Living in Farnern

Farnern is a small municipality in Bern, Switzerland, home to 228 people in the Bilingual cantons area. It does not pass the minimums of any household profile in Switzerland yet, usually because of its size or missing local data.

Residents228
Density62 per km²
Area3.7 km²
5-year growth+11.2%
Tax, single, CHF 100k16.1%
Tax, family, CHF 100k8.8%
Wealth tax on CHF 1m4.36‰
Hub airport38 km (EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL))
Nearest city of 100k+33 km
Within 30 km863,200 people
Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)
Terrain around itabout 640 m, height range 340 m
Nearest major riverAare, 2.5 km
Main railway line4.6 km
Border with France25 km
Distance to Bern40 km
Within 10 km93,955 people
Winter daylight8 h 28 min, sunset 16:42

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How Farnern ranks

Scores run 0 to 100 against every municipality in Switzerland. Ranks count only the places that pass each profile's minimums, so the totals differ by profile. Detailed module: 28 official Swiss factors (Federal Statistical Office portraits, ESTV tax burden), regional Eurostat health, income and safety figures and geographic measures.

ProfileScoreIn SwitzerlandIn Bern
Young familynot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Low-income householdnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Low-income familynot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Single parentnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Pensioner couplenot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Single pensionernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Early retireenot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Single professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Young professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
DINKSnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Remote workernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Commuternot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Car-free householdnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Studentnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
First-home buyernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Budget-constrained movernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Urban lifestyle seekernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Expat professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Healthcare-first movernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Nature-focused householdnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Cross-border commuternot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Outdoor and mountain lovernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Rural value seekernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
High-net-worth movernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Lottery winner0#2,140 of 2,172#339 of 339Map
Climate-resilient relocationnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Coastal livingnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Business ownernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Digital nativenot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)91
  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)90
  • Mobility and connectivity80
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)78
  • Affordability74
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)69
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)67
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)66
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)65
  • Green space64
  • Flat land (terrain relief)59
  • Jobs and economy56
  • Education and family54
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)54
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)50
  • Safety and community49
  • Health and elderly48
  • Sea or lake shore48
  • Real estate44
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)39
  • Demographics35
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance34
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)27
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)24
  • Taxes and wealth21
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)18
  • Foundation2
  • National border nearby (straight line)0
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance0
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance0
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance0

Residents by year

20192052019: 20520202022020: 20220212152021: 21520222272022: 22720232242023: 22420242282024: 228

+11.2% from 2019 to 2024. Bars start at zero.

Nearby

Data: Swiss FSO regional portraits, ESTV tax burden 2018, Eurostat GISCO LAU; locations EDJNet LAU centres; airports OurAirports; coastline Natural Earth. Updated 2026-10-31. Rankings are decision aids, not advice.