About 2552 Orpund
Orpund is a municipality in the Biel/Bienne administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
- Canton
- Bern
- Area
- 4.0 km²
Population
3'373residents
Median taxable income
CHF 64'941
Vacancy
6.99%
Foreign residents
22.7%
Dwellings
1'602
Jobs (FTE)
760
Tax multiplier
185%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of 2552 Orpund, coloured by how it's used. Drawn from the BFS Arealstatistik 2025 release — the most recent nationwide snapshot.
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Loading statistics …
Jobs & economy
760 full-time-equivalent jobs across 127 businesses — services make up 42% of employment, industry 54% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
760FTE total
Primary3.9%
Secondary54.1%
Tertiary42.0%
Land use
25% built-up, 35% agricultural, 37% forest. Measured across 394 hectares (2018).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement25.8%
Agriculture35.9%
Forest38.3%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 35.8%, ahead of SP at 23.5%.
Source BFS
SVP35.8%−1.1 pp
SP23.5%+4.0 pp
Mitte10.0%
FDP7.8%+1.0 pp
GLP7.5%±0 pp
EVP5.6%+1.3 pp
Grüne4.9%−3.7 pp
Others
3.5%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
92.9% of dwellings are primary residences; 7.1% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences92.9%
Second homes7.1%
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
