What is the postal code of Fehren?

The postal code of Fehren is 4232.

What is the tax rate in Fehren?

The municipal tax multiplier of Fehren is 130% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.

How much tax do you pay in Fehren?

A single person without children pays about 17'364 CHF income tax in Fehren on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 97 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Fehren have?

Fehren has 619 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Fehren?

Fehren has 35 foreign residents, a share of 5.65% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SO

Fehren

4232

SO CANTON4232

Residents

619

Area

1.5 km²

Population density

418 pop./km²

Elevation

595 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

130%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

314 50.7%

Men

305 49.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

113 18.3%

Swiss citizens

584 94.4%

Foreign residents

35 5.7%

Population density

418 pop./km²

0–19 · 113 · 18.3%20–64 · 369 · 59.6%65+ · 137 · 22.1%

Foreign residents 5.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Fehren

BFS

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

54.8% YesNo 45.2%

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

63.5% YesNo 36.6%

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

45.4% YesNo 54.6%

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

46.2% YesNo 53.8%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

43.8% YesNo 56.2%

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

23.9% YesNo 76.1%

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

45.9% YesNo 54.2%

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

46.6% YesNo 53.4%

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

64.6% YesNo 35.4%

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

51.0% YesNo 49.0%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP43.4% · strongest party

SVP43.4%

Mitte26.3%

FDP10.0%

GRÜNE5.3%

GLP5.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier130%

Cantonal tax multiplier104%

130%SO range 65%145%

Tax rank 96 of 104 in canton Solothurn

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'364 CHF(17.4%)

Rank 97 of 104 in the canton · 1977 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:17'364 CHF(~17.4%)

FehrenCanton range SolothurnSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Fehren	Solothurn	Switzerland median
40'000	8.3%	6.1–8.8%	5.4%
50'000	10.7%	7.9–11.4%	7.8%
60'000	12.7%	9.4–13.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.2%	10.5–15.1%	11.9%
80'000	15.4%	11.5–16.3%	13.1%
90'000	16.3%	12.2–17.3%	14.1%
100'000	17.4%	13–18.4%	15.3%
110'000	18.3%	13.8–19.3%	16.3%
120'000	19%	14.4–20.1%	17.2%
130'000	19.8%	15.1–20.9%	18.1%
140'000	20.6%	15.7–21.8%	19%
150'000	21.3%	16.4–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	23.1%	17.8–24.3%	21.6%
200'000	24.5%	19.1–25.8%	23.2%
225'000	25.7%	20.1–27%	24.6%
250'000	26.8%	21.1–28.2%	25.8%
275'000	27.7%	21.9–29.1%	26.8%
300'000	28.5%	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 1991–20209.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'076 mm

9.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

652 m

Mean elevation

583 m

Relief

144 m

Mean slope

9.7°

Flat share

10.0%

South-facing

2.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 144 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

4.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'000

4 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

31.98 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.73 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

14.26 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.92 Rp./kWh

31.98 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 30.42 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Primeo Netz 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

1.02 %

Avg. rooms

4.3

Dwellings

295

Built before 194613.2%

Built since 200126.4%

1.02 %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 59 min · Car 36 min

AgglomerationPT 50 min · Car 34 min

Remoteness 73/104 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitefehren.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities619 #90 SO · #1705 CH Families & children18.3% #77 SO · #1617 CH Age structure22.1% #55 SO · #839 CH Women share50.7% #29 SO · #538 CH Foreign residents5.7% #101 SO · #1986 CH Population density418/km² #39 SO · #588 CH Tax burden17'364 #97 SO · #1977 CH Taxes130% #96 SO Warmest municipalities9.4 °C #54 SO · #1058 CH Sunniest municipalities40.8% #33 SO · #1494 CH Rainiest municipalities1'076 mm #77 SO · #1246 CH Voter turnout50.2% #77 SO · #1684 CH SVP strongholds43.4% #3 SO · #476 CH SP strongholds4.9% #100 SO · #1934 CH Centre strongholds26.3% #24 SO · #321 CH FDP strongholds10% #99 SO · #1389 CH GLP strongholds5.3% #59 SO · #1122 CH Green strongholds5.3% #80 SO · #1491 CH Largest by area1.5 km² #101 SO · #2065 CH Highest municipalities595 m #17 SO · #841 CH Remotest municipalities59 min #73 SO · #1370 CH Best-connected municipalities59 min #35 SO · #747 CH Highest peaks652 m #57 SO · #1356 CH Highest-lying municipalities583 m #40 SO · #1079 CH Greatest vertical range144 m #67 SO · #1619 CH Steepest municipalities9.7° #47 SO · #949 CH Solar potential4 GWh #98 SO · #1960 CH Cheapest electricity31.98 Rp./kWh #78 SO · #1884 CH Most expensive electricity31.98 Rp./kWh #37 SO · #210 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

4232

Fehren

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Fehren4232

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Fehren?: The postal code of Fehren is 4232.
What is the tax rate in Fehren?: The municipal tax multiplier of Fehren is 130% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.
How much tax do you pay in Fehren?: A single person without children pays about 17'364 CHF income tax in Fehren on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 97 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Fehren have?: Fehren has 619 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Fehren?: Fehren has 35 foreign residents, a share of 5.65% (2025).

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