Population
5'808↑0.2%
About Lengnau BE
City · Bern
Lengnau is a municipality in the Biel/Bienne administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Population
5'808
Tax multiplier
149%
Lengnau BE in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.149%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 47'600↑2.6%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 52'600↑2.7%
74%
Cantonal tax multiplier
298%
2.18%↑34.6%
Top quartile in canton
- Agriculture38%
- Forest37%
- Settlement23%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
30.4%↑0.6%
Top 10% in canton
Median rent
CHF 16/ m²
−13% vs CH
Dwellings
2'890↓0.4%
Jobs (FTE)
1'514↑6.5%
89%
Housing market in Lengnau BE
The rental vacancy rate is 2.18%, 98% above the cantonal average (1.10 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 149%, 9% below the cantonal average (164 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 56'200, 9% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Lengnau BE has 5'808 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).