What is the postal code of Bärschwil?

Bärschwil has 2 postal codes: 4252, 4253.

What is the tax rate in Bärschwil?

The municipal tax multiplier of Bärschwil is 125% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.

How much tax do you pay in Bärschwil?

A single person without children pays about 17'030 CHF income tax in Bärschwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 75 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Bärschwil have?

Bärschwil has 806 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Bärschwil?

Bärschwil has 107 foreign residents, a share of 13.28% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SO

Bärschwil

4252–4253

SO CANTON4252 4253

Residents

806

Area

11.2 km²

Population density

72 pop./km²

Elevation

532 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

943 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

125%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

383 47.5%

Men

423 52.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

129 16.0%

Swiss citizens

699 86.7%

Foreign residents

107 13.3%

Population density

72 pop./km²

0–19 · 129 · 16.0%20–64 · 436 · 54.1%65+ · 241 · 29.9%

Foreign residents 13.3%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Bärschwil

BFS

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

55.2% YesNo 44.8%

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

63.7% YesNo 36.3%

14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung des KantonsratsgesetzesCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.6% Yes

44.6% YesNo 55.4%

14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung der KantonsverfassungCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.7% Yes

43.2% YesNo 56.8%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

49.9% YesNo 50.2%

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

23.6% YesNo 76.5%

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

46.8% YesNo 53.2%

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

50.3% YesNo 49.7%

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

65.9% YesNo 34.1%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

56.0% YesNo 44.0%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP32.3% · strongest party

SVP32.3%

Mitte26.1%

FDP13.5%

GRÜNE10.2%

GLP7.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier125%

Cantonal tax multiplier104%

125%SO range 65%145%

Tax rank 64 of 104 in canton Solothurn

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'030 CHF(17%)

Rank 75 of 104 in the canton · 1857 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 16'810 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Kammersrohr 13'027 CHF · most expensive Bolken 18'375 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:17'030 CHF(~17%)

BärschwilCanton range SolothurnSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Bärschwil	Solothurn	Switzerland median
40'000	8.1%	6.1–8.8%	5.4%
50'000	10.5%	7.9–11.4%	7.8%
60'000	12.4%	9.4–13.5%	10.5%
70'000	13.9%	10.5–15.1%	11.9%
80'000	15.1%	11.5–16.3%	13.1%
90'000	16%	12.2–17.3%	14.1%
100'000	17%	13–18.4%	15.3%
110'000	17.9%	13.8–19.3%	16.3%
120'000	18.6%	14.4–20.1%	17.2%
130'000	19.5%	15.1–20.9%	18.1%
140'000	20.3%	15.7–21.8%	19%
150'000	21%	16.4–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	22.7%	17.8–24.3%	21.6%
200'000	24.1%	19.1–25.8%	23.2%
225'000	25.3%	20.1–27%	24.6%
250'000	26.4%	21.1–28.2%	25.8%
275'000	27.3%	21.9–29.1%	26.8%
300'000	28%	22.5–29.8%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020997 mm

9.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

943 m

Mean elevation

599 m

Relief

581 m

Mean slope

19.9°

Flat share

2.6%

South-facing

9.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 581 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

7.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

9.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'600

7 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 30.42 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

3.24 %

Avg. rooms

4.4

Dwellings

432

Built before 194636.8%

Built since 20019.3%

3.24 %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 63 min · Car 41 min

AgglomerationPT 54 min · Car 23 min

Remoteness 57/104 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitebaerschwil.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities806 #83 SO · #1575 CH Families & children16% #101 SO · #1912 CH Age structure29.9% #4 SO · #97 CH Women share47.5% #96 SO · #1948 CH Foreign residents13.3% #63 SO · #1426 CH Population density72/km² #94 SO · #1636 CH Tax burden17'030 #77 SO · #1859 CH Taxes125% #64 SO Warmest municipalities9.3 °C #65 SO · #1153 CH Sunniest municipalities41.2% #13 SO · #1326 CH Rainiest municipalities997 mm #98 SO · #1632 CH Voter turnout50% #79 SO · #1696 CH SVP strongholds32.3% #51 SO · #1132 CH SP strongholds7.2% #86 SO · #1766 CH Centre strongholds26.1% #25 SO · #325 CH FDP strongholds13.5% #75 SO · #981 CH GLP strongholds7.2% #23 SO · #711 CH Green strongholds10.2% #24 SO · #537 CH Largest by area11.2 km² #22 SO · #881 CH Highest municipalities532 m #29 SO · #1072 CH Remotest municipalities63 min #57 SO · #1233 CH Best-connected municipalities63 min #51 SO · #880 CH Highest peaks943 m #29 SO · #775 CH Highest-lying municipalities599 m #33 SO · #1015 CH Greatest vertical range581 m #20 SO · #628 CH Steepest municipalities19.9° #5 SO · #396 CH Solar potential7 GWh #86 SO · #1736 CH Cheapest electricity31.98 Rp./kWh #73 SO · #1879 CH Most expensive electricity31.98 Rp./kWh #32 SO · #205 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Bärschwil4252 Liesberg4253

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Bärschwil?: Bärschwil has 2 postal codes: 4252, 4253.
What is the tax rate in Bärschwil?: The municipal tax multiplier of Bärschwil is 125% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.
How much tax do you pay in Bärschwil?: A single person without children pays about 17'030 CHF income tax in Bärschwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 75 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Bärschwil have?: Bärschwil has 806 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Bärschwil?: Bärschwil has 107 foreign residents, a share of 13.28% (2025).

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