What is the postal code of Diegten?

Diegten has 4 postal codes: 4447, 4448, 4456, 4457.

What is the tax rate in Diegten?

The municipal tax multiplier of Diegten is 56% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Diegten?

A single person without children pays about 15'900 CHF income tax in Diegten on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 15 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Diegten have?

Diegten has 1'645 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Diegten?

Diegten has 242 foreign residents, a share of 14.71% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BL · Bezirk Waldenburg

Diegten

4447–4457

BL CANTON4447 4448 4456 4457

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

837 50.9%

Men

808 49.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

330 20.1%

Swiss citizens

1'403 85.3%

Foreign residents

242 14.7%

Population density

171 pop./km²

0–19 · 330 · 20.1%20–64 · 990 · 60.2%65+ · 325 · 19.8%

Foreign residents 14.7%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +2 (+0.1%) · 12 births · 9 deaths · net migration +2

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 Diegten

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

14.0% YesNo 86.0%

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

36.4% YesNo 63.7%

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

43.5% YesNo 56.5%

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

36.2% YesNo 63.8%

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

35.9% YesNo 64.1%

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

61.8% YesNo 38.2%

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

60.4% YesNo 39.6%

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

43.3% YesNo 56.7%

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

53.0% YesNo 47.0%

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

41.1% YesNo 58.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP45.6% · strongest party

SVP45.6%

SP15.0%

FDP10.4%

Mitte9.7%

GLP8.1%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier56%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

56%BL range 45%72%

Tax rank 21 of 86 in canton Basel-Landschaft

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'900 CHF(15.9%)

Rank 15 of 86 in the canton · 1228 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:15'900 CHF(~15.9%)

DiegtenCanton range Basel-LandschaftSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Diegten	Basel-Landschaft	Switzerland median
40'000	6.1%	5.7–6.7%	5.4%
50'000	8.3%	7.8–9.2%	7.8%
60'000	10.4%	9.7–11.4%	10.5%
70'000	12.1%	11.3–13.2%	11.9%
80'000	13.4%	12.6–14.7%	13.1%
90'000	14.6%	13.7–16%	14.1%
100'000	15.9%	14.9–17.4%	15.3%
110'000	17.1%	16–18.6%	16.3%
120'000	18.1%	17–19.7%	17.2%
130'000	19%	17.9–20.7%	18.1%
140'000	19.9%	18.7–21.7%	19%
150'000	20.8%	19.5–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	22.6%	21.3–24.5%	21.6%
200'000	24.2%	22.8–26.2%	23.2%
225'000	25.5%	24.1–27.6%	24.6%
250'000	26.7%	25.3–28.8%	25.8%
275'000	27.7%	26.3–29.9%	26.8%
300'000	28.6%	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 1991–202010 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'043 mm

10 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

855 m

Mean elevation

575 m

Relief

417 m

Mean slope

12.4°

Flat share

16.9%

South-facing

15.5%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 417 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

16.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

21.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'600

Per inhabitant

9'824 kWh/yr

16 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 Diegten →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

11.5 %

Avg. rooms

4.3

Dwellings

769

Built before 194624.1%

Built since 200125.6%

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

429

Workplaces

118

Services share

53.6 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 92 (21.4%) · Secondary 107 (24.9%) · Tertiary 230 (53.6%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

7.4 %

Farmland

698 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 49 min · Car 28 min

AgglomerationPT 45 min · Car 22 min

Remoteness 39/86 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number2884

Websitediegten.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Waldenburg

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Diegten ranks

Largest municipalities1'645 #38 BL · #1098 CH Growing municipalities0.1% #57 BL · #1342 CH Shrinking municipalities0.1% #30 BL · #765 CH Jobs per resident0.26 #52 BL · #1480 CH Families & children20.1% #29 BL · #1114 CH Age structure19.8% #76 BL · #1289 CH Women share50.9% #28 BL · #450 CH Foreign residents14.7% #50 BL · #1307 CH Population density171/km² #56 BL · #1125 CH Tax burden15'900 #16 BL · #1229 CH Taxes56% #21 BL Warmest municipalities10 °C #46 BL · #509 CH Sunniest municipalities41.1% #55 BL · #1376 CH Rainiest municipalities1'043 mm #29 BL · #1422 CH Voter turnout55.9% #33 BL · #1097 CH Against Switzerland22.5% #7 BL · #353 CH Aligned with Switzerland77.5% #43 BL · #1089 CH SVP strongholds45.6% #16 BL · #371 CH SP strongholds15% #72 BL · #947 CH Centre strongholds9.7% #30 BL · #1231 CH FDP strongholds10.4% #57 BL · #1353 CH GLP strongholds8.1% #14 BL · #565 CH Green strongholds8% #66 BL · #876 CH Largest by area9.6 km² #13 BL · #993 CH Highest municipalities481 m #36 BL · #1310 CH Second homes11.5% #28 BL · #977 CH Organic farming7.4% #53 BL · #1402 CH Best-connected municipalities49 min #51 BL · #437 CH Remotest municipalities49 min #39 BL · #1675 CH Highest peaks855 m #15 BL · #895 CH Highest-lying municipalities575 m #24 BL · #1112 CH Greatest vertical range417 m #18 BL · #792 CH Steepest municipalities12.4° #41 BL · #738 CH Solar potential16 GWh #29 BL · #1183 CH Solar potential per capita9'824 kWh #24 BL · #1098 CH Cheapest electricity25.7 Rp./kWh #50 BL · #773 CH Most expensive electricity25.7 Rp./kWh #67 BL · #1365 CH

Postal codes (4)

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Localities

swisstopo · 4

Diegten4457 Känerkinden4447 Läufelfingen4448 Tenniken4456

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Diegten?: Diegten has 4 postal codes: 4447, 4448, 4456, 4457.
What is the tax rate in Diegten?: The municipal tax multiplier of Diegten is 56% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Diegten?: A single person without children pays about 15'900 CHF income tax in Diegten on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 15 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Diegten have?: Diegten has 1'645 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Diegten?: Diegten has 242 foreign residents, a share of 14.71% (2025).

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