Population
1'036↑0.8%
About Gsteig
Municipality · Bern
Gsteig bei Gstaad is a municipality in the Obersimmental-Saanen administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Gsteig was formerly known by the French name of Châtelet.
Population
1'036
Tax multiplier
130%
Gsteig in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.130%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 43'800↓0.7%
Below average in canton
Median net income
CHF 50'000↑2.5%
70%
Cantonal tax multiplier
298%
0.96%↑60.0%
Middle in canton
- Agriculture37%
- Forest36%
- Other25%
- Settlement2%
Foreign residents
26.1%↑2.2%
Top 10% in canton
Median price
CHF 13'085/ m²
+54% vs CH
Dwellings
833
Jobs (FTE)
263↓1.9%
60%
0%
Fibre
Property market in Gsteig
The rental vacancy rate is 0.96%, 13% below the cantonal average (1.10 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 130%, 21% below the cantonal average (164 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 56'200, 9% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Gsteig has 1'036 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
