What is the postal code of Arlesheim?

The postal code of Arlesheim is 4144.

What is the tax rate in Arlesheim?

The municipal tax multiplier of Arlesheim is 47% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Arlesheim?

A single person without children pays about 15'081 CHF income tax in Arlesheim on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 3 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Arlesheim have?

Arlesheim has 9'309 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Arlesheim?

Arlesheim has 2'065 foreign residents, a share of 22.18% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BL

Arlesheim

4144

BL CANTON4144

Residents

9'309

Area

6.9 km²

Population density

1'343 pop./km²

Elevation

461 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

47%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

5'025 54.0%

Men

4'284 46.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'774 19.1%

Swiss citizens

7'244 77.8%

Foreign residents

2'065 22.2%

Population density

1'343 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'774 · 19.1%20–64 · 4'750 · 51.0%65+ · 2'785 · 29.9%

Foreign residents 22.2%0%64.0%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Arlesheim

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

47.4% YesNo 52.6%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

31.3% YesNo 68.7%

14.06.2026Neue Ortsdurchfahrt BirsfeldenCantonal BL● Accepted · 56.2% Yes

67.7% YesNo 32.3%

14.06.2026Gesetzesinitiative Energiepolitik nur mit der BevölkerungCantonal BL● Rejected · 44.4% Yes

37.7% YesNo 62.3%

14.06.2026Verfassungsinitiative Zämme in EuropaCantonal BL● Accepted · 53.7% Yes

62.0% YesNo 38.0%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

57.3% YesNo 42.7%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

34.8% YesNo 65.2%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

29.7% YesNo 70.3%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

33.7% YesNo 66.3%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

73.2% YesNo 26.8%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SP25.9% · strongest party

SP25.9%

FDP18.0%

SVP17.8%

GRÜNE15.4%

Mitte10.7%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier47%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

47%BL range 45%72%

Tax rank 3 of 86 in canton Basel-Landschaft

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'081 CHF(15.1%)

Rank 3 of 86 in the canton · 1015 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 16'264 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Pfeffingen 14'899 CHF · most expensive Waldenburg 17'356 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:15'081 CHF(~15.1%)

ArlesheimCanton range Basel-LandschaftSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Arlesheim	Basel-Landschaft	Switzerland median
40'000	5.8%	5.7–6.7%	5.4%
50'000	7.9%	7.8–9.2%	7.8%
60'000	9.8%	9.7–11.4%	10.5%
70'000	11.4%	11.3–13.2%	11.9%
80'000	12.7%	12.6–14.7%	13.1%
90'000	13.8%	13.7–16%	14.1%
100'000	15.1%	14.9–17.4%	15.3%
110'000	16.2%	16–18.6%	16.3%
120'000	17.2%	17–19.7%	17.2%
130'000	18.1%	17.9–20.7%	18.1%
140'000	19%	18.7–21.7%	19%
150'000	19.7%	19.5–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	21.6%	21.3–24.5%	21.6%
200'000	23.1%	22.8–26.2%	23.2%
225'000	24.4%	24.1–27.6%	24.6%
250'000	25.6%	25.3–28.8%	25.8%
275'000	26.5%	26.3–29.9%	26.8%
300'000	27.3%	27.1–30.8%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020969 mm

10.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

614 m

Mean elevation

412 m

Relief

345 m

Mean slope

12.2°

Flat share

31.3%

South-facing

13.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 345 m0 m3'847 m

Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.

swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

52.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

70 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

11'600

52 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr

BFE solar factsheet ↗

Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).

Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

31.98 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.73 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

14.26 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.92 Rp./kWh

31.98 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 31.98 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Primeo Netz AG

ElCom tariff comparison ↗

How this is measured

Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.97 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

4'852

Built before 194615.3%

Built since 200118.7%

0.97 %0 %12 %

Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.

Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 27 min · Car 20 min

AgglomerationPT 27 min · Car 20 min

Remoteness 78/86 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitearlesheim.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities9'309 #12 BL · #209 CH Families & children19.1% #48 BL · #1422 CH Age structure29.9% #3 BL · #98 CH Women share54% #1 BL · #16 CH Foreign residents22.2% #26 BL · #701 CH Population density1'343/km² #11 BL · #145 CH Tax burden15'081 #3 BL · #1015 CH Taxes47% #3 BL Warmest municipalities10.8 °C #13 BL · #125 CH Sunniest municipalities41.3% #35 BL · #1280 CH Rainiest municipalities969 mm #64 BL · #1764 CH Voter turnout57.3% #20 BL · #772 CH Against Switzerland16% #18 BL · #846 CH Aligned with Switzerland84% #31 BL · #588 CH SVP strongholds17.8% #86 BL · #1887 CH SP strongholds25.9% #16 BL · #138 CH Centre strongholds10.7% #26 BL · #1132 CH FDP strongholds18% #5 BL · #584 CH GLP strongholds8% #15 BL · #580 CH Green strongholds15.4% #3 BL · #117 CH Largest by area6.9 km² #33 BL · #1279 CH Highest municipalities461 m #45 BL · #1446 CH Remotest municipalities27 min #78 BL · #2048 CH Best-connected municipalities27 min #9 BL · #63 CH Highest peaks614 m #58 BL · #1480 CH Highest-lying municipalities412 m #69 BL · #1943 CH Greatest vertical range345 m #37 BL · #910 CH Steepest municipalities12.2° #44 BL · #756 CH Solar potential52 GWh #10 BL · #301 CH Cheapest electricity31.98 Rp./kWh #64 BL · #1893 CH Most expensive electricity31.98 Rp./kWh #4 BL · #219 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

4144

Arlesheim

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Arlesheim4144

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Arlesheim?: The postal code of Arlesheim is 4144.
What is the tax rate in Arlesheim?: The municipal tax multiplier of Arlesheim is 47% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Arlesheim?: A single person without children pays about 15'081 CHF income tax in Arlesheim on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 3 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Arlesheim have?: Arlesheim has 9'309 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Arlesheim?: Arlesheim has 2'065 foreign residents, a share of 22.18% (2025).

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