What is the postal code of Bennwil?

Bennwil has 3 postal codes: 4431, 4434, 4457.

What is the tax rate in Bennwil?

The municipal tax multiplier of Bennwil is 64% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Bennwil?

A single person without children pays about 16'628 CHF income tax in Bennwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 69 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Bennwil have?

Bennwil has 673 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Bennwil?

Bennwil has 46 foreign residents, a share of 6.84% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BL · Bezirk Waldenburg

Bennwil

4431–4457

BL CANTON4431 4434 4457

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

329 48.9%

Men

344 51.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

157 23.3%

Swiss citizens

627 93.2%

Foreign residents

46 6.8%

Population density

103 pop./km²

0–19 · 157 · 23.3%20–64 · 384 · 57.1%65+ · 132 · 19.6%

Foreign residents 6.8%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −4 (−0.6%) · 8 births · 4 deaths · net migration −8

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Vote results for Bennwil

BFS

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 23.4% Yes

18.4% YesNo 81.6%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 36.0% Yes

45.5% YesNo 54.6%

27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der Mehrwertabgabe: StichfrageCantonal BL● Rejected · 36.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 42.1% Yes

49.4% YesNo 50.6%

27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der Mehrwertabgabe: GegenvorschlagCantonal BL● Rejected · 43.9% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 38.1% Yes

32.0% YesNo 68.0%

27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der MehrwertabgabeCantonal BL● Rejected · 31.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 34.9% Yes

40.0% YesNo 60.0%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 57.3% Yes

61.3% YesNo 38.7%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 57.8% Yes

70.4% YesNo 29.6%

14.06.2026Neue Ortsdurchfahrt BirsfeldenCantonal BL● Accepted · 56.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 48.3% Yes

45.9% YesNo 54.1%

14.06.2026Gesetzesinitiative Energiepolitik nur mit der BevölkerungCantonal BL● Rejected · 44.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 51.8% Yes

50.4% YesNo 49.7%

14.06.2026Verfassungsinitiative Zämme in EuropaCantonal BL● Accepted · 53.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 40.5% Yes

38.1% YesNo 61.9%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP51.2% · strongest party

SVP51.2%

FDP13.8%

SP9.6%

GRÜNE7.4%

GLP6.8%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier64%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

64%BL range 45%72%

Tax rank 71 of 86 in canton Basel-Landschaft

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'628 CHF(16.6%)

Rank 69 of 86 in the canton · 1663 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:16'628 CHF(~16.6%)

BennwilCanton range Basel-LandschaftSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Bennwil	Basel-Landschaft	Switzerland median
40'000	6.4%	5.7–6.7%	5.4%
50'000	8.8%	7.8–9.2%	7.8%
60'000	10.9%	9.7–11.4%	10.5%
70'000	12.6%	11.3–13.2%	11.9%
80'000	14.1%	12.6–14.7%	13.1%
90'000	15.3%	13.7–16%	14.1%
100'000	16.6%	14.9–17.4%	15.3%
110'000	17.8%	16–18.6%	16.3%
120'000	18.9%	17–19.7%	17.2%
130'000	19.9%	17.9–20.7%	18.1%
140'000	20.8%	18.7–21.7%	19%
150'000	21.6%	19.5–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	23.6%	21.3–24.5%	21.6%
200'000	25.2%	22.8–26.2%	23.2%
225'000	26.6%	24.1–27.6%	24.6%
250'000	27.8%	25.3–28.8%	25.8%
275'000	28.8%	26.3–29.9%	26.8%
300'000	29.7%	27.1–30.8%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'097 mm

9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'001 m

Mean elevation

647 m

Relief

518 m

Mean slope

15.2°

Flat share

7.1%

South-facing

7.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 518 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

7.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

10.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'700

Per inhabitant

11'590 kWh/yr

8 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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff H4

25.7 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.11 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.62 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.64 Rp./kWh

25.7 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 31.21 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator EBL (Genossenschaft Elektra Baselland)

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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 2

Standard model, deductible 300635 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Basel-Landschaft479 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Bennwil →Canton Basel-Landschaft →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 of canton Basel-Landschaft. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Basel-Landschaft (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE

Vacancy rate

0 %

Second homes

12.5 %

Avg. rooms

4.3

Dwellings

313

Built before 194636.7%

Built since 200122.4%

0 %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 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024

Jobs

197

Workplaces

Services share

28.9 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 45 (22.8%) · Secondary 95 (48.2%) · Tertiary 57 (28.9%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

406 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 53 min · Car 31 min

AgglomerationPT 53 min · Car 25 min

Remoteness 24/86 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number2882

Websitebennwil.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Waldenburg

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Bennwil ranks

Largest municipalities673 #64 BL · #1668 CH Growing municipalities-0.6% #72 BL · #1678 CH Shrinking municipalities-0.6% #15 BL · #434 CH Jobs per resident0.29 #44 BL · #1333 CH Families & children23.3% #2 BL · #265 CH Age structure19.6% #78 BL · #1323 CH Women share48.9% #69 BL · #1563 CH Foreign residents6.8% #85 BL · #1933 CH Population density103/km² #71 BL · #1451 CH Tax burden16'628 #69 BL · #1663 CH Taxes64% #71 BL Warmest municipalities9.9 °C #53 BL · #606 CH Sunniest municipalities41% #59 BL · #1418 CH Rainiest municipalities1'097 mm #16 BL · #1124 CH Voter turnout53.7% #46 BL · #1398 CH SVP strongholds51.2% #8 BL · #206 CH SP strongholds9.6% #86 BL · #1560 CH Centre strongholds6.6% #64 BL · #1620 CH FDP strongholds13.8% #24 BL · #948 CH GLP strongholds6.8% #33 BL · #795 CH Green strongholds7.4% #70 BL · #1000 CH Largest by area6.5 km² #38 BL · #1334 CH Highest municipalities517 m #27 BL · #1132 CH Second homes12.5% #21 BL · #846 CH Organic farming0% #82 BL · #1812 CH Best-connected municipalities53 min #67 BL · #566 CH Remotest municipalities53 min #24 BL · #1549 CH Highest peaks1'001 m #8 BL · #729 CH Highest-lying municipalities647 m #14 BL · #894 CH Greatest vertical range518 m #7 BL · #677 CH Steepest municipalities15.2° #20 BL · #576 CH Solar potential8 GWh #54 BL · #1707 CH Solar potential per capita11'590 kWh #12 BL · #811 CH Cheapest electricity25.7 Rp./kWh #49 BL · #772 CH Most expensive electricity25.7 Rp./kWh #66 BL · #1364 CH

Postal codes (3)

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Localities

swisstopo · 3

Bennwil4431 Diegten4457 Hölstein4434

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Bennwil?: Bennwil has 3 postal codes: 4431, 4434, 4457.
What is the tax rate in Bennwil?: The municipal tax multiplier of Bennwil is 64% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Bennwil?: A single person without children pays about 16'628 CHF income tax in Bennwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 69 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Bennwil have?: Bennwil has 673 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Bennwil?: Bennwil has 46 foreign residents, a share of 6.84% (2025).

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