What is the postal code of Hochwald?

The postal code of Hochwald is 4146.

What is the tax rate in Hochwald?

The municipal tax multiplier of Hochwald is 116% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.

How much tax do you pay in Hochwald?

A single person without children pays about 16'410 CHF income tax in Hochwald on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 35 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Hochwald have?

Hochwald has 1'278 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Hochwald?

Hochwald has 149 foreign residents, a share of 11.66% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SO

Hochwald

4146

SO CANTON4146

Residents

1'278

Area

8.4 km²

Population density

153 pop./km²

Elevation

620 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

116%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

639 50.0%

Men

639 50.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

230 18.0%

Swiss citizens

1'129 88.3%

Foreign residents

149 11.7%

Population density

153 pop./km²

0–19 · 230 · 18.0%20–64 · 674 · 52.7%65+ · 374 · 29.3%

Foreign residents 11.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Hochwald

BFS

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

51.8% YesNo 48.2%

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

47.3% YesNo 52.7%

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

57.2% YesNo 42.8%

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

57.6% YesNo 42.4%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

50.6% YesNo 49.4%

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

28.7% YesNo 71.3%

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

39.1% YesNo 60.9%

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

39.3% YesNo 60.7%

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

69.0% YesNo 31.0%

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

49.5% YesNo 50.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP29.2% · strongest party

SVP29.2%

Mitte18.8%

FDP16.6%

SP12.6%

GRÜNE12.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier116%

Cantonal tax multiplier104%

116%SO range 65%145%

Tax rank 35 of 104 in canton Solothurn

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'410 CHF(16.4%)

Rank 35 of 104 in the canton · 1517 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:16'410 CHF(~16.4%)

HochwaldCanton range SolothurnSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Hochwald	Solothurn	Switzerland median
40'000	7.7%	6.1–8.8%	5.4%
50'000	10.1%	7.9–11.4%	7.8%
60'000	11.9%	9.4–13.5%	10.5%
70'000	13.4%	10.5–15.1%	11.9%
80'000	14.5%	11.5–16.3%	13.1%
90'000	15.4%	12.2–17.3%	14.1%
100'000	16.4%	13–18.4%	15.3%
110'000	17.3%	13.8–19.3%	16.3%
120'000	18%	14.4–20.1%	17.2%
130'000	18.8%	15.1–20.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.6%	15.7–21.8%	19%
150'000	20.3%	16.4–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	21.9%	17.8–24.3%	21.6%
200'000	23.3%	19.1–25.8%	23.2%
225'000	24.5%	20.1–27%	24.6%
250'000	25.6%	21.1–28.2%	25.8%
275'000	26.5%	21.9–29.1%	26.8%
300'000	27.2%	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 1991–20209.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'150 mm

9.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

730 m

Mean elevation

654 m

Relief

265 m

Mean slope

8.4°

Flat share

38.4%

South-facing

12.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 265 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

12.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

16.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'800

13 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

1.6 %

Avg. rooms

4.4

Dwellings

624

Built before 194620.5%

Built since 200123.1%

1.6 %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 54 min · Car 26 min

AgglomerationPT 54 min · Car 26 min

Remoteness 87/104 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitehochwald.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'278 #61 SO · #1280 CH Families & children18% #84 SO · #1662 CH Age structure29.3% #5 SO · #123 CH Women share50% #45 SO · #937 CH Foreign residents11.7% #74 SO · #1573 CH Population density153/km² #78 SO · #1211 CH Tax burden16'410 #35 SO · #1517 CH Taxes116% #35 SO Warmest municipalities9.3 °C #57 SO · #1145 CH Sunniest municipalities41.2% #11 SO · #1324 CH Rainiest municipalities1'150 mm #31 SO · #835 CH Voter turnout64.5% #4 SO · #180 CH Against Switzerland8% #60 SO · #1335 CH Aligned with Switzerland92% #13 SO · #135 CH SVP strongholds29.2% #71 SO · #1314 CH SP strongholds12.6% #60 SO · #1205 CH Centre strongholds18.8% #53 SO · #596 CH FDP strongholds16.6% #48 SO · #688 CH GLP strongholds6.5% #33 SO · #856 CH Green strongholds12.6% #12 SO · #285 CH Largest by area8.4 km² #30 SO · #1106 CH Highest municipalities620 m #14 SO · #765 CH Remotest municipalities54 min #87 SO · #1514 CH Best-connected municipalities54 min #18 SO · #592 CH Highest peaks730 m #46 SO · #1128 CH Highest-lying municipalities654 m #26 SO · #870 CH Greatest vertical range265 m #51 SO · #1100 CH Steepest municipalities8.4° #51 SO · #1074 CH Solar potential13 GWh #61 SO · #1361 CH Cheapest electricity31.98 Rp./kWh #66 SO · #1872 CH Most expensive electricity31.98 Rp./kWh #25 SO · #198 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

4146

Hochwald

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Hochwald4146

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Hochwald?: The postal code of Hochwald is 4146.
What is the tax rate in Hochwald?: The municipal tax multiplier of Hochwald is 116% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.
How much tax do you pay in Hochwald?: A single person without children pays about 16'410 CHF income tax in Hochwald on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 35 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Hochwald have?: Hochwald has 1'278 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Hochwald?: Hochwald has 149 foreign residents, a share of 11.66% (2025).

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