About 2534 Orvin
Orvin is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura. Above it, there is a small year round resort, called les "Prés-d'Orvin".
- Canton
- Bern
- Area
- 21.6 km²
Population
1'260residents
Median taxable income
CHF 59'418
Vacancy
0.66%
Foreign residents
12.4%
Dwellings
909
Jobs (FTE)
476
Tax multiplier
188%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of 2534 Orvin, 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
476 full-time-equivalent jobs across 92 businesses — services make up 53% of employment, industry 35% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
476FTE total
Primary12.0%
Secondary35.1%
Tertiary52.9%
Land use
6% built-up, 37% agricultural, 57% forest. Measured across 2'163 hectares (2018).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement5.8%
Agriculture36.9%
Forest57.3%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 44.2%, ahead of SP at 21.1%.
Source BFS
SVP44.2%+8.9 pp
SP21.1%+3.0 pp
Grüne11.4%−8.5 pp
FDP7.6%+1.8 pp
Mitte4.7%
GLP3.7%−0.9 pp
EDU2.5%+0.7 pp
Others
2.5%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
63.8% of dwellings are primary residences; 36.2% are second homes (2026). The Zweitwohnungsgesetz applies here — new second-home construction is restricted.
Source BFS
Primary residences63.8%
Second homes36.2%
Second-home quota > 20% — Zweitwohnungsgesetz applies
Warming trend
Mean annual temperature at Chaumont 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
Chaumont · 1136 m.a.s.l. · 1864–2025
