Bezirk Bucheggberg
SolothurnBezirk Bucheggberg is one of 10 districts of the canton of Solothurn and comprises 7 municipalities with 8'273 residents in all (BFS, 2025). A district is an administrative unit of the canton — a court and administrative area, not a postal delivery area: postal codes and localities follow delivery routes and can cross district borders.
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Votes in Bezirk Bucheggberg
district results as published by BFSPolitics
National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalitiesTax rate in the district
ESTV 2026A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 110 % % in Lüterkofen-Ichertswil to 125 % % in Biezwil (median 113 % %).
Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 16 % in Buchegg to 17 % in Biezwil (ESTV 2'026)
Housing
BFSVacancy rate: published by BFS for the district (2025) · Dwellings: sum of its municipalities (2024)
Population change
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesEconomy
BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalitiesAgriculture
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesClimate · Terrain
MeteoSchweiz · swisstopoClimate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon
Energy · Accessibility
BFE · ElCom · ARESolar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (27.113–34.728 Rp./kWh, 2027). ElCom publishes a median per municipality; the district value is our median of those. · Accessibility: median of its municipalities
Where the municipalities of Bezirk Bucheggberg rank
sum of its municipalitiesMap
swisstopo · OSM- Which municipalities belong to Bezirk Bucheggberg?
- Bezirk Bucheggberg comprises 7 municipalities: Buchegg, Messen, Schnottwil, Lüsslingen-Nennigkofen, Lüterkofen-Ichertswil, Biezwil, Unterramsern. Together they have 8'273 residents (BFS, 2025).
- Which canton is Bezirk Bucheggberg in?
- Bezirk Bucheggberg lies in the canton of Solothurn, which is divided into 10 districts.
- How many people live in Bezirk Bucheggberg?
- Bezirk Bucheggberg has 8'273 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 7 municipalities; the largest is Buchegg with 2'979.
- Does Bezirk Bucheggberg have its own tax rate?
- No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Bezirk Bucheggberg the municipal rate ranges from 110 % (Lüterkofen-Ichertswil) to 125 % (Biezwil).
- How did Bezirk Bucheggberg vote in the latest federal vote?
- On 27.09.2026, Bezirk Bucheggberg voted 22.3 % yes on “Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'” (Rejected) — the district figure BFS publishes.
Districts exist in 17 cantons; UR, OW, NW, GL, ZG, BS, AI, NE and GE have no such level.