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Bern · Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois · BFS commune no. 707[7]

Coat of arms of Saules (BE)Saules (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]1515.3% foreign nationals
Nearest job hub[6]86 minto Biel/Bienne

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

LoveresseReconvilierSaicourtPetit-Val LoveresseReconvilierSaicourtPetit-Val Saules (BE)

Saules (BE) has 151 residents, making it the 324th largest of the 334 communes in the canton of Bern.

5% 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, less than in 2 of its 4 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 86 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 23%.[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
Biel/Bienne86
Delémont94
Solothurn105
Neuchâtel111
Olten128
Bern130
Yverdon-les-Bains132
Basel SBB137

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]
Petit-Val17’178592464
Saules (BE)17’665592151
Loveresse17’665592367
Saicourt17’698592657
Reconvilier17’7635922’454

Population

Residents151[4]
Foreign nationals5.3%
Aged 0–1920.5%
Aged 20–6458.9%
Aged 65+20.5%
Area4.28 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 Saules COA.svg, SpinnerLaserzthe2nd, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.