Living in Roches (BE)

Roches (BE) is a small municipality in Bern, Switzerland, home to 190 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.

Residents190
Density21 per km²
Area9.1 km²
5-year growth-3.1%
Tax, single, CHF 100k17.0%
Tax, family, CHF 100k9.3%
Wealth tax on CHF 1m4.60‰
Hub airport35 km (EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL))
Nearest city of 100k+32 km
Within 30 km678,800 people
Lake shore22 km (Lake Biel)
Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)
Terrain around itabout 870 m, height range 340 m
Nearest large lakeBielersee, 22 km
Main railway lineunder 1 km
Border with France14 km
Distance to Bern44 km
Within 10 km41,512 people
Winter daylight8 h 28 min, sunset 16:43

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How Roches (BE) 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#1,812 of 2,172#257 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
  • Affordability94
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)93
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)92
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)84
  • Mobility and connectivity81
  • Green space78
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)67
  • Sea or lake shore66
  • Jobs and economy63
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)61
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)61
  • Flat land (terrain relief)61
  • Health and elderly53
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)47
  • Safety and community44
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)44
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)44
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance34
  • Lifestyle and amenities28
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)18
  • Demographics17
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)16
  • Education and family14
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance12
  • Real estate12
  • Taxes and wealth11
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)8
  • Foundation0
  • National border nearby (straight line)0
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance0
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance0

Residents by year

20191962019: 19620202012020: 20120212012021: 20120221902022: 19020231882023: 18820241902024: 190

−3.1% 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.