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).

Switzerland · Canton SO

Kriegstetten

4563–4566

SO CANTON4563 4566

Residents

1'456

Area

5.4 km²

Population density

271 pop./km²

Elevation

453 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

119%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

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%

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

Vote results for Kriegstetten

BFS

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

57.2% YesNo 42.8%

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

54.9% YesNo 45.1%

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

52.4% YesNo 47.6%

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

53.0% YesNo 47.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

49.0% YesNo 51.0%

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

19.8% YesNo 80.2%

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

38.0% YesNo 62.0%

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

40.8% YesNo 59.2%

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

71.2% YesNo 28.8%

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

45.2% YesNo 54.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP45.7% · strongest party

SVP45.7%

SP16.2%

FDP13.4%

Mitte12.3%

GRÜNE5.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier119%

Cantonal tax multiplier104%

119%SO range 65%145%

Tax rank 46 of 104 in canton Solothurn

Tax 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

Income tax as % of gross income

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 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual 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 m

Highest 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

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

11 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

14.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'400

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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

27.2 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.89 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.25 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.3 Rp./kWh

27.2 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator BKW Energie 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

0.87 %

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 68 min · Car 33 min

AgglomerationPT 21 min · Car 17 min

Remoteness 35/104 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitekriegstetten.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'456 #56 SO · #1192 CH Families & children20.9% #24 SO · #846 CH Age structure24.9% #26 SO · #411 CH Women share51.4% #8 SO · #257 CH Foreign residents14.9% #55 SO · #1290 CH Population density271/km² #56 SO · #839 CH Tax burden16'630 #45 SO · #1670 CH Taxes119% #46 SO Warmest municipalities9.5 °C #42 SO · #971 CH Sunniest municipalities40.2% #68 SO · #1737 CH Rainiest municipalities1'059 mm #87 SO · #1332 CH Voter turnout53.1% #48 SO · #1335 CH Against Switzerland12% #46 SO · #1115 CH Aligned with Switzerland88% #31 SO · #339 CH SVP strongholds45.7% #1 SO · #366 CH SP strongholds16.2% #39 SO · #815 CH Centre strongholds12.3% #87 SO · #1011 CH FDP strongholds13.4% #76 SO · #992 CH GLP strongholds5.1% #62 SO · #1161 CH Green strongholds5.6% #74 SO · #1418 CH Largest by area5.4 km² #64 SO · #1496 CH Highest municipalities453 m #68 SO · #1515 CH Remotest municipalities68 min #35 SO · #1084 CH Best-connected municipalities68 min #66 SO · #1020 CH Highest peaks491 m #88 SO · #1909 CH Highest-lying municipalities461 m #75 SO · #1659 CH Greatest vertical range49 m #91 SO · #2040 CH Steepest municipalities1.4° #98 SO · #2052 CH Solar potential11 GWh #69 SO · #1477 CH Cheapest electricity27.2 Rp./kWh #8 SO · #625 CH Most expensive electricity27.2 Rp./kWh #97 SO · #1482 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 4

Gerlafingen4563 Halten4566 Kriegstetten4566 Oekingen4566

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

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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