Municipality in the Canton of Bern

Living in Saint-Imier

Saint-Imier (postcode 2345–2610) has 1,118 residential buildings with 3,149 homes in total on 98 streets.

3,149
homes
52%
with a supermarket ≤ 500 m
82%
with public transport ≤ 300 m
47%
in a quiet location

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Saint-Imier in figures

Saint-Imier (postcode 2345–2610) has 1,118 residential buildings with 3,149 homes in total on 98 streets.
The average construction year of the residential buildings is 1995.
52% of residential buildings have a supermarket within 500 m as the crow flies, 0% a daycare centre or kindergarten and 82% a public transport stop within 300 m.
47% of residential buildings are in a quiet location (below 50 dB during the day at the loudest façade).
Net rents in the Canton of Bern are 16.10 CHF per m² per month (average, 2024; BFS, Strukturerhebung (Durchschnitt aller bewohnten Mietwohnungen)).
Income tax (canton and municipality): about CHF 16,112 per year for a single person with a gross income of about CHF 100,000.

Market & people

Prices, population and building stock

Rents

Official survey

16.10 CHF/m²

per m² of living space per month, net

Canton of Bern · 2024

Canton value – not published for Saint-Imier

Switzerland17.80 CHF/m²

16.10 CHF/m²

Rents per m² of living space per month, net · Canton of Bern · 2024

+10 %

since 2012

Line: average

All values as a table

Year	Value	25 %	75 %	Cases
2024	16.10 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2023	15.70 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2022	15.40 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2021	15.20 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2020	15.10 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2019	15.00 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2018	14.70 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2017	14.40 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2016	14.30 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2015	14.10 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2014	14.70 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2013	14.60 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2012	14.70 CHF/m²	–	–	–

Official survey: Sample of existing tenancies.

Sources: BFS, Strukturerhebung (Durchschnitt aller bewohnten Mietwohnungen). Values apply to the area named, not to an individual building.

Population & jobs

Residents (2025): 5,177
Growth over 10 years: +1.8%
Share of foreign nationals: 31.1%
Share aged 65 and over: 19.4%
Jobs (2024): 3,804
Income tax¹: CHF 16,112
Household electricity price (2027): from 27.5 Rp./kWh

Sources: FSO (STATPOP, STATENT), ElCom. ¹ Canton and municipality, single person, gross income of about CHF 100,000.

Residential buildings by construction period

before 1919 10
1919–1945 9
1946–1970 13
1971–1990 7
1991–2010 61
from 2011 73

Heating systems in the existing stock

Heat pump 6%
Gas 29%
Heating oil 45%
Wood 8%

Source: GWR, residential buildings in Saint-Imier.

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Streets compared

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The quietest streets

Shops & public transport on the doorstep

1.Place du 16 Mars100 m · 70 m
2.Place du Marché90 m · 90 m
3.Rue de la Malathe140 m · 60 m
4.Rue du Puits120 m · 90 m
5.Rue Sans Souci120 m · 90 m
6.Rue Docteur Schwab180 m · 30 m
7.Rue des Jonchères90 m · 130 m
8.Passage des Jardins140 m · 80 m

Short walks to daycare & kindergarten

Streets with at least three residential buildings; median of the buildings. Noise: loudest façade during the day (FOEN sonBASE); distances as the crow flies (OpenStreetMap, FOT).

Currently on Heimster