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Bezirk Bucheggberg

Solothurn

Bezirk 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.

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN

Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026

Votes in Bezirk Bucheggberg

district results as published by BFS
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)FederalAccepted · 52.5% Yes
56.7% YesNo 43.3%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»FederalRejected · 45.2% Yes
53.4% YesNo 46.6%
14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung des KantonsratsgesetzesCantonal SOAccepted · 58.6% Yes
55.1% YesNo 44.9%
14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung der KantonsverfassungCantonal SOAccepted · 58.7% Yes
55.3% YesNo 44.7%
08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederalAccepted · 54.3% Yes
51.2% YesNo 48.9%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»FederalRejected · 38.1% Yes
40.6% YesNo 59.4%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederalRejected · 37.4% Yes
39.7% YesNo 60.3%
All federal votes
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalities
SVP30.4% · strongest party
SVP30.4%
FDP27.2%
SP15.4%
Mitte8.9%
GRÜNE7.6%
GLP6.4%
Übrige2.5%
EVP1.5%
Lüterkofen-Ichertswil
110 %
median of its municipalities
113 %
Biezwil
125 %

A 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)

Vacancy rate
1.1 %
Dwellings
4'001
Avg. rooms
4.3
Built before 1946
40.7%

Vacancy rate: published by BFS for the district (2025) · Dwellings: sum of its municipalities (2024)

Population change

BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalities
Population change 2025
+19 +0.2%
births
65
deaths
61
net migration
+11
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalities
Jobs
2'946
Workplaces
653
Services share
56 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 508 (17.2%) · Secondary 787 (26.7%) · Tertiary 1'651 (56.0%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalities
Farms
160
Organic share
19.4 %
Farmland
3'513 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Climate · Terrain

MeteoSchweiz · swisstopo
Annual mean temperature
9.2 °C
Precipitation
1'119 mm
Elevation
426–671 m
Flat share
57.0%

Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon

Energy · Accessibility

BFE · ElCom · ARE
Solar potential
110 GWh
Electricity
28.1 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
57 min
Road to centre
39 min

Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (27.11334.728 Rp./kWh, 2027). ElCom publishes a median per municipality; the district value is our median of those. · Accessibility: median of its municipalities

Map

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 14.06.2026, Bezirk Bucheggberg voted 56.7 % yes on “Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)” (Accepted) — the district figure BFS publishes.

Districts exist in 17 cantons; UR, OW, NW, GL, ZG, BS, AI, NE and GE have no such level.