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% | 23.63 cents/kWh▼ 8.4% | 19.89 cents/kWh≈ unchanged | 21.82 cents/kWh▼ 8.7% | 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 568.70 CHF/month▲ 5.3%
- Adults, on average703.34 CHF/month▲ 3.6%
- Young adultsfrom 403.55 CHF/month▲ 4.3%
- Young adults, on average526.90 CHF/month▲ 3.3%
- Childrenfrom 128.65 CHF/month▲ 2.9%
- Children, on average166.53 CHF/month▲ 3.4%
Premium region 1: all municipalities
Population 2025
- Residents6,070
- Foreign share9.8%
- Ages 0–191,111 · 18.3%
- Ages 20–643,512 · 57.9%
- Ages 65 and over1,447 · 23.8%
- Residents per km²244.6
Geography
- Altitude549–958 m
- Lakeno
- Mountain municipalityno
A mountain municipality is one whose settlement reaches 1,000 m.
Climate, 1991–2020 averages
- Temperature8.3 °C
- Annual precipitation1,189 mm
- Sunshine, share of possible hours43.0%
- Frost days99.2
- Days of 30 °C or more9
- Reference stationBern / Zollikofen, 9.3 km
Context
The comparisons for Vechigen follow this order.
For the period 1991-2020, Vechigen reads 43.0% relative sunshine, plus 8.3 °C and 1,189 mm of precipitation. A climate normal.
Per square kilometre, Vechigen has 244.6 people, 6,070 in all.
Of working age in Vechigen: 57.9%, young: 18.3%, older: 23.8%.
Vechigen is not a mountain municipality.
Place 1 of 9 among neighbours: Vechigen 25.59 cents/kWh, average 27.24 cents/kWh, profile H4.
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 does electricity cost in Vechigen in 2027?
Place 1 of 9 among neighbours: Vechigen 25.59 cents/kWh, average 27.24 cents/kWh, profile H4.
What do population, geography and climate say about Vechigen?
For the period 1991-2020, Vechigen reads 43.0% relative sunshine, plus 8.3 °C and 1,189 mm of precipitation. A climate normal. Per square kilometre, Vechigen has 244.6 people, 6,070 in all. Of working age in Vechigen: 57.9%, young: 18.3%, older: 23.8%. Vechigen is not a mountain municipality.
Border neighbours
- Vechigen or Oberburg2,153 m · 36.6%
- Vechigen or Krauchthal5,029 m · 13.1%
Nearby municipalities
- Living in Worb1.8 km
- Living in Stettlen3.2 km
- Living in Allmendingen4.4 km
- Living in Walkringen4.5 km
- Living in Rubigen5.3 km
- Living in Biglen5.5 km
- Living in Ostermundigen5.8 km
- Living in Muri bei Bern5.8 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