Population
4'791↓0.5%
About Meiringen
City · Bern
Meiringen is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Besides the village of Meiringen, the municipality includes the settlements of Balm, Brünigen, Eisenbolgen, Hausen, Prasti, Sand, Stein, Unterbach, Unterheidon, Wylerli and Zaun. The municipal coat of arms shows a black eagle in a yellow field. Formerly the coat of arms of the entire Oberhasli Talschaft, this design continues the imperial coat of arms.
Population
4'791
Tax multiplier
180%
Meiringen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.180%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 46'200↑0.5%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 51'250↓0.1%
74%
Cantonal tax multiplier
298%
0.26%↓65.8%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Agriculture43%
- Forest33%
- Other16%
- Settlement8%
Foreign residents
21.2%↑0.2%
Top quartile in canton
Median price
CHF 6'530/ m²
−23% vs CH
Dwellings
3'077↑1.7%
Jobs (FTE)
2'173↓2.2%
84%
48%
Fibre
Property market in Meiringen
The rental vacancy rate is 0.26%, 76% below the cantonal average (1.10 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 180%, 10% above the cantonal average (164 %). Median taxable income is CHF 54'400, 12% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Meiringen has 4'791 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
