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Bezirk Dorneck

Solothurn

Bezirk Dorneck is one of 10 districts of the canton of Solothurn and comprises 11 municipalities with 21'261 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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Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026

Votes in Bezirk Dorneck

district results as published by BFS
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)FederalAccepted · 52.5% Yes
51.2% YesNo 48.8%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»FederalRejected · 45.2% Yes
45.4% YesNo 54.6%
14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung des KantonsratsgesetzesCantonal SOAccepted · 58.6% Yes
62.8% YesNo 37.2%
14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung der KantonsverfassungCantonal SOAccepted · 58.7% Yes
62.7% YesNo 37.3%
08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederalAccepted · 54.3% Yes
52.7% YesNo 47.3%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»FederalRejected · 38.1% Yes
37.0% YesNo 63.1%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederalRejected · 37.4% Yes
38.5% YesNo 61.5%
All federal votes
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalities
SVP28.2% · strongest party
SVP28.2%
SP17.3%
Mitte17.2%
GRÜNE12.8%
FDP12.2%
GLP6.8%
Übrige4.1%
EVP1.4%
Dornach
92 %
median of its municipalities
122 %
Nuglar-St. Pantaleon
131 %

A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 92 % % in Dornach to 131 % % in Nuglar-St. Pantaleon (median 122 % %).

Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 14.8 % in Dornach to 17.4 % in Nuglar-St. Pantaleon (ESTV 2'026)

Vacancy rate
1.73 %
Dwellings
10'448
Avg. rooms
4.1
Built before 1946
20.3%

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
−64 −0.3%
births
151
deaths
174
net migration
−22
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalities
Jobs
6'021
Workplaces
1'360
Services share
76 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 410 (6.8%) · Secondary 1'036 (17.2%) · Tertiary 4'575 (76.0%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalities
Farms
110
Organic share
11.8 %
Farmland
3'162 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Climate · Terrain

MeteoSchweiz · swisstopo
Annual mean temperature
9.6 °C
Precipitation
1'087 mm
Elevation
283–896 m
Flat share
29.2%

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

Energy · Accessibility

BFE · ElCom · ARE
Solar potential
160 GWh
Electricity
31.2 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
43 min
Road to centre
28 min

Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (31.20531.743 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 Dorneck?
Bezirk Dorneck comprises 11 municipalities: Dornach, Hofstetten-Flüh, Nuglar-St. Pantaleon, Witterswil, Rodersdorf, Hochwald, Bättwil, Seewen, Büren, Metzerlen-Mariastein, Gempen. Together they have 21'261 residents (BFS, 2025).
Which canton is Bezirk Dorneck in?
Bezirk Dorneck lies in the canton of Solothurn, which is divided into 10 districts.
How many people live in Bezirk Dorneck?
Bezirk Dorneck has 21'261 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 11 municipalities; the largest is Dornach with 6'898.
Does Bezirk Dorneck have its own tax rate?
No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Bezirk Dorneck the municipal rate ranges from 92 % (Dornach) to 131 % (Nuglar-St. Pantaleon).
How did Bezirk Dorneck vote in the latest federal vote?
On 14.06.2026, Bezirk Dorneck voted 51.2 % 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.