Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
146 43.5%
Men
190 56.5%
Children & youth (0–19)
64 19.0%
Swiss citizens
211 62.8%
Foreign residents
125 37.2%
Population density
186 pop./km²
0–19 · 64 · 19.0%20–64 · 207 · 61.6%65+ · 65 · 19.3%
Foreign residents 37.2%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −4 (−1.2%) · 5 births · 0 deaths · net migration −11
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 Olten: 27.9% Yes
29.1% YesNo 70.9%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Olten: 25.3% Yes
39.7% YesNo 60.3%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Olten: 53.2% Yes
60.4% YesNo 39.6%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Olten: 46.7% Yes
66.1% YesNo 33.9%
14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung des KantonsratsgesetzesCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Olten: 62.8% Yes
50.0% YesNo 50.0%
14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung der KantonsverfassungCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Olten: 62.8% Yes
46.8% YesNo 53.2%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Olten: 56.6% Yes
32.3% YesNo 67.7%
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 Olten: 28.5% Yes
14.9% YesNo 85.1%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Olten: 36.7% Yes
41.7% YesNo 58.3%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Olten: 35.8% Yes
37.8% YesNo 62.2%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP42.5% · strongest party
SVP42.5%
FDP27.2%
Mitte9.9%
GRÜNE6.3%
SP5.4%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier99%
Cantonal tax multiplier104%
99%SO range 65%145%
Tax rank 6 of 104 in canton SolothurnTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
15'295 CHF(15.3%)
Rank 7 of 104 in the canton · 1057 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:15'295 CHF(~15.3%)
Eppenberg-WöschnauCanton range SolothurnSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Eppenberg-Wöschnau | Solothurn | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 7.2% | 6.1–8.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 9.4% | 7.9–11.4% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 11.1% | 9.4–13.5% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 12.5% | 10.5–15.1% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 13.5% | 11.5–16.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 14.3% | 12.2–17.3% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 15.3% | 13–18.4% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 16.1% | 13.8–19.3% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 16.8% | 14.4–20.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 17.6% | 15.1–20.9% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 18.3% | 15.7–21.8% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 19% | 16.4–22.5% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 20.6% | 17.8–24.3% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 21.9% | 19.1–25.8% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 23.1% | 20.1–27% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 24.1% | 21.1–28.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 24.9% | 21.9–29.1% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 25.6% | 22.5–29.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'093 mm
10 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
491 m
Mean elevation
422 m
Relief
127 m
Mean slope
6.9°
Flat share
56.5%
South-facing
5.8%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 127 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
5.4 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
6.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
1'200
Per inhabitant
16'190 kWh/yr
5 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
25.36 Rp./kWh
Energy
9.68 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.88 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.15 Rp./kWh
25.36 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.51 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Eniwa 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
6.28 %
Second homes
15.7 %
Avg. rooms
3.7
Dwellings
191
Built before 194618.8%
Built since 20017.3%
6.28 %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
289
Workplaces
31
Services share
36.7 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 11 (3.8%) · Secondary 172 (59.5%) · Tertiary 106 (36.7%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
4
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
71 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 municipalities336 #99 SO · #1936 CHGrowing municipalities-1.2% #90 SO · #1860 CHShrinking municipalities-1.2% #15 SO · #250 CHJobs per resident0.86 #9 SO · #130 CHFamilies & children19% #66 SO · #1440 CHAge structure19.3% #89 SO · #1374 CHWomen share43.5% #104 SO · #2097 CHForeign residents37.2% #10 SO · #114 CHPopulation density186/km² #68 SO · #1077 CHTax burden15'295 #7 SO · #1057 CHTaxes99% #6 SOWarmest municipalities10 °C #10 SO · #502 CHSunniest municipalities40.1% #85 SO · #1810 CHRainiest municipalities1'093 mm #58 SO · #1142 CHVoter turnout50.7% #78 SO · #1724 CHSVP strongholds42.5% #4 SO · #519 CHSP strongholds5.4% #96 SO · #1914 CHCentre strongholds9.9% #98 SO · #1209 CHFDP strongholds27.2% #10 SO · #155 CHGLP strongholds5% #67 SO · #1193 CHGreen strongholds6.3% #60 SO · #1257 CHLargest by area1.8 km² #97 SO · #2037 CHHighest municipalities459 m #64 SO · #1461 CHSecond homes15.7% #5 SO · #526 CHOrganic farming0% #92 SO · #1776 CHBest-connected municipalities63 min #50 SO · #879 CHRemotest municipalities63 min #56 SO · #1232 CHHighest peaks491 m #89 SO · #1910 CHHighest-lying municipalities422 m #97 SO · #1900 CHGreatest vertical range127 m #73 SO · #1705 CHSteepest municipalities6.9° #58 SO · #1255 CHSolar potential5 GWh #92 SO · #1872 CHSolar potential per capita16'190 kWh #5 SO · #351 CHCheapest electricity25.36 Rp./kWh #22 SO · #494 CHMost expensive electricity25.36 Rp./kWh #84 SO · #1599 CH
Postal codes (1)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Eppenberg-Wöschnau?
- The postal code of Eppenberg-Wöschnau is 5012.
- What is the tax rate in Eppenberg-Wöschnau?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Eppenberg-Wöschnau is 99% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.
- How much tax do you pay in Eppenberg-Wöschnau?
- A single person without children pays about 15'295 CHF income tax in Eppenberg-Wöschnau on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 7 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Eppenberg-Wöschnau have?
- Eppenberg-Wöschnau has 336 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Eppenberg-Wöschnau?
- Eppenberg-Wöschnau has 125 foreign residents, a share of 37.2% (2025).
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