Living in Forst-Längenbühl

Forst-Längenbühl is a small municipality in Bern, Switzerland, home to 766 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.

Residents766
Density170 per km²
Area4.5 km²
5-year growth-1.5%
Tax, single, CHF 100k16.2%
Tax, family, CHF 100k8.9%
Wealth tax on CHF 1m4.38‰
Hub airport94 km (EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL))
Nearest city of 100k+22 km
Within 30 km700,100 people
Lake shore8 km (Lake Thun)
Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)
Terrain around itabout 670 m, height range 810 m
Nearest large lakeThunersee, 8.1 km
Nearest major riverAare, 6.4 km
Main railway line5.6 km
Distance to Bern18 km
Within 10 km110,775 people
Greater areaGreater Bern, 18 km out
LandscapeAlps
Winter daylight8 h 32 min, sunset 16:44

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How Forst-Längenbühl 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#1,668 of 2,172#198 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

  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)100
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)94
  • Sea or lake shore90
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)82
  • Affordability76
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)75
  • Mobility and connectivity68
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)67
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)66
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)64
  • Education and family63
  • Green space61
  • Jobs and economy53
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)50
  • Safety and community49
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)45
  • Real estate42
  • Demographics35
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)34
  • Health and elderly30
  • Lifestyle and amenities27
  • Foundation26
  • Flat land (terrain relief)20
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)20
  • Taxes and wealth20
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance8
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance8
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)0
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)0
  • National border nearby (straight line)0
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance0
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance0

Residents by year

20197782019: 77820207652020: 76520217772021: 77720227692022: 76920237812023: 78120247662024: 766

−1.5% from 2019 to 2024. Bars start at zero.

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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.