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Belp

Get to know Belp

Belp is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

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It is close to Bern's Belp Airport. The municipality of Belpberg merged on 1 January 2012 into the municipality of Belp.

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Landscape

A landscape shaped by farmland

The land-use survey ending in 2018 shows how the area is shared between buildings, woodland, farmland and water.

56%

Agriculture

  • Agriculture56%
  • Forest26%
  • Settlement16%
  • Water2%
  • Other<1%
Survey period ending 2018 · BFS

Housing

Finding a home here

A view of the rental market, drawn from 11 apartment and house listings. These are advertised rents, before any individual negotiation.

Homes to rentHomes to buy
Net asking rent

CHF 19.1

/ m² per month

Middle half of advertised rents

17.124.7

1 Nov 2026

More about Housing
Vacancy
0.63%As of 1 June 2026

2026

0.63%

10.50
20222026
Vacancy
20150.98%
20160.93%
20170.85%
20180.87%
20191.40%
20201.63%
20211.55%
20220.74%
20230.65%
20240.72%
20250.82%
20260.63%
Net asking rentCHF 19.1/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Gross asking rentCHF 21.5/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Asking priceCHF 8'212/ m²1 Nov 2026
Dwellings5'719Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 2'001 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings1During 2024
Primary residences94%Dwelling inventory 2026
Broadband coverage15%FibreAs of 2026 · Broadband coverage is one part of everyday infrastructure. This is coverage across the reported area; availability at a particular home still depends on its address.

People

The people who live here

The population grew by 10.4% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

11'739

11.7K5.9K0
20212025
Population
201010'636
201110'974
201211'108
201311'346
201411'466
201511'548
201611'534
201711'439
201811'510
201911'572
202011'603
202111'576
202211'578
202311'678
202411'718
202511'739
More about People
Population
11'739End of 2025

2025

11'739

11.7K5.9K0
20212025
Population
201010'636
201110'974
201211'108
201311'346
201411'466
201511'548
201611'534
201711'439
201811'510
201911'572
202011'603
202111'576
202211'578
202311'678
202411'718
202511'739
Foreign residents
17.9%End of 2025

2025

17.9%

17.98.90
20212025
Foreign residents
201011.1%
201111.8%
201211.8%
201312.3%
201412.6%
201513.2%
201613.5%
201713.7%
201814.0%
201914.6%
202014.9%
202115.1%
202215.8%
202316.8%
202417.6%
202517.9%
Jobs (FTE)
3'883

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 3'883 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

3'883

4K2K0
20202024
Jobs (FTE)
20113'910
20124'036
20133'926
20143'949
20153'915
20163'922
20173'906
20183'794
20193'829
20203'770
20213'895
20223'979
20233'940
20243'883

Taxes & income

A picture of local costs

Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026

CHF 14'210

/ year

More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 14'210/ yearTax year 2026

Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026

Tax multiplier
140%Tax year 2026

2026

140%

140700
20222026
Tax multiplier
2010134%
2011134%
2012134%
2013134%
2014134%
2015134%
2016134%
2017134%
2018134%
2019134%
2020134%
2021134%
2022134%
2023140%
2024140%
2025140%
2026140%
Median taxable income
CHF 52'900All taxpayers · tax period 2022

2022

CHF 52'900

52.9K26.5K0
20182022
Median taxable income
2010CHF 47'800
2011CHF 48'000
2012CHF 48'200
2013CHF 48'300
2014CHF 48'700
2015CHF 49'000
2016CHF 49'650
2017CHF 49'700
2018CHF 50'350
2019CHF 50'600
2020CHF 51'600
2021CHF 52'700
2022CHF 52'900
Median net income
CHF 58'100As of 2022

2022

CHF 58'100

58.4K29.2K0
20182022
Median net income
2010CHF 53'300
2011CHF 53'600
2012CHF 54'400
2013CHF 54'200
2014CHF 54'100
2015CHF 54'900
2016CHF 55'050
2017CHF 55'000
2018CHF 55'550
2019CHF 56'000
2020CHF 57'425
2021CHF 58'400
2022CHF 58'100
Paying direct federal tax78%As of 2022
Cantonal tax multiplier
297.5%Tax year 2026

2026

297.5%

302.5151.30
20222026
Cantonal tax multiplier
2010306%
2011306%
2012306%
2013306%
2014306%
2015306%
2016306%
2017306%
2018306%
2019306%
2020306%
2021302.5%
2022302.5%
2023302.5%
2024302.5%
2025297.5%
2026297.5%

Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE. Asking rents and prices: Homematch, from listings on Swiss portals.

The municipality
Settlement type
Intermediate
Municipality type
Peri-urban municipality of high density
Language region
German
Agglomeration
Bern
Labour market region
Münsingen–Belp
Statistical city
Yes
Mountain region
No

Federal Statistical Office · 2020