What is the postal code of Gunzgen?

Gunzgen has 3 postal codes: 4614, 4616, 4617.

What is the tax rate in Gunzgen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Gunzgen is 113% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.

How much tax do you pay in Gunzgen?

A single person without children pays about 16'210 CHF income tax in Gunzgen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 27 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Gunzgen have?

Gunzgen has 1'783 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Gunzgen?

Gunzgen has 277 foreign residents, a share of 15.54% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SO

Gunzgen

4614–4617

SO CANTON4614 4616 4617

Residents

1'783

Area

3.9 km²

Population density

454 pop./km²

Elevation

438 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

113%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

869 48.7%

Men

914 51.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

334 18.7%

Swiss citizens

1'506 84.5%

Foreign residents

277 15.5%

Population density

454 pop./km²

0–19 · 334 · 18.7%20–64 · 1'044 · 58.6%65+ · 405 · 22.7%

Foreign residents 15.5%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Gunzgen

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

67.1% YesNo 32.9%

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

52.0% YesNo 48.0%

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

51.5% YesNo 48.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

52.4% YesNo 47.6%

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

14.4% YesNo 85.7%

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

47.7% YesNo 52.3%

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

50.3% YesNo 49.7%

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

69.3% YesNo 30.7%

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

53.5% YesNo 46.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP41.4% · strongest party

SVP41.4%

Mitte21.6%

FDP12.5%

SP12.3%

GLP3.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier113%

Cantonal tax multiplier104%

113%SO range 65%145%

Tax rank 27 of 104 in canton Solothurn

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'210 CHF(16.2%)

Rank 27 of 104 in the canton · 1392 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:16'210 CHF(~16.2%)

GunzgenCanton range SolothurnSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Gunzgen	Solothurn	Switzerland median
40'000	7.6%	6.1–8.8%	5.4%
50'000	9.9%	7.9–11.4%	7.8%
60'000	11.8%	9.4–13.5%	10.5%
70'000	13.2%	10.5–15.1%	11.9%
80'000	14.4%	11.5–16.3%	13.1%
90'000	15.2%	12.2–17.3%	14.1%
100'000	16.2%	13–18.4%	15.3%
110'000	17.1%	13.8–19.3%	16.3%
120'000	17.8%	14.4–20.1%	17.2%
130'000	18.6%	15.1–20.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.3%	15.7–21.8%	19%
150'000	20%	16.4–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	21.7%	17.8–24.3%	21.6%
200'000	23.1%	19.1–25.8%	23.2%
225'000	24.3%	20.1–27%	24.6%
250'000	25.3%	21.1–28.2%	25.8%
275'000	26.2%	21.9–29.1%	26.8%
300'000	26.9%	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 1991–20209.6 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'092 mm

9.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

459 m

Mean elevation

431 m

Relief

45 m

Mean slope

2.1°

Flat share

90.5%

South-facing

4.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 45 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

19.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

24.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'400

20 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

30.47 Rp./kWh

Energy

16.34 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

9 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3 Rp./kWh

30.47 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator eug Elektra Untergäu Genossenschaft

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

1.82 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

826

Built before 194611.7%

Built since 200120.5%

1.82 %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 68 min · Car 39 min

AgglomerationPT 29 min · Car 16 min

Remoteness 39/104 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitegunzgen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'783 #49 SO · #1037 CH Families & children18.7% #70 SO · #1522 CH Age structure22.7% #48 SO · #724 CH Women share48.7% #81 SO · #1641 CH Foreign residents15.5% #48 SO · #1235 CH Population density454/km² #33 SO · #544 CH Tax burden16'210 #27 SO · #1392 CH Taxes113% #27 SO Warmest municipalities9.6 °C #35 SO · #885 CH Sunniest municipalities40.2% #74 SO · #1743 CH Rainiest municipalities1'092 mm #61 SO · #1153 CH Voter turnout50.8% #72 SO · #1621 CH Against Switzerland24% #6 SO · #293 CH Aligned with Switzerland76% #70 SO · #1147 CH SVP strongholds41.4% #6 SO · #594 CH SP strongholds12.3% #62 SO · #1248 CH Centre strongholds21.6% #35 SO · #462 CH FDP strongholds12.5% #87 SO · #1086 CH GLP strongholds3.9% #83 SO · #1425 CH Green strongholds3.9% #93 SO · #1745 CH Largest by area3.9 km² #80 SO · #1725 CH Highest municipalities438 m #78 SO · #1631 CH Remotest municipalities68 min #39 SO · #1088 CH Best-connected municipalities68 min #70 SO · #1024 CH Highest peaks459 m #98 SO · #2006 CH Highest-lying municipalities431 m #89 SO · #1853 CH Greatest vertical range45 m #93 SO · #2050 CH Steepest municipalities2.1° #91 SO · #1991 CH Solar potential20 GWh #44 SO · #1019 CH Cheapest electricity30.47 Rp./kWh #53 SO · #1747 CH Most expensive electricity30.47 Rp./kWh #51 SO · #359 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Gunzgen4617 Hägendorf4614 Kappel SO4616

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Gunzgen?: Gunzgen has 3 postal codes: 4614, 4616, 4617.
What is the tax rate in Gunzgen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Gunzgen is 113% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.
How much tax do you pay in Gunzgen?: A single person without children pays about 16'210 CHF income tax in Gunzgen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 27 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Gunzgen have?: Gunzgen has 1'783 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Gunzgen?: Gunzgen has 277 foreign residents, a share of 15.54% (2025).

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