Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
2'606 48.8%
Men
2'737 51.2%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'146 21.4%
Swiss citizens
3'881 72.6%
Foreign residents
1'462 27.4%
Population density
383 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'146 · 21.4%20–64 · 3'161 · 59.2%65+ · 1'036 · 19.4%
Foreign residents 27.4%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +44 (+0.8%) · 38 births · 45 deaths · net migration +25
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
21.2% YesNo 78.8%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Olten: 25.3% Yes
31.4% YesNo 68.6%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Olten: 53.2% Yes
61.9% YesNo 38.1%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Olten: 46.7% Yes
58.4% YesNo 41.6%
14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung des KantonsratsgesetzesCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Olten: 62.8% Yes
55.9% YesNo 44.1%
14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung der KantonsverfassungCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Olten: 62.8% Yes
55.2% YesNo 44.8%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Olten: 56.6% Yes
51.2% YesNo 48.8%
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
20.0% YesNo 80.1%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Olten: 36.7% Yes
43.3% YesNo 56.7%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Olten: 35.8% Yes
41.8% YesNo 58.2%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP33.3% · strongest party
SVP33.3%
FDP17.5%
SP17.3%
Mitte15.8%
GRÜNE6.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier111%
Cantonal tax multiplier104%
111%SO range 65%145%
Tax rank 23 of 104 in canton SolothurnTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'076 CHF(16.1%)
Rank 23 of 104 in the canton · 1306 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:16'076 CHF(~16.1%)
HägendorfCanton range SolothurnSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Hägendorf | Solothurn | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 7.6% | 6.1–8.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 9.8% | 7.9–11.4% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 11.7% | 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 | 15.1% | 12.2–17.3% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 16.1% | 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 | 18.4% | 15.1–20.9% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 19.2% | 15.7–21.8% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 19.9% | 16.4–22.5% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 21.5% | 17.8–24.3% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 22.9% | 19.1–25.8% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 24.1% | 20.1–27% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 25.1% | 21.1–28.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 26% | 21.9–29.1% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 26.7% | 22.5–29.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.5 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'137 mm
8.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'122 m
Mean elevation
685 m
Relief
703 m
Mean slope
16.1°
Flat share
14.1%
South-facing
48.3%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 703 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
46.5 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
58.5 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
10'300
Per inhabitant
8'694 kWh/yr
46 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
25.88 Rp./kWh
Energy
12.7 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
8.05 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3 Rp./kWh
25.88 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.51 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.
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
0.24 %
Second homes
9.6 %
Avg. rooms
4.1
Dwellings
2'453
Built before 194615.5%
Built since 200120.0%
0.24 %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
3'167
Workplaces
300
Services share
84.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 29 (0.9%) · Secondary 469 (14.8%) · Tertiary 2'669 (84.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
12
Organic share
8.3 %
Farmland
359 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 · CC0BFS municipality number2579
Head of governmentAndreas Heller · Christlich Demokratische Union
Websitehaegendorf.ch ↗
DistrictBezirk Olten
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities5'343 #16 SO · #400 CHGrowing municipalities0.8% #42 SO · #882 CHShrinking municipalities0.8% #63 SO · #1225 CHJobs per resident0.59 #12 SO · #358 CHFamilies & children21.4% #13 SO · #682 CHAge structure19.4% #88 SO · #1353 CHWomen share48.8% #76 SO · #1595 CHForeign residents27.4% #20 SO · #430 CHPopulation density383/km² #42 SO · #636 CHTax burden16'076 #24 SO · #1307 CHTaxes111% #23 SOWarmest municipalities8.5 °C #95 SO · #1576 CHSunniest municipalities40.8% #30 SO · #1491 CHRainiest municipalities1'137 mm #37 SO · #885 CHVoter turnout51.7% #72 SO · #1621 CHAgainst Switzerland12.7% #41 SO · #1061 CHAligned with Switzerland87.3% #38 SO · #391 CHSVP strongholds33.3% #45 SO · #1083 CHSP strongholds17.3% #32 SO · #708 CHCentre strongholds15.8% #68 SO · #776 CHFDP strongholds17.5% #42 SO · #614 CHGLP strongholds6.2% #38 SO · #933 CHGreen strongholds6.6% #54 SO · #1190 CHLargest by area13.9 km² #12 SO · #705 CHHighest municipalities691 m #6 SO · #616 CHSecond homes9.6% #52 SO · #1274 CHOrganic farming8.3% #62 SO · #1347 CHBest-connected municipalities59 min #32 SO · #744 CHRemotest municipalities59 min #70 SO · #1367 CHHighest peaks1'122 m #16 SO · #653 CHHighest-lying municipalities685 m #22 SO · #801 CHGreatest vertical range703 m #14 SO · #556 CHSteepest municipalities16.1° #22 SO · #534 CHSolar potential46 GWh #11 SO · #373 CHSolar potential per capita8'694 kWh #62 SO · #1322 CHCheapest electricity25.88 Rp./kWh #28 SO · #820 CHMost expensive electricity25.88 Rp./kWh #78 SO · #1288 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Hägendorf?
- Hägendorf has 3 postal codes: 4438, 4614, 4615.
- What is the tax rate in Hägendorf?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Hägendorf is 111% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.
- How much tax do you pay in Hägendorf?
- A single person without children pays about 16'076 CHF income tax in Hägendorf on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 23 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Hägendorf have?
- Hägendorf has 5'343 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Hägendorf?
- Hägendorf has 1'462 foreign residents, a share of 27.36% (2025).
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