Population
3'264↑0.2%
About Brienz (BE)
Municipality · Bern
Brienz is a village and municipality on the northern shore of Lake Brienz, at the foot of the Brienzer Rothorn mountain, and in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland. Besides the village of Brienz, the municipality includes the settlements of Kienholz and Axalp.
Population
3'264
Tax multiplier
175%
Brienz (BE) in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.175%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 42'000↑1.9%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 46'600↑0.7%
70%
Cantonal tax multiplier
298%
1.02%↑85.5%
Middle in canton
- Agriculture39%
- Forest34%
- Other23%
- Settlement5%
Foreign residents
15.9%↑0.5%
Top quartile in canton
Dwellings
2'745↑0.7%
Jobs (FTE)
1'244↑6.5%
62%
40%
Fibre
Housing market in Brienz (BE)
The rental vacancy rate is 1.02%, 7% below the cantonal average (1.10 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 175%, 7% above the cantonal average (164 %). Median taxable income is CHF 53'400, 14% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Brienz (BE) has 3'264 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
