGrandvalChâtillon (JU)CourrendlinMoutier Roches (BE)

Roches (BE) has 204 residents, making it the 316th largest of the 334 communes in the canton of Bern.

20% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 17’665 a year in income tax here, more than in any of its 5 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 Delémont, about 34 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 children6’171
12.3%		12’619
15.8%		17’665
17.7%		32’723
21.8%		50’536
25.3%		89’946
30.0%
Married, single income, no children3’740
7.5%		9’285
11.6%		13’321
13.3%		25’565
17.0%		42’448
21.2%		80’448
26.8%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children3’220
6.4%		8’630
10.8%		12’516
12.5%		23’951
16.0%		38’746
19.4%		75’429
25.1%
Married, single income, 2 children511
1.0%		5’173
6.5%		8’683
8.7%		19’784
13.2%		34’928
17.5%		72’720
24.2%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 297.5%, commune 194%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 23%, Roman Catholic 20.7%.[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
Delémont34
Biel/Bienne48
Solothurn70
Neuchâtel74
Basel SBB79
Muttenz89
Bern93
Olten94

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]
Châtillon (JU)JU15’824660500
CourrendlinJU16’5526603’737
MoutierJU16’6986607’053
Grandval17’016592398
Belprahon17’633592264
Roches (BE)17’665592204

Population

Residents204[4]
Foreign nationals20.1%
Aged 0–1912.3%
Aged 20–6466.7%
Aged 65+21.1%
Area9.06 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 Roches COA.svg, SpinnerLaserzthe2nd, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.