Population
1'316↓0.8%
About St. Stephan
Municipality · Bern
St. Stephan is a municipality in the Obersimmental-Saanen administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. The namesake is the First Century martyr.
Population
1'316
Tax multiplier
184%
St. Stephan in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.184%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 41'300↑5.4%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 46'300↑3.3%
72%
Cantonal tax multiplier
298%
0.68%↓27.7%
Below average in canton
- Agriculture51%
- Forest31%
- Other15%
- Settlement3%
Foreign residents
9.2%↑4.2%
Middle in canton
Dwellings
1'176↑0.5%
Jobs (FTE)
431↑1.2%
53%
Housing market in St. Stephan
The rental vacancy rate is 0.68%, 38% below the cantonal average (1.10 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 184%, 12% above the cantonal average (164 %). Median taxable income is CHF 47'600, 23% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). St. Stephan has 1'316 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).