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Bezirk Solothurn

Solothurn

Bezirk Solothurn is one of 10 districts of the canton of Solothurn and comprises 1 municipalities with 16'830 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 Solothurn

district results as published by BFS
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)FederalAccepted · 52.5% Yes
41.2% YesNo 58.8%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»FederalRejected · 45.2% Yes
27.8% YesNo 72.2%
14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung des KantonsratsgesetzesCantonal SOAccepted · 58.6% Yes
73.0% YesNo 27.0%
14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung der KantonsverfassungCantonal SOAccepted · 58.7% Yes
73.0% YesNo 27.0%
08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederalAccepted · 54.3% Yes
67.2% YesNo 32.8%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»FederalRejected · 38.1% Yes
26.1% YesNo 73.9%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederalRejected · 37.4% Yes
26.1% YesNo 73.9%
All federal votes
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalities
SP27.3% · strongest party
SP27.3%
FDP19.8%
GRÜNE17.9%
SVP12.4%
Mitte10.6%
GLP8.8%
Übrige1.7%
EVP1.4%
Solothurn
112 %
median of its municipalities
112 %
Solothurn
112 %

A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 112 % % in Solothurn to 112 % % in Solothurn (median 112 % %).

Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 16.2 % in Solothurn to 16.2 % in Solothurn (ESTV 2'026)

Vacancy rate
1.24 %
Dwellings
10'110
Avg. rooms
3.4
Built before 1946
37.7%

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
−17 −0.1%
births
150
deaths
179
net migration
+1
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalities
Jobs
22'346
Workplaces
2'217
Services share
87.2 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 16 (0.1%) · Secondary 2'834 (12.7%) · Tertiary 19'496 (87.2%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalities
Farms
2
Organic share
50 %
Farmland
103 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Climate · Terrain

MeteoSchweiz · swisstopo
Annual mean temperature
9.6 °C
Precipitation
1'197 mm
Elevation
424–500 m
Flat share
91.2%

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

Energy · Accessibility

BFE · ElCom · ARE
Solar potential
96 GWh
Electricity
28.5 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
60 min
Road to centre
41 min

Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (28.51328.513 Rp./kWh, 2027). ElCom publishes a median per municipality; the district value is our median of those. · Accessibility: median of its municipalities

MunicipalitiesLargest municipalitiesForeign residentsTax burden
Solothurn3/10427/10425/104

1 of these postal codes reach across the district border.

Map

swisstopo · OSM
Which municipalities belong to Bezirk Solothurn?
Bezirk Solothurn comprises 1 municipalities: Solothurn. Together they have 16'830 residents (BFS, 2025).
Which canton is Bezirk Solothurn in?
Bezirk Solothurn lies in the canton of Solothurn, which is divided into 10 districts.
How many people live in Bezirk Solothurn?
Bezirk Solothurn has 16'830 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 1 municipalities; the largest is Solothurn with 16'830.
Does Bezirk Solothurn have its own tax rate?
No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Bezirk Solothurn the municipal rate ranges from 112 % (Solothurn) to 112 % (Solothurn).
How did Bezirk Solothurn vote in the latest federal vote?
On 14.06.2026, Bezirk Solothurn voted 41.2 % 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.