Living in Saxeten

Saxeten is a small municipality in Bern, Switzerland, home to 88 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.

Residents88
Density5 per km²
Area19.4 km²
5-year growth-12.0%
Tax, single, CHF 100k16.0%
Tax, family, CHF 100k8.8%
Wealth tax on CHF 1m4.34‰
Hub airport106 km (Zürich)
Nearest city of 100k+46 km
Within 30 km218,300 people
Lake shore4 km (Lake Thun)
Climate typeSubpolar oceanic (Cfc)
Terrain around itabout 1,650 m, height range 1,710 m
Nearest large lakeThunersee, 3.7 km
Nearest major riverAare, 4.5 km
Main railway line10.2 km
Border with Italy44 km
Distance to Bern41 km
Within 10 km32,869 people
LandscapeAlps
Winter daylight8 h 33 min, sunset 16:44

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How Saxeten 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#2,132 of 2,172#331 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)98
  • Sea or lake shore97
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)96
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)73
  • Affordability71
  • Jobs and economy57
  • Mobility and connectivity52
  • Green space51
  • Safety and community49
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)47
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)41
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)40
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)37
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)36
  • Health and elderly33
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)31
  • Real estate25
  • Taxes and wealth22
  • Demographics17
  • Education and family7
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)6
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)3
  • Flat land (terrain relief)1
  • Foundation0
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)0
  • National border nearby (straight line)0
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance0
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance0
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance0
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance0

Residents by year

20191002019: 1002020992020: 992021932021: 932022922022: 922023932023: 932024882024: 88

−12.0% 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.