What is the postal code of Günsberg?

Günsberg has 2 postal codes: 4524, 4715.

What is the tax rate in Günsberg?

The municipal tax multiplier of Günsberg is 120% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.

How much tax do you pay in Günsberg?

A single person without children pays about 16'697 CHF income tax in Günsberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 49 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Günsberg have?

Günsberg has 1'169 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Günsberg?

Günsberg has 78 foreign residents, a share of 6.67% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SO

Günsberg

4524–4715

SO CANTON4524 4715

Residents

1'169

Area

5.3 km²

Population density

222 pop./km²

Elevation

624 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'248 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

120%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

573 49.0%

Men

596 51.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

196 16.8%

Swiss citizens

1'091 93.3%

Foreign residents

78 6.7%

Population density

222 pop./km²

0–19 · 196 · 16.8%20–64 · 672 · 57.5%65+ · 301 · 25.7%

Foreign residents 6.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Günsberg

BFS

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

59.3% YesNo 40.7%

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

59.8% YesNo 40.2%

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

52.9% YesNo 47.1%

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

52.7% YesNo 47.3%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

51.0% YesNo 49.1%

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

20.0% YesNo 80.0%

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

43.1% YesNo 56.9%

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

44.3% YesNo 55.7%

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

68.0% YesNo 32.0%

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

52.2% YesNo 47.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP38.1% · strongest party

SVP38.1%

FDP17.7%

SP14.9%

Mitte11.4%

GRÜNE7.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier120%

Cantonal tax multiplier104%

120%SO range 65%145%

Tax rank 50 of 104 in canton Solothurn

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'697 CHF(16.7%)

Rank 49 of 104 in the canton · 1702 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:16'697 CHF(~16.7%)

GünsbergCanton range SolothurnSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Günsberg	Solothurn	Switzerland median
40'000	7.9%	6.1–8.8%	5.4%
50'000	10.3%	7.9–11.4%	7.8%
60'000	12.2%	9.4–13.5%	10.5%
70'000	13.6%	10.5–15.1%	11.9%
80'000	14.8%	11.5–16.3%	13.1%
90'000	15.7%	12.2–17.3%	14.1%
100'000	16.7%	13–18.4%	15.3%
110'000	17.6%	13.8–19.3%	16.3%
120'000	18.3%	14.4–20.1%	17.2%
130'000	19.1%	15.1–20.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.9%	15.7–21.8%	19%
150'000	20.6%	16.4–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	22.3%	17.8–24.3%	21.6%
200'000	23.7%	19.1–25.8%	23.2%
225'000	24.9%	20.1–27%	24.6%
250'000	25.9%	21.1–28.2%	25.8%
275'000	26.8%	21.9–29.1%	26.8%
300'000	27.5%	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 1991–20208.6 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'453 mm

8.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'248 m

Mean elevation

789 m

Relief

734 m

Mean slope

18.1°

Flat share

4.9%

South-facing

67.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 734 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

10.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

14.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'400

11 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

27.3 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.89 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.25 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.4 Rp./kWh

27.3 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator BKW Energie 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

2.74 %

Avg. rooms

4.3

Dwellings

620

Built before 194631.3%

Built since 200114.4%

2.74 %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 77 min · Car 48 min

AgglomerationPT 26 min · Car 18 min

Remoteness 16/104 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteguensberg.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'169 #68 SO · #1342 CH Families & children16.8% #97 SO · #1839 CH Age structure25.7% #17 SO · #332 CH Women share49% #72 SO · #1511 CH Foreign residents6.7% #96 SO · #1947 CH Population density222/km² #62 SO · #968 CH Tax burden16'697 #49 SO · #1704 CH Taxes120% #50 SO Warmest municipalities8.6 °C #93 SO · #1541 CH Sunniest municipalities40.6% #42 SO · #1568 CH Rainiest municipalities1'453 mm #5 SO · #289 CH Voter turnout58% #14 SO · #687 CH Against Switzerland13% #40 SO · #1059 CH Aligned with Switzerland87% #37 SO · #390 CH SVP strongholds38.1% #21 SO · #759 CH SP strongholds14.9% #46 SO · #945 CH Centre strongholds11.4% #90 SO · #1068 CH FDP strongholds17.7% #40 SO · #597 CH GLP strongholds7% #26 SO · #751 CH Green strongholds7.7% #41 SO · #927 CH Largest by area5.3 km² #67 SO · #1511 CH Highest municipalities624 m #13 SO · #756 CH Remotest municipalities77 min #16 SO · #827 CH Best-connected municipalities77 min #87 SO · #1280 CH Highest peaks1'248 m #9 SO · #579 CH Highest-lying municipalities789 m #8 SO · #625 CH Greatest vertical range734 m #8 SO · #536 CH Steepest municipalities18.1° #11 SO · #451 CH Solar potential11 GWh #70 SO · #1487 CH Cheapest electricity27.3 Rp./kWh #20 SO · #751 CH Most expensive electricity27.3 Rp./kWh #89 SO · #1361 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Günsberg4524 Herbetswil4715

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Günsberg?: Günsberg has 2 postal codes: 4524, 4715.
What is the tax rate in Günsberg?: The municipal tax multiplier of Günsberg is 120% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.
How much tax do you pay in Günsberg?: A single person without children pays about 16'697 CHF income tax in Günsberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 49 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Günsberg have?: Günsberg has 1'169 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Günsberg?: Günsberg has 78 foreign residents, a share of 6.67% (2025).

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