What is the postal code of Buus?

Buus has 2 postal codes: 4462, 4463.

What is the tax rate in Buus?

The municipal tax multiplier of Buus is 58% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Buus?

A single person without children pays about 16'082 CHF income tax in Buus on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 25 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Buus have?

Buus has 1'127 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Buus?

Buus has 143 foreign residents, a share of 12.69% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BL

Buus

4462–4463

BL CANTON4462 4463

Residents

1'127

Area

8.9 km²

Population density

127 pop./km²

Elevation

449 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

761 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

58%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

535 47.5%

Men

592 52.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

227 20.1%

Swiss citizens

984 87.3%

Foreign residents

143 12.7%

Population density

127 pop./km²

0–19 · 227 · 20.1%20–64 · 657 · 58.3%65+ · 243 · 21.6%

Foreign residents 12.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Buus

BFS

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

52.2% YesNo 47.8%

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

58.4% YesNo 41.6%

14.06.2026Neue Ortsdurchfahrt BirsfeldenCantonal BL● Accepted · 56.2% Yes

45.2% YesNo 54.8%

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

46.2% YesNo 53.8%

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

41.7% YesNo 58.4%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

39.7% YesNo 60.3%

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

19.0% YesNo 81.0%

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

44.7% YesNo 55.3%

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

40.3% YesNo 59.7%

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

74.0% YesNo 26.0%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP46.4% · strongest party

SVP46.4%

SP16.7%

GRÜNE10.1%

FDP8.6%

GLP7.0%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier58%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

58%BL range 45%72%

Tax rank 25 of 86 in canton Basel-Landschaft

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'082 CHF(16.1%)

Rank 25 of 86 in the canton · 1309 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:16'082 CHF(~16.1%)

BuusCanton range Basel-LandschaftSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Buus	Basel-Landschaft	Switzerland median
40'000	6.2%	5.7–6.7%	5.4%
50'000	8.5%	7.8–9.2%	7.8%
60'000	10.5%	9.7–11.4%	10.5%
70'000	12.2%	11.3–13.2%	11.9%
80'000	13.6%	12.6–14.7%	13.1%
90'000	14.8%	13.7–16%	14.1%
100'000	16.1%	14.9–17.4%	15.3%
110'000	17.3%	16–18.6%	16.3%
120'000	18.3%	17–19.7%	17.2%
130'000	19.2%	17.9–20.7%	18.1%
140'000	20.2%	18.7–21.7%	19%
150'000	21%	19.5–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	22.9%	21.3–24.5%	21.6%
200'000	24.4%	22.8–26.2%	23.2%
225'000	25.8%	24.1–27.6%	24.6%
250'000	27%	25.3–28.8%	25.8%
275'000	28%	26.3–29.9%	26.8%
300'000	28.9%	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 1991–20209.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'002 mm

9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

761 m

Mean elevation

552 m

Relief

365 m

Mean slope

11.8°

Flat share

17.1%

South-facing

12.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 365 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

11.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

15 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'600

12 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

30.2 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.74 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

14.31 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.64 Rp./kWh

30.2 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 31.98 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.57 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

524

Built before 194637.0%

Built since 200121.6%

0.57 %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 53 min · Car 31 min

AgglomerationPT 43 min · Car 21 min

Remoteness 20/86 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitebuus.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'127 #48 BL · #1369 CH Families & children20.1% #28 BL · #1113 CH Age structure21.6% #65 BL · #929 CH Women share47.5% #81 BL · #1949 CH Foreign residents12.7% #63 BL · #1477 CH Population density127/km² #66 BL · #1332 CH Tax burden16'082 #27 BL · #1311 CH Taxes58% #25 BL Warmest municipalities9.9 °C #49 BL · #602 CH Sunniest municipalities40.5% #80 BL · #1610 CH Rainiest municipalities1'002 mm #49 BL · #1609 CH Voter turnout50.6% #62 BL · #1645 CH Against Switzerland19% #12 BL · #613 CH Aligned with Switzerland81% #38 BL · #826 CH SVP strongholds46.4% #14 BL · #342 CH SP strongholds16.7% #66 BL · #763 CH Centre strongholds6.8% #62 BL · #1592 CH FDP strongholds8.6% #69 BL · #1538 CH GLP strongholds7% #29 BL · #753 CH Green strongholds10.1% #34 BL · #561 CH Largest by area8.9 km² #17 BL · #1058 CH Highest municipalities449 m #50 BL · #1543 CH Remotest municipalities53 min #20 BL · #1545 CH Best-connected municipalities53 min #63 BL · #562 CH Highest peaks761 m #26 BL · #1058 CH Highest-lying municipalities552 m #32 BL · #1210 CH Greatest vertical range365 m #29 BL · #874 CH Steepest municipalities11.8° #50 BL · #787 CH Solar potential12 GWh #39 BL · #1441 CH Cheapest electricity30.2 Rp./kWh #26 BL · #1661 CH Most expensive electricity30.2 Rp./kWh #40 BL · #426 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Buus4463 Rickenbach BL4462

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Buus?: Buus has 2 postal codes: 4462, 4463.
What is the tax rate in Buus?: The municipal tax multiplier of Buus is 58% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Buus?: A single person without children pays about 16'082 CHF income tax in Buus on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 25 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Buus have?: Buus has 1'127 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Buus?: Buus has 143 foreign residents, a share of 12.69% (2025).

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