About Wattenwil
Wattenwil is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
- Canton
- Bern
- Area
- 14.5 km²
Population
3'230residents
Median taxable income
CHF 60'021
Vacancy
0.62%
Foreign residents
5.9%
Dwellings
1'613
Jobs (FTE)
1'120
Tax multiplier
194%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of Wattenwil, coloured by how it's used. Drawn from the BFS Arealstatistik 2025 release — the most recent nationwide snapshot.
Source BFS Arealstatistik
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Jobs & economy
1'120 full-time-equivalent jobs across 220 businesses — services make up 68% of employment, industry 23% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
1'120FTE total
Primary8.6%
Secondary23.5%
Tertiary67.9%
Land use
8% built-up, 40% agricultural, 50% forest. Measured across 1'446 hectares (2018).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement8.5%
Agriculture40.8%
Forest50.7%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 40.9%, ahead of SP at 11.6%.
Source BFS
SVP40.9%+2.0 pp
SP11.6%−0.1 pp
EDU11.0%+4.0 pp
EVP8.5%+0.3 pp
Grüne6.5%−2.4 pp
GLP6.5%−1.5 pp
Mitte6.2%
Others
4.2%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
89.0% of dwellings are primary residences; 11.0% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences89.0%
Second homes11.0%
Climate data
Annual mean 7.4°C with 1'200 mm of rain. Warmest in July (16.1°C), coldest in January (-0.4°C). Station: Plaffeien, 1042 m.
Source MeteoSchweiz
7.4°C
Annual mean
Mean 7.4°C
Rain 1200 mm
Sun ≈153 days
Plaffeien · 1042 m.a.s.l. · 1991–2020 normals
Warming trend
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
+2.2°C
mean 1996–2025 vs. 1864–1893
Bern / Zollikofen · 553 m.a.s.l. · 1864–2025
