Municipality · Bern
Grossaffoltern is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
It is known for its stork colony.
The land-use survey ending in 2018 shows how the area is shared between buildings, woodland, farmland and water.
61%
A view of the rental market, drawn from 8 apartment and house listings. These are advertised rents, before any individual negotiation.
CHF 17.5
28 Oct 2026
0.26%
| 2015 | 0.87% |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.65% |
| 2017 | 1.48% |
| 2018 | 0.90% |
| 2019 | 1.24% |
| 2020 | 1.37% |
| 2021 | 0.87% |
| 2022 | 0.86% |
| 2023 | 0.33% |
| 2024 | 0.86% |
| 2025 | 0.20% |
| 2026 | 0.26% |
The population grew by 9.8% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.
3'056
| 2010 | 2'782 |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 2'778 |
| 2012 | 2'813 |
| 2013 | 2'887 |
| 2014 | 2'948 |
| 2015 | 2'999 |
| 2016 | 3'005 |
| 2017 | 3'032 |
| 2018 | 3'018 |
| 2019 | 3'031 |
| 2020 | 3'033 |
| 2021 | 3'088 |
| 2022 | 3'064 |
| 2023 | 3'077 |
| 2024 | 3'070 |
| 2025 | 3'056 |
3'056
| 2010 | 2'782 |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 2'778 |
| 2012 | 2'813 |
| 2013 | 2'887 |
| 2014 | 2'948 |
| 2015 | 2'999 |
| 2016 | 3'005 |
| 2017 | 3'032 |
| 2018 | 3'018 |
| 2019 | 3'031 |
| 2020 | 3'033 |
| 2021 | 3'088 |
| 2022 | 3'064 |
| 2023 | 3'077 |
| 2024 | 3'070 |
| 2025 | 3'056 |
6.4%
| 2010 | 4.6% |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 4.7% |
| 2012 | 4.8% |
| 2013 | 5.2% |
| 2014 | 5.5% |
| 2015 | 5.7% |
| 2016 | 5.9% |
| 2017 | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 5.6% |
| 2019 | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 6.0% |
| 2021 | 6.4% |
| 2022 | 6.7% |
| 2023 | 6.6% |
| 2024 | 6.3% |
| 2025 | 6.4% |
As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 503 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.
503
| 2011 | 429 |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 462 |
| 2013 | 454 |
| 2014 | 479 |
| 2015 | 486 |
| 2016 | 467 |
| 2017 | 481 |
| 2018 | 505 |
| 2019 | 514 |
| 2020 | 495 |
| 2021 | 508 |
| 2022 | 497 |
| 2023 | 508 |
| 2024 | 503 |
Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026
CHF 15'152
/ year
Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026
169%
| 2010 | 174% |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 174% |
| 2012 | 174% |
| 2013 | 174% |
| 2014 | 174% |
| 2015 | 174% |
| 2016 | 174% |
| 2017 | 174% |
| 2018 | 174% |
| 2019 | 174% |
| 2020 | 174% |
| 2021 | 174% |
| 2022 | 169% |
| 2023 | 169% |
| 2024 | 169% |
| 2025 | 169% |
| 2026 | 169% |
CHF 52'300
| 2010 | CHF 42'800 |
|---|---|
| 2011 | CHF 43'750 |
| 2012 | CHF 44'600 |
| 2013 | CHF 44'400 |
| 2014 | CHF 46'450 |
| 2015 | CHF 45'550 |
| 2016 | CHF 47'200 |
| 2017 | CHF 46'200 |
| 2018 | CHF 47'450 |
| 2019 | CHF 48'700 |
| 2020 | CHF 50'500 |
| 2021 | CHF 51'650 |
| 2022 | CHF 52'300 |
CHF 57'900
| 2010 | CHF 48'500 |
|---|---|
| 2011 | CHF 50'300 |
| 2012 | CHF 50'750 |
| 2013 | CHF 51'000 |
| 2014 | CHF 52'550 |
| 2015 | CHF 51'700 |
| 2016 | CHF 53'600 |
| 2017 | CHF 52'100 |
| 2018 | CHF 52'800 |
| 2019 | CHF 54'350 |
| 2020 | CHF 56'700 |
| 2021 | CHF 57'575 |
| 2022 | CHF 57'900 |
297.5%
| 2010 | 306% |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 306% |
| 2012 | 306% |
| 2013 | 306% |
| 2014 | 306% |
| 2015 | 306% |
| 2016 | 306% |
| 2017 | 306% |
| 2018 | 306% |
| 2019 | 306% |
| 2020 | 306% |
| 2021 | 302.5% |
| 2022 | 302.5% |
| 2023 | 302.5% |
| 2024 | 302.5% |
| 2025 | 297.5% |
| 2026 | 297.5% |
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE. Asking rents and prices: Homematch, from listings on Swiss portals.
Federal Statistical Office · 2020
Strongest party: SVP · 34.7% · 2023
Source: FSO
Annual mean 9.3°C with 1'022 mm of rain. Warmest in July (18.8°C), coldest in January (0.2°C). Station: Bern / Zollikofen, 553 m.
Bern / Zollikofen · 553 m.a.s.l. · 1991–2020 normals · MeteoSchweiz
Sunshine
1'797 h
Precipitation
1'022 mm
Mean annual temperature at Bern / Zollikofen has risen by +2.2°C between the first 30 observed years (1864–1893) and the most recent (1996–2025).
Source: MeteoSchweiz NBCN