Canton of BE
Living in Biel/Bienne
With a municipal tax multiplier of 163%, this municipality ranks 96 among the least taxed of the 335 municipalities in canton BE. That is 12 points below the median municipality in canton BE. With 56,896 inhabitants, it is the 2 most populous of the canton’s 335 municipalities. Under-20s make up 19.3% of the population, against 19.9% for Switzerland as a whole. It is also a tourist destination: 116,323 hotel overnight stays were recorded in 2024.
STATPOP 2024
Age structure
- 0–19 years
- 10,959
- 20–64 years
- 35,465
- 65 and over
- 10,472
Municipal taxation
- Municipal multiplier
- 163.00 %
- Cantonal multiplier
- 297.50 %
As a % of the simple cantonal tax (FTA 2025). This is not a tax rate: it applies to the cantonal scale.
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