Population
2'981↑2.1%
About Wangenried
City · Bern
Wangenried is a former municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2024 the former municipality of Wangenried merged to form the municipality of Wangen an der Aare.
Population
2'981
Tax multiplier
163%
Wangenried in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.163%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 48'900↑1.8%
Top quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 53'800↑1.6%
79%
Cantonal tax multiplier
298%
1.97%↓21.5%
Top quartile in canton
- Agriculture49%
- Forest26%
- Settlement19%
- Other6%
Foreign residents
18.5%↑2.8%
Top quartile in canton
Median price
CHF 6'102/ m²
−28% vs CH
Dwellings
1'523↑0.6%
Jobs (FTE)
952↑2.7%
91%
3%
Fibre
Property market in Wangenried
The rental vacancy rate is 1.97%, 79% above the cantonal average (1.10 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 163%, roughly the cantonal average (164 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 55'500, 10% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Wangenried has 2'981 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
