What is the postal code of Himmelried?

Himmelried has 2 postal codes: 4204, 4206.

What is the tax rate in Himmelried?

The municipal tax multiplier of Himmelried is 124% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.

How much tax do you pay in Himmelried?

A single person without children pays about 16'953 CHF income tax in Himmelried on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 61 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Himmelried have?

Himmelried has 974 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Himmelried?

Himmelried has 148 foreign residents, a share of 15.2% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SO

Himmelried

4204–4206

SO CANTON4204 4206

Residents

974

Area

6 km²

Population density

162 pop./km²

Elevation

726 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

124%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

477 49.0%

Men

497 51.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

182 18.7%

Swiss citizens

826 84.8%

Foreign residents

148 15.2%

Population density

162 pop./km²

0–19 · 182 · 18.7%20–64 · 540 · 55.4%65+ · 252 · 25.9%

Foreign residents 15.2%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Himmelried

BFS

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

56.7% YesNo 43.3%

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

54.7% YesNo 45.3%

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

52.5% YesNo 47.5%

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

51.9% YesNo 48.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

47.4% YesNo 52.6%

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

25.3% YesNo 74.7%

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

42.3% YesNo 57.7%

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

47.8% YesNo 52.2%

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

69.6% YesNo 30.4%

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

54.0% YesNo 46.0%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP34.5% · strongest party

SVP34.5%

Mitte18.8%

FDP11.8%

GRÜNE10.1%

SP9.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier124%

Cantonal tax multiplier104%

124%SO range 65%145%

Tax rank 63 of 104 in canton Solothurn

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'953 CHF(17%)

Rank 61 of 104 in the canton · 1825 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:16'953 CHF(~17%)

HimmelriedCanton range SolothurnSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Himmelried	Solothurn	Switzerland median
40'000	8%	6.1–8.8%	5.4%
50'000	10.4%	7.9–11.4%	7.8%
60'000	12.4%	9.4–13.5%	10.5%
70'000	13.9%	10.5–15.1%	11.9%
80'000	15%	11.5–16.3%	13.1%
90'000	15.9%	12.2–17.3%	14.1%
100'000	17%	13–18.4%	15.3%
110'000	17.8%	13.8–19.3%	16.3%
120'000	18.6%	14.4–20.1%	17.2%
130'000	19.4%	15.1–20.9%	18.1%
140'000	20.2%	15.7–21.8%	19%
150'000	20.9%	16.4–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	22.6%	17.8–24.3%	21.6%
200'000	24%	19.1–25.8%	23.2%
225'000	25.2%	20.1–27%	24.6%
250'000	26.3%	21.1–28.2%	25.8%
275'000	27.2%	21.9–29.1%	26.8%
300'000	27.9%	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 1991–20208.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'148 mm

8.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

792 m

Mean elevation

596 m

Relief

466 m

Mean slope

16.8°

Flat share

4.8%

South-facing

24.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 466 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

8.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

10.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'800

8 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

1.98 %

Avg. rooms

4.4

Dwellings

504

Built before 194620.6%

Built since 200112.5%

1.98 %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 45 min · Car 30 min

AgglomerationPT 45 min · Car 30 min

Remoteness 96/104 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitehimmelried.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities974 #77 SO · #1467 CH Families & children18.7% #71 SO · #1523 CH Age structure25.9% #16 SO · #316 CH Women share49% #73 SO · #1512 CH Foreign residents15.2% #52 SO · #1266 CH Population density162/km² #74 SO · #1154 CH Tax burden16'953 #61 SO · #1825 CH Taxes124% #63 SO Warmest municipalities8.8 °C #90 SO · #1462 CH Sunniest municipalities41% #20 SO · #1413 CH Rainiest municipalities1'148 mm #33 SO · #841 CH Voter turnout55% #34 SO · #1068 CH SVP strongholds34.5% #36 SO · #1003 CH SP strongholds9.7% #76 SO · #1544 CH Centre strongholds18.8% #54 SO · #597 CH FDP strongholds11.8% #91 SO · #1169 CH GLP strongholds7.2% #24 SO · #712 CH Green strongholds10.1% #25 SO · #557 CH Largest by area6 km² #52 SO · #1397 CH Highest municipalities726 m #4 SO · #550 CH Remotest municipalities45 min #96 SO · #1764 CH Best-connected municipalities45 min #9 SO · #341 CH Highest peaks792 m #43 SO · #1003 CH Highest-lying municipalities596 m #35 SO · #1023 CH Greatest vertical range466 m #33 SO · #727 CH Steepest municipalities16.8° #18 SO · #500 CH Solar potential8 GWh #83 SO · #1674 CH Cheapest electricity31.98 Rp./kWh #80 SO · #1886 CH Most expensive electricity31.98 Rp./kWh #39 SO · #212 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Himmelried4204 Seewen SO4206

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Himmelried?: Himmelried has 2 postal codes: 4204, 4206.
What is the tax rate in Himmelried?: The municipal tax multiplier of Himmelried is 124% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.
How much tax do you pay in Himmelried?: A single person without children pays about 16'953 CHF income tax in Himmelried on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 61 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Himmelried have?: Himmelried has 974 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Himmelried?: Himmelried has 148 foreign residents, a share of 15.2% (2025).

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