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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
453 46.0%
Men
532 54.0%
Children & youth (0–19)
149 15.1%
Swiss citizens
774 78.6%
Foreign residents
211 21.4%
Population density
63 pop./km²
0–19 · 149 · 15.1%20–64 · 580 · 58.9%65+ · 256 · 26.0%
Foreign residents 21.4%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +10 (+1%) · 7 births · 6 deaths · net migration +8
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 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 36.0% Yes
42.3% YesNo 57.8%
27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der Mehrwertabgabe: StichfrageCantonal BL● Rejected · 36.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 42.1% Yes
42.4% YesNo 57.6%
27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der Mehrwertabgabe: GegenvorschlagCantonal BL● Rejected · 43.9% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 38.1% Yes
29.0% YesNo 71.0%
27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der MehrwertabgabeCantonal BL● Rejected · 31.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 34.9% Yes
33.1% YesNo 66.9%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 57.3% Yes
56.8% YesNo 43.2%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 57.8% Yes
55.7% YesNo 44.3%
14.06.2026Neue Ortsdurchfahrt BirsfeldenCantonal BL● Accepted · 56.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 48.3% Yes
49.0% YesNo 51.0%
14.06.2026Gesetzesinitiative Energiepolitik nur mit der BevölkerungCantonal BL● Rejected · 44.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 51.8% Yes
49.6% YesNo 50.4%
14.06.2026Verfassungsinitiative Zämme in EuropaCantonal BL● Accepted · 53.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 40.5% Yes
43.8% YesNo 56.3%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP44.0% · strongest party
SVP44.0%
SP19.3%
GRÜNE12.1%
FDP5.9%
Mitte5.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier56%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
56%BL range 45%72%
Tax rank 15 of 86 in canton Basel-Landschaft
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
15'900 CHF(15.9%)
Rank 15 of 86 in the canton · 1228 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 16'264 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Pfeffingen 14'899 CHF · most expensive Waldenburg 17'356 CHF
Income tax as % of gross income
0%9%18%26%35%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:15'900 CHF(~15.9%)
LangenbruckCanton range Basel-LandschaftSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeLangenbruckBasel-LandschaftSwitzerland median
40'0006.1%5.7–6.7%5.4%
50'0008.3%7.8–9.2%7.8%
60'00010.4%9.7–11.4%10.5%
70'00012.1%11.3–13.2%11.9%
80'00013.4%12.6–14.7%13.1%
90'00014.6%13.7–16%14.1%
100'00015.9%14.9–17.4%15.3%
110'00017.1%16–18.6%16.3%
120'00018.1%17–19.7%17.2%
130'00019%17.9–20.7%18.1%
140'00019.9%18.7–21.7%19%
150'00020.8%19.5–22.5%19.7%
175'00022.6%21.3–24.5%21.6%
200'00024.2%22.8–26.2%23.2%
225'00025.5%24.1–27.6%24.6%
250'00026.7%25.3–28.8%25.8%
275'00027.7%26.3–29.9%26.8%
300'00028.6%27.1–30.8%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.3 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'178 mm
8.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
1'121 m
Mean elevation
844 m
Relief
486 m
Mean slope
18.9°
Flat share
3.2%
South-facing
31.2%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 486 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
10.6 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
13.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'400
Per inhabitant
10'751 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 · 2027
Tariff H4
25.7 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.11 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.62 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.64 Rp./kWh
25.7 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 31.21 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator EBL (Genossenschaft Elektra Baselland)
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
Premium regionRegion 2
Standard model, deductible 300635 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Basel-Landschaft479 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 of canton Basel-Landschaft. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Basel-Landschaft (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE
Vacancy rate
0.18 %
Second homes
10.9 %
Avg. rooms
3.8
Dwellings
541
Built before 194649.7%
Built since 20017.2%
0.18 %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 · 2024
Jobs
337
Workplaces
81
Services share
71.2 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 75 (22.3%) · Secondary 22 (6.5%) · Tertiary 240 (71.2%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
28
Organic share
25 %
Farmland
889 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 67 min · Car 45 min
AgglomerationPT 38 min · Car 22 min
Remoteness 2/86 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number2888
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Localities

swisstopo · 1
What is the postal code of Langenbruck?
The postal code of Langenbruck is 4438.
What is the tax rate in Langenbruck?
The municipal tax multiplier of Langenbruck is 56% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Langenbruck?
A single person without children pays about 15'900 CHF income tax in Langenbruck on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 15 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Langenbruck have?
Langenbruck has 985 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Langenbruck?
Langenbruck has 211 foreign residents, a share of 21.42% (2025).

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