What is the postal code of Buchegg?

Buchegg has 11 postal codes: 4576, 4577, 4578, 4579, 4581, 4582, 4583, 4584, 4586, 4587, 4588.

What is the tax rate in Buchegg?

The municipal tax multiplier of Buchegg is 110% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.

How much tax do you pay in Buchegg?

A single person without children pays about 16'009 CHF income tax in Buchegg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 16 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Buchegg have?

Buchegg has 2'979 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Buchegg?

Buchegg has 171 foreign residents, a share of 5.74% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SO · Bezirk Bucheggberg

Buchegg

4576–4588

SO CANTON4576 4577 4578 4579+7 PLZ

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'531 51.4%

Men

1'448 48.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

503 16.9%

Swiss citizens

2'808 94.3%

Foreign residents

171 5.7%

Population density

116 pop./km²

0–19 · 503 · 16.9%20–64 · 1'756 · 58.9%65+ · 720 · 24.2%

Foreign residents 5.7%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +15 (+0.5%) · 25 births · 22 deaths · net migration +10

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 Buchegg

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 Bucheggberg: 22.3% Yes

24.3% YesNo 75.7%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Bucheggberg: 28.6% Yes

30.2% YesNo 69.9%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Bucheggberg: 56.7% Yes

58.9% YesNo 41.1%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Bucheggberg: 53.4% Yes

54.1% YesNo 45.9%

14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung des KantonsratsgesetzesCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Bucheggberg: 55.1% Yes

53.4% YesNo 46.6%

14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung der KantonsverfassungCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Bucheggberg: 55.3% Yes

53.2% YesNo 46.8%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Bucheggberg: 51.2% Yes

48.6% YesNo 51.4%

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 Bucheggberg: 21.6% Yes

22.0% YesNo 78.0%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Bucheggberg: 40.6% Yes

41.7% YesNo 58.3%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Bucheggberg: 39.7% Yes

39.2% YesNo 60.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP31.9% · strongest party

SVP31.9%

FDP26.0%

SP16.7%

Mitte8.4%

GRÜNE7.0%

2023 result for today's territory: the party votes of Buchegg and Lüterswil-Gächliwil added together (merged on 01.01.2024).

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier110%

Cantonal tax multiplier104%

110%SO range 65%145%

Tax rank 19 of 104 in canton Solothurn

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'009 CHF(16%)

Rank 16 of 104 in the canton · 1272 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:16'009 CHF(~16%)

BucheggCanton range SolothurnSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Buchegg	Solothurn	Switzerland median
40'000	7.5%	6.1–8.8%	5.4%
50'000	9.8%	7.9–11.4%	7.8%
60'000	11.6%	9.4–13.5%	10.5%
70'000	13.1%	10.5–15.1%	11.9%
80'000	14.2%	11.5–16.3%	13.1%
90'000	15%	12.2–17.3%	14.1%
100'000	16%	13–18.4%	15.3%
110'000	16.9%	13.8–19.3%	16.3%
120'000	17.6%	14.4–20.1%	17.2%
130'000	18.3%	15.1–20.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.1%	15.7–21.8%	19%
150'000	19.8%	16.4–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	21.4%	17.8–24.3%	21.6%
200'000	22.8%	19.1–25.8%	23.2%
225'000	24%	20.1–27%	24.6%
250'000	25.1%	21.1–28.2%	25.8%
275'000	25.9%	21.9–29.1%	26.8%
300'000	26.6%	22.5–29.8%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'165 mm

8.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

660 m

Mean elevation

560 m

Relief

198 m

Mean slope

6.2°

Flat share

50.7%

South-facing

13.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 198 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

40.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

51.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

8'900

Per inhabitant

13'444 kWh/yr

40 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 range H4

29.08–34.73 Rp./kWh

31.91 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 28.51 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operators Genossenschaft Elektra, Jegenstorf · GEBNET AG

This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.

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

Standard model, deductible 300606 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Solothurn424 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Buchegg →Canton Solothurn →Premiums explained →

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 · ARE

Vacancy rate

0.8 %

Second homes

11 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

1'504

Built before 194646.7%

Built since 200116.2%

0.8 %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

1'266

Workplaces

239

Services share

71.6 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 213 (16.8%) · Secondary 147 (11.6%) · Tertiary 906 (71.6%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

20.6 %

Farmland

1'340 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 67 min · Car 44 min

AgglomerationPT 37 min · Car 21 min

Remoteness 41/104 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number2465

Websitebuchegg-so.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Bucheggberg

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Buchegg ranks

Largest municipalities2'979 #30 SO · #733 CH Growing municipalities0.5% #49 SO · #1096 CH Shrinking municipalities0.5% #56 SO · #1012 CH Jobs per resident0.42 #28 SO · #761 CH Families & children16.9% #96 SO · #1830 CH Age structure24.2% #30 SO · #494 CH Women share51.4% #7 SO · #256 CH Foreign residents5.7% #100 SO · #1979 CH Population density116/km² #87 SO · #1389 CH Tax burden16'009 #16 SO · #1272 CH Taxes110% #19 SO Warmest municipalities8.9 °C #86 SO · #1423 CH Sunniest municipalities40.9% #23 SO · #1448 CH Rainiest municipalities1'165 mm #25 SO · #777 CH Voter turnout54.9% #44 SO · #1224 CH Against Switzerland10.8% #50 SO · #1171 CH Aligned with Switzerland89.2% #25 SO · #292 CH SVP strongholds31.9% #54 SO · #1156 CH SP strongholds16.7% #35 SO · #767 CH Centre strongholds8.4% #101 SO · #1392 CH FDP strongholds26% #13 SO · #195 CH GLP strongholds6.6% #32 SO · #839 CH Green strongholds7% #48 SO · #1101 CH Largest by area25.7 km² #3 SO · #354 CH Highest municipalities557 m #24 SO · #981 CH Second homes11% #37 SO · #1049 CH Organic farming20.6% #30 SO · #606 CH Best-connected municipalities67 min #60 SO · #989 CH Remotest municipalities67 min #41 SO · #1116 CH Highest peaks660 m #55 SO · #1329 CH Highest-lying municipalities560 m #42 SO · #1177 CH Greatest vertical range198 m #59 SO · #1379 CH Steepest municipalities6.2° #64 SO · #1362 CH Solar potential40 GWh #15 SO · #462 CH Solar potential per capita13'444 kWh #14 SO · #581 CH Cheapest electricity31.91 Rp./kWh #100 SO · #1992 CH Most expensive electricity31.91 Rp./kWh #5 SO · #115 CH

Postal codes (11)

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Localities

swisstopo · 13

Aetigkofen4583 Aetingen4587 Bibern SO4578 Brittern4588 Brügglen4582 Gächliwil4584 Gossliwil4579 Hessigkofen4577 Küttigkofen4581 Kyburg-Buchegg4586 Lüterswil4584 Mühledorf SO4583 Tscheppach4576

Nearby municipalities

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Unterramsern

SO · 2.8 km

Lüterkofen-Ichertswil

Lüsslingen-Nennigkofen

SO · 4.6 km

Lohn-Ammannsegg

SO · 4.7 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Buchegg?: Buchegg has 11 postal codes: 4576, 4577, 4578, 4579, 4581, 4582, 4583, 4584, 4586, 4587, 4588.
What is the tax rate in Buchegg?: The municipal tax multiplier of Buchegg is 110% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.
How much tax do you pay in Buchegg?: A single person without children pays about 16'009 CHF income tax in Buchegg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 16 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Buchegg have?: Buchegg has 2'979 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Buchegg?: Buchegg has 171 foreign residents, a share of 5.74% (2025).

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