Population
2'352↑1.3%
About Lenk
Municipality · Bern
Lenk im Simmental is a municipality in the Obersimmental-Saanen administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Population
2'352
Tax multiplier
179%
Lenk in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.179%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 40'900↑3.0%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 47'100↑3.1%
66%
Cantonal tax multiplier
298%
0.03%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Other38%
- Agriculture36%
- Forest23%
- Settlement2%
Foreign residents
15.5%↑3.3%
Above average in canton
Median price
CHF 8'253/ m²
−3% vs CH
Dwellings
3'333↓16.7%
Jobs (FTE)
1'272↓1.8%
35%
Property market in Lenk
The rental vacancy rate is 0.03%, 97% below the cantonal average (1.10 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 179%, 9% above the cantonal average (164 %). Median taxable income is CHF 51'250, 17% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Lenk has 2'352 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
