What is the postal code of Grindel?

The postal code of Grindel is 4247.

What is the tax rate in Grindel?

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

How much tax do you pay in Grindel?

A single person without children pays about 17'394 CHF income tax in Grindel on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 99 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Grindel have?

Grindel has 508 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Grindel?

Grindel has 67 foreign residents, a share of 13.19% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SO

Grindel

4247

SO CANTON4247

Residents

508

Area

3.1 km²

Population density

165 pop./km²

Elevation

577 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

895 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

130%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

255 50.2%

Men

253 49.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

92 18.1%

Swiss citizens

441 86.8%

Foreign residents

67 13.2%

Population density

165 pop./km²

0–19 · 92 · 18.1%20–64 · 282 · 55.5%65+ · 134 · 26.4%

Foreign residents 13.2%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Grindel

BFS

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

51.5% YesNo 48.5%

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

68.1% YesNo 31.9%

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

48.0% YesNo 52.0%

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

20.7% YesNo 79.3%

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

53.3% YesNo 46.7%

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

53.4% YesNo 46.6%

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

61.9% YesNo 38.2%

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

58.9% YesNo 41.1%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP38.8% · strongest party

SVP38.8%

Mitte20.9%

FDP13.0%

GRÜNE9.5%

GLP6.7%

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 95 of 104 in canton Solothurn

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'394 CHF(17.4%)

Rank 99 of 104 in the canton · 1998 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:17'394 CHF(~17.4%)

GrindelCanton range SolothurnSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Grindel	Solothurn	Switzerland median
40'000	8.3%	6.1–8.8%	5.4%
50'000	10.8%	7.9–11.4%	7.8%
60'000	12.7%	9.4–13.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.3%	10.5–15.1%	11.9%
80'000	15.5%	11.5–16.3%	13.1%
90'000	16.4%	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	21.4%	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	25.8%	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 1991–20209.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'148 mm

9.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

895 m

Mean elevation

651 m

Relief

415 m

Mean slope

19.9°

Flat share

1.7%

South-facing

18.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 415 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

3.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

4.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

800

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

1.59 %

Avg. rooms

4.3

Dwellings

252

Built before 194625.0%

Built since 200113.9%

1.59 %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 61 min · Car 42 min

AgglomerationPT 48 min · Car 28 min

Remoteness 64/104 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitegrindel.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities508 #95 SO · #1798 CH Families & children18.1% #83 SO · #1652 CH Age structure26.4% #13 SO · #273 CH Women share50.2% #41 SO · #801 CH Foreign residents13.2% #64 SO · #1438 CH Population density165/km² #72 SO · #1145 CH Tax burden17'394 #99 SO · #1998 CH Taxes130% #95 SO Warmest municipalities9.2 °C #71 SO · #1236 CH Sunniest municipalities40.9% #24 SO · #1449 CH Rainiest municipalities1'148 mm #32 SO · #840 CH Voter turnout46% #96 SO · #1979 CH SVP strongholds38.8% #16 SO · #727 CH SP strongholds5.9% #95 SO · #1875 CH Centre strongholds20.9% #38 SO · #485 CH FDP strongholds13% #77 SO · #1025 CH GLP strongholds6.7% #31 SO · #812 CH Green strongholds9.5% #31 SO · #635 CH Largest by area3.1 km² #87 SO · #1850 CH Highest municipalities577 m #21 SO · #897 CH Remotest municipalities61 min #64 SO · #1296 CH Best-connected municipalities61 min #43 SO · #814 CH Highest peaks895 m #36 SO · #841 CH Highest-lying municipalities651 m #27 SO · #876 CH Greatest vertical range415 m #40 SO · #798 CH Steepest municipalities19.9° #6 SO · #397 CH Solar potential4 GWh #100 SO · #2019 CH Cheapest electricity31.98 Rp./kWh #79 SO · #1885 CH Most expensive electricity31.98 Rp./kWh #38 SO · #211 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

4247

Grindel

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Grindel4247

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Grindel?: The postal code of Grindel is 4247.
What is the tax rate in Grindel?: The municipal tax multiplier of Grindel is 130% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.
How much tax do you pay in Grindel?: A single person without children pays about 17'394 CHF income tax in Grindel on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 99 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Grindel have?: Grindel has 508 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Grindel?: Grindel has 67 foreign residents, a share of 13.19% (2025).

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