Electricity (H4) 25.59 cents/kWh, 5.6% cheaper than the Swiss average
H4 price comparison
Electricity 2027
Standard product
BKW Energie AG
| 2-room flat2-rmH1 · 1,600 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 4-room flat4-rmH2 · 2,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 4-room flat with electric water heater4-rmH3 · 4,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 5-room flat5-rmH4 · 4,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 5-room detached house5-rmH5 · 7,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 5-room detached house with electric heating5-rmH6 · 25,000 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 5-room detached house with heat pump5-rmH7 · 13,000 kWh/yearcents/kWh | large owner-occupied flatflatH8 · 7,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34.49 cents/kWh▼ 5.0% | 29.52 cents/kWh▼ 6.3% | 25.59 cents/kWh▼ 7.6% | 25.59 cents/kWh▼ 7.6% | 23.23 cents/kWh▼ 8.5% | 19.08 cents/kWh≈ unchanged | 21.17 cents/kWh▼ 8.9% | 23.63 cents/kWh▼ 8.4% |
H4 breakdown
- Grid usage11.91 cents/kWh
- Energy7.97 cents/kWh
- Levies1.50 cents/kWh
- Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
- Standing charge96 CHF/year
Health insurance 2027
- Adultsfrom 519.20 CHF/month▲ 5.2%
- Adults, on average635.46 CHF/month▲ 4.2%
- Young adultsfrom 379.60 CHF/month▲ 6.2%
- Young adults, on average473.85 CHF/month▲ 3.9%
- Childrenfrom 114.30 CHF/month▲ 4.5%
- Children, on average149.67 CHF/month▲ 3.9%
Premium region 2: all municipalities
Population 2025
- Residents1,393
- Foreign share16.9%
- Ages 0–19259 · 18.6%
- Ages 20–64789 · 56.6%
- Ages 65 and over345 · 24.8%
- Residents per km²392.4
The area used for density includes lakes.
Geography
- Altitude429–603 m
- Lakeyes
- Mountain municipalityno
Mountain municipality means the settlement sits at 1,000 m or higher.
Climate, 1991–2020 averages
- Temperature10.4 °C
- Annual precipitation1,020 mm
- Sunshine, share of possible hours41.0%
- Frost days53.9
- Days of 30 °C or more10.1
- Reference stationNeuchâtel, 11.6 km
Context
For Erlach, the comparisons look like this.
1,020 mm of precipitation and 41.0% relative sunshine go with 10.4 °C in Erlach, period 1991-2020.
Per square kilometre, Erlach has 392.4 people, 1,393 in all.
24.8% of the people in Erlach are older, 18.6% are young and 56.6% are of working age.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss official commune register, as of 13.10.2026 Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Spatial divisions of Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026 Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D
Questions
What do population, geography and climate say about Erlach?
1,020 mm of precipitation and 41.0% relative sunshine go with 10.4 °C in Erlach, period 1991-2020. Per square kilometre, Erlach has 392.4 people, 1,393 in all. 24.8% of the people in Erlach are older, 18.6% are young and 56.6% are of working age.
Border neighbours
- Erlach or Ins896 m · 6.2%
Nearby municipalities
- Living in Vinelz1.6 km
- Living in La Neuveville2.3 km
- Living in Tschugg2.5 km
- Living in Le Landeron2.7 km
- Living in Gals3.9 km
- Living in Ins4.1 km
- Living in Lüscherz4.2 km
- Living in Gampelen4.3 km
Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D Straight-line distance between municipality centres.
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- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss official commune register, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Spatial divisions of Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), STATPOP 2025, as of 20.10.2026
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), geographic key figures, as of 20.10.2026
- Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Consumption profiles, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), Health insurance premiums, opendata.swiss, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), premium regions under the FDHA Ordinance on Premium Regions, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Commune names with common translations, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation (SR 101), Art. 1, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D