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).

Eppenberg-Wöschnau (SO): Postal Codes 5012, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

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%

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

Vote results for Eppenberg-Wöschnau

BFS

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

60.4% YesNo 39.6%

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

66.1% YesNo 33.9%

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

50.0% YesNo 50.0%

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

46.8% YesNo 53.2%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

32.3% YesNo 67.7%

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

14.9% YesNo 85.1%

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

41.7% YesNo 58.3%

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

37.8% YesNo 62.2%

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

71.3% YesNo 28.7%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

46.2% YesNo 53.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP42.5% · strongest party

SVP42.5%

FDP27.2%

Mitte9.9%

GRÜNE6.3%

SP5.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier99%

Cantonal tax multiplier104%

99%SO range 65%145%

Tax rank 6 of 104 in canton Solothurn

Tax 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

Income tax as % of gross income

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 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual 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 m

Highest 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

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

5.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

6.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'200

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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

27.17 Rp./kWh

Energy

9.78 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.59 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.15 Rp./kWh

27.17 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 30.42 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

6.28 %

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 63 min · Car 54 min

AgglomerationPT 12 min · Car 8 min

Remoteness 56/104 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteeppenberg-woeschnau.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

29

Largest municipalities336 #99 SO · #1936 CH Families & children19% #66 SO · #1440 CH Age structure19.3% #89 SO · #1374 CH Women share43.5% #104 SO · #2097 CH Foreign residents37.2% #10 SO · #114 CH Population density186/km² #68 SO · #1077 CH Tax burden15'295 #7 SO · #1057 CH Taxes99% #6 SO Warmest municipalities10 °C #10 SO · #502 CH Sunniest municipalities40.1% #85 SO · #1810 CH Rainiest municipalities1'093 mm #58 SO · #1142 CH Voter turnout50.3% #75 SO · #1675 CH SVP strongholds42.5% #5 SO · #518 CH SP strongholds5.4% #96 SO · #1909 CH Centre strongholds9.9% #98 SO · #1205 CH FDP strongholds27.2% #10 SO · #155 CH GLP strongholds5% #67 SO · #1191 CH Green strongholds6.3% #59 SO · #1253 CH Largest by area1.8 km² #97 SO · #2037 CH Highest municipalities459 m #64 SO · #1462 CH Remotest municipalities63 min #56 SO · #1232 CH Best-connected municipalities63 min #50 SO · #879 CH Highest peaks491 m #89 SO · #1910 CH Highest-lying municipalities422 m #97 SO · #1900 CH Greatest vertical range127 m #73 SO · #1705 CH Steepest municipalities6.9° #58 SO · #1255 CH Solar potential5 GWh #92 SO · #1872 CH Cheapest electricity27.17 Rp./kWh #6 SO · #608 CH Most expensive electricity27.17 Rp./kWh #100 SO · #1485 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

5012

Wöschnau

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Eppenberg5012 Wöschnau5012

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

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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