About Gümmenen
Mühleberg is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
- Canton
- Bern
- Area
- 26.3 km²
Population
3'097residents
Median taxable income
CHF 67'443
Vacancy
1.01%
Foreign residents
13.9%
Dwellings
1'584
Jobs (FTE)
1'315
Tax multiplier
140%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of Gümmenen, 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
1'315 full-time-equivalent jobs across 235 businesses — services make up 40% of employment, industry 46% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
1'315FTE total
Primary14.4%
Secondary45.9%
Tertiary39.6%
Land use
11% built-up, 52% agricultural, 33% forest. Measured across 2'630 hectares (2018).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement11.1%
Agriculture54.8%
Forest34.1%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 41.7%, ahead of SP at 12.8%.
Source BFS
SVP41.7%+2.1 pp
SP12.8%+0.3 pp
Mitte11.5%
GLP9.5%−0.1 pp
FDP8.6%−0.4 pp
Grüne5.8%−0.9 pp
EVP3.3%−0.8 pp
Others
3.1%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
90.2% of dwellings are primary residences; 9.8% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences90.2%
Second homes9.8%
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
