About Safnern
Safnern is a municipality in the Biel/Bienne administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
- Canton
- Bern
- Area
- 5.6 km²
Population
2'057residents
Median taxable income
CHF 68'273
Vacancy
2.07%
Foreign residents
9.5%
Dwellings
966
Jobs (FTE)
541
Tax multiplier
140%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of Safnern, 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
541 full-time-equivalent jobs across 124 businesses — services make up 43% of employment, industry 51% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
541FTE total
Primary6.5%
Secondary50.6%
Tertiary42.9%
Land use
19% built-up, 43% agricultural, 34% forest. Measured across 564 hectares (2018).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement19.8%
Agriculture45.0%
Forest35.3%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 42.3%, ahead of SP at 17.2%.
Source BFS
SVP42.3%+4.6 pp
SP17.2%+2.2 pp
Mitte8.8%
GLP8.7%−0.3 pp
FDP7.8%±0 pp
Grüne4.9%−3.2 pp
EVP4.3%−0.5 pp
Others
3.7%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
92.5% of dwellings are primary residences; 7.5% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences92.5%
Second homes7.5%
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
