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Municipality · Bern

Signau

Get to know Signau

Signau is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

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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.

55%

Agriculture

  • Agriculture55%
  • Forest36%
  • Settlement8%
  • Water<1%
Survey period ending 2018 · BFS

Housing

Finding a home here

A view of the rental market, drawn from 5 apartment and house listings. These are advertised rents, before any individual negotiation.

Homes to rentHomes to buy
Gross asking rent

CHF 16.5

/ m² per month

Middle half of advertised rents

15.618.2

1 Nov 2026

More about Housing
Vacancy
0.63%As of 1 June 2026

2026

0.63%

1.70.80
20222026
Vacancy
20152.95%
20161.69%
20172.81%
20181.74%
20192.39%
20202.96%
20212.05%
20221.66%
20230.79%
20241.20%
20250.63%
20260.63%
Gross asking rentCHF 16.5/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Asking priceCHF 6'727/ m²1 Nov 2026
Dwellings1'431Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 717 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings1During 2024
Primary residences87%Dwelling inventory 2026
Broadband coverage1%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 fell by 2.4% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

2'684

2.7K1.3K0
20212025
Population
20102'749
20112'759
20122'745
20132'737
20142'714
20152'697
20162'737
20172'694
20182'660
20192'624
20202'594
20212'627
20222'652
20232'664
20242'698
20252'684
More about People
Population
2'684End of 2025

2025

2'684

2.7K1.3K0
20212025
Population
20102'749
20112'759
20122'745
20132'737
20142'714
20152'697
20162'737
20172'694
20182'660
20192'624
20202'594
20212'627
20222'652
20232'664
20242'698
20252'684
Foreign residents
5.7%End of 2025

2025

5.7%

5.92.90
20212025
Foreign residents
20104.2%
20114.4%
20124.7%
20134.7%
20144.6%
20155.1%
20166.7%
20176.6%
20185.6%
20194.9%
20204.7%
20214.9%
20224.8%
20234.9%
20245.9%
20255.7%
Jobs (FTE)
705

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 705 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

705

727363.50
20202024
Jobs (FTE)
2011718
2012732
2013737
2014733
2015709
2016705
2017699
2018713
2019726
2020712
2021703
2022727
2023706
2024705

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 15'964

/ year

More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 15'964/ 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
194%Tax year 2026

2026

194%

194970
20222026
Tax multiplier
2010184%
2011184%
2012184%
2013184%
2014184%
2015194%
2016194%
2017194%
2018194%
2019194%
2020194%
2021194%
2022194%
2023194%
2024194%
2025194%
2026194%
Median taxable income
CHF 41'000All taxpayers · tax period 2022

2022

CHF 41'000

41.2K20.6K0
20182022
Median taxable income
2010CHF 35'500
2011CHF 35'000
2012CHF 35'100
2013CHF 35'400
2014CHF 35'700
2015CHF 36'200
2016CHF 38'000
2017CHF 38'500
2018CHF 38'700
2019CHF 39'700
2020CHF 39'900
2021CHF 41'200
2022CHF 41'000
Median net income
CHF 46'300As of 2022

2022

CHF 46'300

46.4K23.2K0
20182022
Median net income
2010CHF 41'100
2011CHF 41'400
2012CHF 41'200
2013CHF 41'500
2014CHF 41'800
2015CHF 41'950
2016CHF 42'850
2017CHF 43'900
2018CHF 44'500
2019CHF 45'200
2020CHF 45'400
2021CHF 46'400
2022CHF 46'300
Paying direct federal tax72%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
Rural
Municipality type
Centrally located rural municipality
Language region
German
Labour market region
Langnau im Emmental
Mountain region
Yes

Federal Statistical Office · 2020