Living in Langnau im Emmental: electricity and health insurance 2027

Electricity (H4) 26.59 cents/kWh, 1.9% cheaper than the Swiss average

H4 price comparison

Langnau im Emmental

26.59 cents/kWh

Canton of Bern

26.68 cents/kWh

Switzerland

27.12 cents/kWh

Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026

Electricity 2027

Standard product

BKW Energie AG

Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Consumption profiles, as of 13.10.2026
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
35.49 cents/kWh▼ 4.9%	30.52 cents/kWh▼ 6.1%	26.59 cents/kWh▼ 7.3%	26.59 cents/kWh▼ 7.3%	24.63 cents/kWh▼ 8.1%	20.47 cents/kWh≈ unchanged	22.82 cents/kWh▼ 8.3%	24.63 cents/kWh▼ 8.1%

H4 breakdown

Grid usage11.91 cents/kWh
Energy7.97 cents/kWh
Levies2.50 cents/kWh
Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
Standing charge96 CHF/year

Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Consumption profiles, as of 13.10.2026

Health insurance 2027

Adultsfrom 468.10 CHF/month▲ 4.6%
Adults, on average594.69 CHF/month▲ 3.9%
Young adultsfrom 341.80 CHF/month▲ 4.6%
Young adults, on average443.76 CHF/month▲ 3.8%
Childrenfrom 103 CHF/month▲ 4.6%
Children, on average140.28 CHF/month▲ 3.6%

Premium region 3: all municipalities

Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), Health insurance premiums, opendata.swiss, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), premium regions under the FDHA Ordinance on Premium Regions, as of 13.10.2026

Population 2025

Residents9,645
Foreign share9.4%
Ages 0–191,871 · 19.4%
Ages 20–645,351 · 55.5%
Ages 65 and over2,423 · 25.1%
Residents per km²199.4

Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), STATPOP 2025, as of 20.10.2026Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), geographic key figures, as of 20.10.2026

Geography

Altitude643–1,331 m
Lakeno
Mountain municipalityno

Mountain municipality means the settlement sits at 1,000 m or higher.

Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), geographic key figures, as of 20.10.2026Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D, as of 13.10.2026

Climate, 1991–2020 averages

Temperature7.5 °C
Annual precipitation1,485 mm
Sunshine, share of possible hours42.6%
Frost days114.1
Days of 30 °C or more3.4
Reference stationLangnau i.E., 1.7 km

Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026

Context

For Langnau im Emmental, the comparisons look like this.

Langnau im Emmental is not a mountain municipality, by the altitude of the settlement.

25.1% of the people in Langnau im Emmental are older, 19.4% are young and 55.5% are of working age.

Per square kilometre, Langnau im Emmental has 199.4 people, 9,645 in all.

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

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Questions

What do population, geography and climate say about Langnau im Emmental?

Langnau im Emmental is not a mountain municipality, by the altitude of the settlement. 25.1% of the people in Langnau im Emmental are older, 19.4% are young and 55.5% are of working age. Per square kilometre, Langnau im Emmental has 199.4 people, 9,645 in all.

Border neighbours

Langnau im Emmental or Sumiswald4,284 m · 23.8%
Langnau im Emmental or Lauperswil7,273 m · 10.4%

Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026

Nearby municipalities

Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D Straight-line distance between municipality centres.

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