Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
748 51.4%
Men
708 48.6%
Children & youth (0–19)
305 20.9%
Swiss citizens
1'239 85.1%
Foreign residents
217 14.9%
Population density
271 pop./km²
0–19 · 305 · 20.9%20–64 · 788 · 54.1%65+ · 363 · 24.9%
Foreign residents 14.9%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +10 (+0.7%) · 16 births · 9 deaths · net migration +3
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 Wasseramt: 24.2% Yes
20.0% YesNo 80.0%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 25.9% Yes
24.3% YesNo 75.8%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 54.5% Yes
57.2% YesNo 42.8%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 50.5% Yes
54.9% YesNo 45.1%
14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung des KantonsratsgesetzesCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 58.2% Yes
52.4% YesNo 47.6%
14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung der KantonsverfassungCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 58.4% Yes
53.0% YesNo 47.1%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 54.4% Yes
49.0% YesNo 51.0%
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 Wasseramt: 24.0% Yes
19.8% YesNo 80.2%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 40.5% Yes
38.0% YesNo 62.0%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 39.9% Yes
40.8% YesNo 59.2%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP36.4% · strongest party
SVP36.4%
SP17.4%
Mitte15.0%
FDP14.8%
GRÜNE8.1%
2023 result for today's territory: the party votes of Halten, Kriegstetten and Oekingen added together (merged on 01.01.2026).
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier119%
Cantonal tax multiplier104%
119%SO range 65%145%
Tax rank 46 of 104 in canton SolothurnTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'630 CHF(16.6%)
Rank 45 of 104 in the canton · 1670 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:16'630 CHF(~16.6%)
KriegstettenCanton range SolothurnSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Kriegstetten | Solothurn | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 7.9% | 6.1–8.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 10.2% | 7.9–11.4% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 12.1% | 9.4–13.5% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 13.6% | 10.5–15.1% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 14.7% | 11.5–16.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 15.6% | 12.2–17.3% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 16.6% | 13–18.4% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 17.5% | 13.8–19.3% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 18.2% | 14.4–20.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 19% | 15.1–20.9% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 19.8% | 15.7–21.8% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 20.5% | 16.4–22.5% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 22.2% | 17.8–24.3% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 23.6% | 19.1–25.8% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 24.8% | 20.1–27% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 25.9% | 21.1–28.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 26.7% | 21.9–29.1% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 27.5% | 22.5–29.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.5 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'059 mm
9.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
491 m
Mean elevation
461 m
Relief
49 m
Mean slope
1.4°
Flat share
97.7%
South-facing
0.4%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 49 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
11 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
14.1 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'400
Per inhabitant
7'527 kWh/yr
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 24.09.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2027Tariff range H4
25.09–30.07 Rp./kWh
27.58 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.51 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operators BKW Energie AG · Genossenschaft ELEKTRA OEKINGEN HALTEN
ElCom tariff comparison ↗This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.
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
0.87 %
Second homes
7.2 %
Avg. rooms
4.3
Dwellings
687
Built before 194617.6%
Built since 200126.9%
0.87 %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
566
Workplaces
83
Services share
92.2 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 0 (0.0%) · Secondary 44 (7.8%) · Tertiary 522 (92.2%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'456 #56 SO · #1192 CHGrowing municipalities0.7% #45 SO · #971 CHShrinking municipalities0.7% #60 SO · #1134 CHJobs per resident0.39 #36 SO · #881 CHFamilies & children20.9% #24 SO · #846 CHAge structure24.9% #26 SO · #411 CHWomen share51.4% #8 SO · #257 CHForeign residents14.9% #55 SO · #1290 CHPopulation density271/km² #56 SO · #839 CHTax burden16'630 #45 SO · #1670 CHTaxes119% #46 SOWarmest municipalities9.5 °C #42 SO · #971 CHSunniest municipalities40.2% #68 SO · #1737 CHRainiest municipalities1'059 mm #87 SO · #1332 CHVoter turnout54.4% #48 SO · #1306 CHAgainst Switzerland10.8% #51 SO · #1172 CHAligned with Switzerland89.2% #26 SO · #293 CHSVP strongholds36.4% #25 SO · #878 CHSP strongholds17.4% #31 SO · #695 CHCentre strongholds15% #72 SO · #827 CHFDP strongholds14.8% #59 SO · #843 CHGLP strongholds6.3% #35 SO · #903 CHGreen strongholds8.1% #37 SO · #858 CHLargest by area5.4 km² #64 SO · #1496 CHHighest municipalities453 m #68 SO · #1514 CHSecond homes7.2% #91 SO · #1795 CHBest-connected municipalities68 min #66 SO · #1020 CHRemotest municipalities68 min #35 SO · #1084 CHHighest peaks491 m #88 SO · #1909 CHHighest-lying municipalities461 m #75 SO · #1659 CHGreatest vertical range49 m #91 SO · #2040 CHSteepest municipalities1.4° #98 SO · #2052 CHSolar potential11 GWh #69 SO · #1477 CHSolar potential per capita7'527 kWh #77 SO · #1564 CHCheapest electricity27.58 Rp./kWh #40 SO · #1182 CHMost expensive electricity27.58 Rp./kWh #65 SO · #925 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 4Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Kriegstetten?
- Kriegstetten has 2 postal codes: 4563, 4566.
- What is the tax rate in Kriegstetten?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Kriegstetten is 119% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.
- How much tax do you pay in Kriegstetten?
- A single person without children pays about 16'630 CHF income tax in Kriegstetten on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 45 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Kriegstetten have?
- Kriegstetten has 1'456 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Kriegstetten?
- Kriegstetten has 217 foreign residents, a share of 14.9% (2025).
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