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Bern · Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne · BFS commune no. 747[7]

Coat of arms of ScheurenScheuren

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 75’748per year, after tax and insurance
Income tax[1]CHF 17’14617.1% of income
Health insurance[3]CHF 592adult, per month
Residents[4]53812.6% foreign nationals
Nearest job hub[6]42 minto Biel/Bienne

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer. See how Scheuren ranks for your household →
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MeienriedOrpundSafnernSchwadernau OrpundSafnernSchwadernau Scheuren

Scheuren has 538 residents, making it the 259th largest of the 334 communes in the canton of Bern.

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

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 17’146 a year in income tax here, less than in 2 of its 4 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 Biel/Bienne, about 42 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 children5’977
12.0%		12’238
15.3%		17’146
17.1%		31’821
21.2%		49’208
24.6%		87’720
29.2%
Married, single income, no children3’620
7.2%		8’998
11.2%		12’919
12.9%		24’836
16.6%		41’324
20.7%		78’474
26.2%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children3’115
6.2%		8’356
10.4%		12’128
12.1%		23’246
15.5%		37’672
18.8%		73’542
24.5%
Married, single income, 2 children494
1.0%		5’004
6.3%		8’401
8.4%		19’196
12.8%		33’968
17.0%		70’914
23.6%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 297.5%, commune 178%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 19%, 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
Biel/Bienne42
Neuchâtel69
Solothurn72
Delémont80
Bern88
Yverdon-les-Bains90
Olten97
Aarau112

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]
Meienried14’61259256
Safnern15’9115922’049
Scheuren17’146592538
Orpund17’3735923’375
Schwadernau17’373592697

Population

Residents538[4]
Foreign nationals12.6%
Aged 0–1922.5%
Aged 20–6458.2%
Aged 65+19.3%
Area2.11 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 Scheuren COA.svg, SpinnerLaserzthe2nd, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.