Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
921 50.0%
Men
920 50.0%
Children & youth (0–19)
391 21.2%
Swiss citizens
1'618 87.9%
Foreign residents
223 12.1%
Population density
411 pop./km²
0–19 · 391 · 21.2%20–64 · 1'052 · 57.1%65+ · 398 · 21.6%
Foreign residents 12.1%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +20 (+1.1%) · 14 births · 14 deaths · net migration +21
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
20.4% YesNo 79.6%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Olten: 25.3% Yes
34.1% YesNo 65.9%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Olten: 53.2% Yes
57.4% YesNo 42.6%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Olten: 46.7% Yes
59.6% YesNo 40.5%
14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung des KantonsratsgesetzesCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Olten: 62.8% Yes
53.0% YesNo 47.0%
14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung der KantonsverfassungCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Olten: 62.8% Yes
52.0% YesNo 48.0%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Olten: 56.6% Yes
46.9% YesNo 53.1%
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
15.8% YesNo 84.2%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Olten: 36.7% Yes
45.3% YesNo 54.7%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Olten: 35.8% Yes
42.2% YesNo 57.8%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP32.2% · strongest party
SVP32.2%
Mitte27.4%
FDP14.2%
SP13.7%
GRÜNE5.9%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier110%
Cantonal tax multiplier104%
110%SO range 65%145%
Tax rank 17 of 104 in canton SolothurnTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'009 CHF(16%)
Rank 16 of 104 in the canton · 1272 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:16'009 CHF(~16%)
FulenbachCanton range SolothurnSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Fulenbach | Solothurn | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 7.5% | 6.1–8.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 9.8% | 7.9–11.4% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 11.6% | 9.4–13.5% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 13.1% | 10.5–15.1% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 14.2% | 11.5–16.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 15% | 12.2–17.3% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 16% | 13–18.4% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 16.9% | 13.8–19.3% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 17.6% | 14.4–20.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 18.3% | 15.1–20.9% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 19.1% | 15.7–21.8% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 19.8% | 16.4–22.5% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 21.4% | 17.8–24.3% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 22.8% | 19.1–25.8% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 24% | 20.1–27% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 25.1% | 21.1–28.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 25.9% | 21.9–29.1% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 26.6% | 22.5–29.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.6 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'097 mm
9.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
432 m
Mean elevation
424 m
Relief
34 m
Mean slope
1.8°
Flat share
88.5%
South-facing
2.9%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 34 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
21.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
26.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'700
Per inhabitant
11'450 kWh/yr
21 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
34.48 Rp./kWh
Energy
19 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
9.51 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.3 Rp./kWh
34.48 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.51 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Elektra Fulenbach (EFU)
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
5.13 %
Second homes
4.6 %
Avg. rooms
4.2
Dwellings
858
Built before 194620.0%
Built since 200130.4%
5.13 %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
793
Workplaces
119
Services share
60.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 50 (6.3%) · Secondary 260 (32.8%) · Tertiary 483 (60.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
10
Organic share
10 %
Farmland
222 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 municipalities1'841 #47 SO · #1023 CHGrowing municipalities1.1% #34 SO · #735 CHShrinking municipalities1.1% #71 SO · #1373 CHJobs per resident0.43 #27 SO · #730 CHFamilies & children21.2% #17 SO · #745 CHAge structure21.6% #63 SO · #928 CHWomen share50% #48 SO · #940 CHForeign residents12.1% #73 SO · #1533 CHPopulation density411/km² #40 SO · #598 CHTax burden16'009 #18 SO · #1274 CHTaxes110% #17 SOWarmest municipalities9.6 °C #34 SO · #884 CHSunniest municipalities40.1% #86 SO · #1811 CHRainiest municipalities1'097 mm #54 SO · #1122 CHVoter turnout54.3% #49 SO · #1317 CHAgainst Switzerland18.6% #17 SO · #612 CHAligned with Switzerland81.4% #59 SO · #823 CHSVP strongholds32.2% #51 SO · #1139 CHSP strongholds13.7% #54 SO · #1083 CHCentre strongholds27.4% #18 SO · #294 CHFDP strongholds14.2% #66 SO · #905 CHGLP strongholds3.1% #95 SO · #1571 CHGreen strongholds5.9% #67 SO · #1346 CHLargest by area4.5 km² #74 SO · #1625 CHHighest municipalities429 m #86 SO · #1718 CHSecond homes4.6% #103 SO · #2089 CHOrganic farming10% #56 SO · #1226 CHBest-connected municipalities67 min #63 SO · #992 CHRemotest municipalities67 min #44 SO · #1119 CHHighest peaks432 m #104 SO · #2054 CHHighest-lying municipalities424 m #95 SO · #1892 CHGreatest vertical range34 m #100 SO · #2076 CHSteepest municipalities1.8° #95 SO · #2019 CHSolar potential21 GWh #40 SO · #973 CHSolar potential per capita11'450 kWh #21 SO · #835 CHCheapest electricity34.48 Rp./kWh #103 SO · #2073 CHMost expensive electricity34.48 Rp./kWh #2 SO · #34 CH
Postal codes (1)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 1Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Fulenbach?
- The postal code of Fulenbach is 4629.
- What is the tax rate in Fulenbach?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Fulenbach is 110% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.
- How much tax do you pay in Fulenbach?
- A single person without children pays about 16'009 CHF income tax in Fulenbach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 16 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Fulenbach have?
- Fulenbach has 1'841 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Fulenbach?
- Fulenbach has 223 foreign residents, a share of 12.11% (2025).
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