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Bezirk Laufen

Basel-Landschaft

Bezirk Laufen is one of 5 districts of the canton of Basel-Landschaft and comprises 13 municipalities with 21'520 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 Laufen

district results as published by BFS
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)FederalAccepted · 52.5% Yes
54.2% YesNo 45.8%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»FederalRejected · 45.2% Yes
55.9% YesNo 44.1%
14.06.2026Neue Ortsdurchfahrt BirsfeldenCantonal BLAccepted · 56.2% Yes
48.9% YesNo 51.1%
14.06.2026Gesetzesinitiative Energiepolitik nur mit der BevölkerungCantonal BLRejected · 44.4% Yes
53.5% YesNo 46.5%
14.06.2026Verfassungsinitiative Zämme in EuropaCantonal BLAccepted · 53.7% Yes
46.3% YesNo 53.7%
08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederalAccepted · 54.3% Yes
49.1% YesNo 50.9%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»FederalRejected · 38.1% Yes
44.6% YesNo 55.4%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederalRejected · 37.4% Yes
44.3% YesNo 55.7%
All federal votes
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalities
SVP36.9% · strongest party
SVP36.9%
Mitte17.4%
SP17.2%
FDP11.8%
GRÜNE7.8%
GLP5.4%
Übrige1.7%
EVP1.5%
EDU0.4%
Duggingen
54 %
median of its municipalities
61 %
Burg im Leimental
68 %

A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 54 % % in Duggingen to 68 % % in Burg im Leimental (median 61 % %).

Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 15.7 % in Duggingen to 17 % in Burg im Leimental (ESTV 2'026)

Vacancy rate
0.87 %
Dwellings
10'633
Avg. rooms
3.9
Built before 1946
22.3%

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
+182 +0.9%
births
157
deaths
175
net migration
+211
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalities
Jobs
8'789
Workplaces
1'483
Services share
55.6 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 274 (3.1%) · Secondary 3'620 (41.2%) · Tertiary 4'883 (55.6%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalities
Farms
99
Organic share
15.2 %
Farmland
3'016 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Climate · Terrain

MeteoSchweiz · swisstopo
Annual mean temperature
9.7 °C
Precipitation
1'064 mm
Elevation
294–868 m
Flat share
21.4%

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

Energy · Accessibility

BFE · ElCom · ARE
Solar potential
172 GWh
Electricity
25.6 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
49 min
Road to centre
33 min

Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (24.84131.205 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 Laufen?
Bezirk Laufen comprises 13 municipalities: Laufen, Zwingen, Grellingen, Röschenz, Brislach, Wahlen, Duggingen, Liesberg, Dittingen, Blauen, Nenzlingen, Burg im Leimental, Roggenburg. Together they have 21'520 residents (BFS, 2025).
Which canton is Bezirk Laufen in?
Bezirk Laufen lies in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, which is divided into 5 districts.
How many people live in Bezirk Laufen?
Bezirk Laufen has 21'520 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 13 municipalities; the largest is Laufen with 6'065.
Does Bezirk Laufen have its own tax rate?
No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Bezirk Laufen the municipal rate ranges from 54 % (Duggingen) to 68 % (Burg im Leimental).
How did Bezirk Laufen vote in the latest federal vote?
On 14.06.2026, Bezirk Laufen voted 54.2 % 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.