About Brügg
Brügg is a municipality in the Biel/Bienne administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
- Canton
- Bern
- Area
- 5.0 km²
Population
4'650residents
Median taxable income
CHF 59'929
Vacancy
1.60%
Foreign residents
28.0%
Dwellings
2'375
Jobs (FTE)
3'034
Tax multiplier
169%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of Brügg, 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
3'034 full-time-equivalent jobs across 344 businesses — services make up 55% of employment, industry 44% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
3'034FTE total
Primary0.4%
Secondary44.3%
Tertiary55.3%
Land use
36% built-up, 28% agricultural, 32% forest. Measured across 502 hectares (2018).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement37.2%
Agriculture29.7%
Forest33.1%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 27.9%, ahead of SP at 23.2%.
Source BFS
SVP27.9%+4.0 pp
SP23.2%+0.2 pp
Grüne12.8%−3.7 pp
GLP11.5%+1.7 pp
FDP9.0%+4.2 pp
Mitte7.0%
EVP3.4%−0.2 pp
Others
2.2%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
90.3% of dwellings are primary residences; 9.7% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences90.3%
Second homes9.7%
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
