About Frutigen
Frutigen is a municipality in the Bernese Oberland area of the Swiss canton of Bern. It is the capital of the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district.
- Canton
- Bern
- Area
- 72.3 km²
Population
7'100residents
Median taxable income
CHF 55'984
Vacancy
0.47%
Foreign residents
10.0%
Dwellings
4'043
Jobs (FTE)
4'348
Tax multiplier
185%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of Frutigen, 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
4'348 full-time-equivalent jobs across 644 businesses — services make up 54% of employment, industry 32% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
4'348FTE total
Primary13.3%
Secondary32.2%
Tertiary54.5%
Land use
5% built-up, 53% agricultural, 27% forest. Measured across 7'230 hectares (2018).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement5.4%
Agriculture62.4%
Forest32.2%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 41.3%, ahead of EDU at 17.2%.
Source BFS
SVP41.3%+0.2 pp
EDU17.2%+5.5 pp
GLP10.9%−1.5 pp
EVP8.6%−1.6 pp
SP7.6%+1.1 pp
Mitte4.6%
FDP3.7%−0.3 pp
Others
3.3%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
80.8% of dwellings are primary residences; 19.2% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences80.8%
Second homes19.2%
Climate data
Annual mean 6.3°C with 1'303 mm of rain. Warmest in July (14.5°C), coldest in January (-1.2°C). Station: Adelboden, 1321 m.
Source MeteoSchweiz
6.3°C
Annual mean
Mean 6.3°C
Rain 1303 mm
Sun ≈131 days
Adelboden · 1321 m.a.s.l. · 1991–2020 normals
Warming trend
Mean annual temperature at Jungfraujoch has risen by +1.4°C between the first 30 observed years (1933–1962) and the most recent (1996–2025).
Source MeteoSchweiz NBCN
+1.4°C
mean 1996–2025 vs. 1933–1962
Jungfraujoch · 3571 m.a.s.l. · 1933–2025
