Living in Lauenen: electricity and health insurance 2027

Electricity (H4) 25.59 cents/kWh, 5.6% cheaper than the Swiss average

H4 price comparison

Lauenen

25.59 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
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

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

Residents851
Foreign share14.7%
Ages 0–19194 · 22.8%
Ages 20–64465 · 54.6%
Ages 65 and over192 · 22.6%
Residents per km²14.5

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

Altitude1,144–3,250 m
Lakeno
Mountain municipalityyes

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

Temperature4.8 °C
Annual precipitation1,568 mm
Sunshine, share of possible hours50.3%
Frost days141.9
Days of 30 °C or more0.3
Reference stationMontana, 14.3 km

Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026

Context

For Lauenen, the comparisons look like this.

Profile H4 costs 25.59 cents/kWh in Lauenen. In Verwaltungskreis Obersimmental-Saanen that is rank 1 of 7 (the cheapest).

Lauenen includes no lake area inside the municipal territory.

Lauenen lies 14.3 km from the reference station Montana.

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 does electricity cost in Lauenen in 2027?

Profile H4 costs 25.59 cents/kWh in Lauenen. In Verwaltungskreis Obersimmental-Saanen that is rank 1 of 7 (the cheapest).

What do population, geography and climate say about Lauenen?

Lauenen includes no lake area inside the municipal territory. Lauenen lies 14.3 km from the reference station Montana.

Border neighbours

Lauenen or Gsteig6,684 m · 26.8%

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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