Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
2'262 50.9%
Men
2'178 49.1%
Children & youth (0–19)
915 20.6%
Swiss citizens
3'256 73.3%
Foreign residents
1'184 26.7%
Population density
653 pop./km²
0–19 · 915 · 20.6%20–64 · 2'500 · 56.3%65+ · 1'025 · 23.1%
Foreign residents 26.7%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +74 (+1.7%) · 37 births · 49 deaths · net migration +92
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
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 Thierstein: 27.1% Yes
28.1% YesNo 71.9%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Thierstein: 38.5% Yes
30.8% YesNo 69.2%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Thierstein: 55.8% Yes
54.7% YesNo 45.3%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Thierstein: 59.7% Yes
54.6% YesNo 45.4%
14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung des KantonsratsgesetzesCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Thierstein: 50.4% Yes
55.1% YesNo 44.9%
14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung der KantonsverfassungCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Thierstein: 50.5% Yes
55.4% YesNo 44.6%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Thierstein: 46.5% Yes
52.9% YesNo 47.1%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Thierstein: 20.1% Yes
21.8% YesNo 78.2%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Thierstein: 46.6% Yes
46.7% YesNo 53.3%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Thierstein: 47.7% Yes
45.2% YesNo 54.8%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP29.2% · strongest party
SVP29.2%
FDP26.5%
Mitte16.7%
SP8.5%
GLP8.0%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier113%
Cantonal tax multiplier104%
113%SO range 65%145%
Tax rank 30 of 104 in canton SolothurnTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'260 CHF(16.3%)
Rank 31 of 104 in the canton · 1423 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
100'000 CHF:16'260 CHF(~16.3%)
BreitenbachCanton range SolothurnSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Breitenbach | Solothurn | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 7.8% | 6.1–8.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 10% | 7.9–11.4% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 11.9% | 9.4–13.5% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 13.3% | 10.5–15.1% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 14.4% | 11.5–16.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 15.3% | 12.2–17.3% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 16.3% | 13–18.4% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 17.1% | 13.8–19.3% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 17.8% | 14.4–20.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 18.6% | 15.1–20.9% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 19.4% | 15.7–21.8% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 20.1% | 16.4–22.5% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 21.7% | 17.8–24.3% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 23.1% | 19.1–25.8% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 24.3% | 20.1–27% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 25.3% | 21.1–28.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 26.2% | 21.9–29.1% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 26.9% | 22.5–29.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.7 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'023 mm
9.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
617 m
Mean elevation
464 m
Relief
245 m
Mean slope
6.7°
Flat share
39.3%
South-facing
8.6%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 245 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
Roof potential
29.6 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
38.1 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
6'600
Per inhabitant
6'671 kWh/yr
30 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 · 2027Tariff H4
31.21 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.45 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
13.78 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.91 Rp./kWh
31.21 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.51 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.
2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Health-insurance premiums
BAG · 2024Standard model, deductible 300606 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Solothurn424 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
Premiums are set not per municipality but per canton and premium region. Shown is the average adult premium paid in canton Solothurn (2024, BAG) — it applies canton-wide, not to any single location.
2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026
Housing
BFS · AREVacancy rate
1.99 %
Second homes
10.2 %
Avg. rooms
3.8
Dwellings
2'159
Built before 194610.2%
Built since 200134.5%
1.99 %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 · 2024Jobs
1'972
Workplaces
273
Services share
73.5 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 30 (1.5%) · Secondary 492 (24.9%) · Tertiary 1'450 (73.5%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
9
Organic share
22.2 %
Farmland
324 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities4'440 #18 SO · #505 CHGrowing municipalities1.7% #21 SO · #449 CHShrinking municipalities1.7% #84 SO · #1660 CHJobs per resident0.44 #26 SO · #703 CHFamilies & children20.6% #31 SO · #947 CHAge structure23.1% #44 SO · #651 CHWomen share50.9% #22 SO · #446 CHForeign residents26.7% #21 SO · #463 CHPopulation density653/km² #24 SO · #393 CHTax burden16'260 #31 SO · #1423 CHTaxes113% #30 SOWarmest municipalities9.7 °C #23 SO · #796 CHSunniest municipalities40.8% #31 SO · #1492 CHRainiest municipalities1'023 mm #96 SO · #1526 CHVoter turnout48.5% #91 SO · #1890 CHAgainst Switzerland13.7% #36 SO · #1007 CHAligned with Switzerland86.3% #46 SO · #463 CHSVP strongholds29.2% #72 SO · #1317 CHSP strongholds8.5% #80 SO · #1657 CHCentre strongholds16.7% #63 SO · #715 CHFDP strongholds26.5% #11 SO · #173 CHGLP strongholds8% #13 SO · #579 CHGreen strongholds6.7% #51 SO · #1165 CHLargest by area6.8 km² #45 SO · #1294 CHHighest municipalities484 m #47 SO · #1289 CHSecond homes10.2% #45 SO · #1167 CHOrganic farming22.2% #25 SO · #544 CHBest-connected municipalities51 min #15 SO · #504 CHRemotest municipalities51 min #90 SO · #1613 CHHighest peaks617 m #60 SO · #1467 CHHighest-lying municipalities464 m #74 SO · #1629 CHGreatest vertical range245 m #53 SO · #1157 CHSteepest municipalities6.7° #59 SO · #1285 CHSolar potential30 GWh #28 SO · #688 CHSolar potential per capita6'671 kWh #91 SO · #1730 CHCheapest electricity31.21 Rp./kWh #79 SO · #1922 CHMost expensive electricity31.21 Rp./kWh #35 SO · #174 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Breitenbach?
- Breitenbach has 2 postal codes: 4226, 4232.
- What is the tax rate in Breitenbach?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Breitenbach is 113% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.
- How much tax do you pay in Breitenbach?
- A single person without children pays about 16'260 CHF income tax in Breitenbach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 31 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Breitenbach have?
- Breitenbach has 4'440 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Breitenbach?
- Breitenbach has 1'184 foreign residents, a share of 26.67% (2025).
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