Population
5'144↓0.6%
About Saint-Imier
Municipality · Bern
Saint-Imier 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.
Population
5'144
Tax multiplier
175%
Saint-Imier in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.175%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 38'900↓0.8%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 43'600↓0.6%
67%
Cantonal tax multiplier
298%
7.08%↓7.2%
Top 10% in canton
- Agriculture49%
- Forest41%
- Settlement10%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
30.9%↓0.9%
Top 10% in canton
Median rent
CHF 13/ m²
−27% vs CH
Dwellings
3'136↑0.1%
Jobs (FTE)
2'986↓2.7%
82%
2%
Fibre
Housing market in Saint-Imier
The rental vacancy rate is 7.08%, 544% above the cantonal average (1.10 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 175%, 7% above the cantonal average (164 %). Median taxable income is CHF 50'950, 18% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Saint-Imier has 5'144 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
