Population
16'558↑0.9%
About Lyss
City · Bern
Lyss is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2011, the former municipality of Busswil bei Büren was merged with Lyss.
Population
16'558
Tax multiplier
160%
Lyss in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
160%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 63'957
Above average in canton
Vacancy
2.23%↑4.2%
Top quartile in canton
- Settlement35%
- Agriculture32%
- Forest32%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
22.2%↑2.6%
Top quartile in canton
Dwellings
8'296↑2.0%
Jobs (FTE)
6'959↑1.5%
92%
65%
Fibre
Housing market in Lyss
The rental vacancy rate is 2.23%, 103% above the cantonal average (1.10 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 160%, roughly the cantonal average (164 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 63'957, 5% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Lyss has 16'558 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
