Population
3'850↑1.5%
About Reichenbach im Kandertal
City · Bern
Reichenbach im Kandertal is a village and municipality in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Until 1957 it was known as Reichenbach bei Frutigen. Besides the village of Reichenbach, the municipality includes several other settlements, including Aris, Faltschen, Griesalp, Kien, Kiental, Ramslauenen, Reudlen, Scharnachtal, Schwandi and Wengi. Additionally, the village of Mülenen is shared between Reichenbach and Aeschi bei Spiez municipalities.
Population
3'850
Tax multiplier
177%
Reichenbach im Kandertal in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.177%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 43'500↑2.4%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 49'925↑2.4%
73%
Cantonal tax multiplier
298%
0.34%↑9.7%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Agriculture39%
- Other33%
- Forest25%
- Settlement2%
Foreign residents
7.2%↑10.5%
Below average in canton
Dwellings
2'647↑2.6%
Jobs (FTE)
971↓1.2%
81%
1%
Fibre
Housing market in Reichenbach im Kandertal
The rental vacancy rate is 0.34%, 69% below the cantonal average (1.10 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 177%, 8% above the cantonal average (164 %). Median taxable income is CHF 50'900, 18% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Reichenbach im Kandertal has 3'850 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
