What is the postal code of Laufen?

Laufen has 3 postal codes: 4242, 4246, 4252.

What is the tax rate in Laufen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Laufen is 59% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Laufen?

A single person without children pays about 16'173 CHF income tax in Laufen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 33 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Laufen have?

Laufen has 6'065 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Laufen?

Laufen has 1'815 foreign residents, a share of 29.93% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BL

Laufen

4242–4252

BL CANTON4242 4246 4252

Residents

6'065

Area

11.4 km²

Population density

532 pop./km²

Elevation

351 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

649 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

59%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

3'057 50.4%

Men

3'008 49.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'136 18.7%

Swiss citizens

4'250 70.1%

Foreign residents

1'815 29.9%

Population density

532 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'136 · 18.7%20–64 · 3'569 · 58.8%65+ · 1'360 · 22.4%

Foreign residents 29.9%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Laufen

BFS

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

50.3% YesNo 49.8%

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

44.7% YesNo 55.3%

14.06.2026Neue Ortsdurchfahrt BirsfeldenCantonal BL● Accepted · 56.2% Yes

58.9% YesNo 41.1%

14.06.2026Gesetzesinitiative Energiepolitik nur mit der BevölkerungCantonal BL● Rejected · 44.4% Yes

47.3% YesNo 52.7%

14.06.2026Verfassungsinitiative Zämme in EuropaCantonal BL● Accepted · 53.7% Yes

54.7% YesNo 45.4%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

58.2% YesNo 41.8%

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

28.0% YesNo 72.0%

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

38.1% YesNo 61.9%

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

38.0% YesNo 62.0%

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

73.1% YesNo 26.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP27.1% · strongest party

SVP27.1%

Mitte19.4%

SP19.2%

FDP14.8%

GRÜNE9.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier59%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

59%BL range 45%72%

Tax rank 35 of 86 in canton Basel-Landschaft

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'173 CHF(16.2%)

Rank 33 of 86 in the canton · 1368 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

100'000 CHF:16'173 CHF(~16.2%)

LaufenCanton range Basel-LandschaftSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Laufen	Basel-Landschaft	Switzerland median
40'000	6.2%	5.7–6.7%	5.4%
50'000	8.5%	7.8–9.2%	7.8%
60'000	10.6%	9.7–11.4%	10.5%
70'000	12.3%	11.3–13.2%	11.9%
80'000	13.7%	12.6–14.7%	13.1%
90'000	14.8%	13.7–16%	14.1%
100'000	16.2%	14.9–17.4%	15.3%
110'000	17.4%	16–18.6%	16.3%
120'000	18.4%	17–19.7%	17.2%
130'000	19.3%	17.9–20.7%	18.1%
140'000	20.3%	18.7–21.7%	19%
150'000	21.1%	19.5–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	23%	21.3–24.5%	21.6%
200'000	24.6%	22.8–26.2%	23.2%
225'000	25.9%	24.1–27.6%	24.6%
250'000	27.1%	25.3–28.8%	25.8%
275'000	28.1%	26.3–29.9%	26.8%
300'000	29%	27.1–30.8%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020963 mm

9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

649 m

Mean elevation

446 m

Relief

306 m

Mean slope

11.6°

Flat share

31.3%

South-facing

16.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 306 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

44.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

55.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

9'900

45 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 range H4

27.7–31.98 Rp./kWh

29.84 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 31.98 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operators BKW Energie AG · Primeo Netz AG

This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.

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

1.15 %

Avg. rooms

3.6

Dwellings

3'126

Built before 194620.3%

Built since 200125.3%

1.15 %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 34 min · Car 33 min

AgglomerationPT 24 min · Car 24 min

Remoteness 66/86 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitelaufen-bl.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities6'065 #17 BL · #341 CH Families & children18.7% #57 BL · #1525 CH Age structure22.4% #59 BL · #786 CH Women share50.4% #37 BL · #684 CH Foreign residents29.9% #11 BL · #310 CH Population density532/km² #29 BL · #481 CH Tax burden16'173 #37 BL · #1372 CH Taxes59% #35 BL Warmest municipalities9.9 °C #48 BL · #601 CH Sunniest municipalities41.6% #27 BL · #1196 CH Rainiest municipalities963 mm #67 BL · #1778 CH Voter turnout49.6% #67 BL · #1733 CH Against Switzerland6% #47 BL · #1412 CH Aligned with Switzerland94% #5 BL · #62 CH SVP strongholds27.1% #73 BL · #1450 CH SP strongholds19.2% #54 BL · #528 CH Centre strongholds19.4% #3 BL · #558 CH FDP strongholds14.8% #19 BL · #845 CH GLP strongholds6% #46 BL · #971 CH Green strongholds9.6% #39 BL · #617 CH Largest by area11.4 km² #5 BL · #860 CH Highest municipalities351 m #69 BL · #2015 CH Remotest municipalities34 min #66 BL · #1966 CH Best-connected municipalities34 min #20 BL · #138 CH Highest peaks649 m #46 BL · #1363 CH Highest-lying municipalities446 m #59 BL · #1743 CH Greatest vertical range306 m #42 BL · #982 CH Steepest municipalities11.6° #52 BL · #802 CH Solar potential45 GWh #14 BL · #399 CH Cheapest electricity29.84 Rp./kWh #11 BL · #1456 CH Most expensive electricity29.84 Rp./kWh #75 BL · #651 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Bärschwil4252 Laufen4242 Wahlen b. Laufen4246

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Laufen?: Laufen has 3 postal codes: 4242, 4246, 4252.
What is the tax rate in Laufen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Laufen is 59% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Laufen?: A single person without children pays about 16'173 CHF income tax in Laufen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 33 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Laufen have?: Laufen has 6'065 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Laufen?: Laufen has 1'815 foreign residents, a share of 29.93% (2025).

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