What is the postal code of Laupersdorf?

Laupersdorf has 2 postal codes: 4712, 4717.

What is the tax rate in Laupersdorf?

The municipal tax multiplier of Laupersdorf is 126% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.

How much tax do you pay in Laupersdorf?

A single person without children pays about 17'077 CHF income tax in Laupersdorf on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 83 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Laupersdorf have?

Laupersdorf has 1'916 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Laupersdorf?

Laupersdorf has 287 foreign residents, a share of 14.98% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SO

Laupersdorf

4712–4717

SO CANTON4712 4717

Residents

1'916

Area

15.5 km²

Population density

124 pop./km²

Elevation

493 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'200 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

126%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

946 49.4%

Men

970 50.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

431 22.5%

Swiss citizens

1'629 85.0%

Foreign residents

287 15.0%

Population density

124 pop./km²

0–19 · 431 · 22.5%20–64 · 1'068 · 55.7%65+ · 417 · 21.8%

Foreign residents 15.0%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Laupersdorf

BFS

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

64.9% YesNo 35.1%

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

61.9% YesNo 38.1%

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

52.3% YesNo 47.7%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

39.5% YesNo 60.5%

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

13.9% YesNo 86.1%

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

44.8% YesNo 55.2%

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

44.5% YesNo 55.5%

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

89.9% YesNo 10.1%

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

34.6% YesNo 65.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte43.1% · strongest party

Mitte43.1%

SVP31.4%

FDP10.0%

SP5.3%

GRÜNE4.0%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier126%

Cantonal tax multiplier104%

126%SO range 65%145%

Tax rank 84 of 104 in canton Solothurn

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'077 CHF(17.1%)

Rank 83 of 104 in the canton · 1886 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:17'077 CHF(~17.1%)

LaupersdorfCanton range SolothurnSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Laupersdorf	Solothurn	Switzerland median
40'000	8.1%	6.1–8.8%	5.4%
50'000	10.5%	7.9–11.4%	7.8%
60'000	12.4%	9.4–13.5%	10.5%
70'000	14%	10.5–15.1%	11.9%
80'000	15.1%	11.5–16.3%	13.1%
90'000	16%	12.2–17.3%	14.1%
100'000	17.1%	13–18.4%	15.3%
110'000	18%	13.8–19.3%	16.3%
120'000	18.7%	14.4–20.1%	17.2%
130'000	19.5%	15.1–20.9%	18.1%
140'000	20.3%	15.7–21.8%	19%
150'000	21%	16.4–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	22.7%	17.8–24.3%	21.6%
200'000	24.2%	19.1–25.8%	23.2%
225'000	25.4%	20.1–27%	24.6%
250'000	26.5%	21.1–28.2%	25.8%
275'000	27.3%	21.9–29.1%	26.8%
300'000	28.1%	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 1991–20208.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'264 mm

8.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'200 m

Mean elevation

726 m

Relief

721 m

Mean slope

14.7°

Flat share

13.3%

South-facing

35.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 721 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

18.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

24.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'100

19 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

28.55 Rp./kWh

Energy

15.2 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

9.98 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

28.55 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Genossenschaft Elektra Thal

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

1.77 %

Avg. rooms

4.4

Dwellings

848

Built before 194628.1%

Built since 200118.6%

1.77 %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 78 min · Car 50 min

AgglomerationPT 24 min · Car 13 min

Remoteness 13/104 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitelaupersdorf.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'916 #45 SO · #994 CH Families & children22.5% #6 SO · #422 CH Age structure21.8% #59 SO · #894 CH Women share49.4% #64 SO · #1318 CH Foreign residents15% #54 SO · #1280 CH Population density124/km² #86 SO · #1348 CH Tax burden17'077 #83 SO · #1886 CH Taxes126% #84 SO Warmest municipalities8.7 °C #91 SO · #1509 CH Sunniest municipalities41.1% #14 SO · #1365 CH Rainiest municipalities1'264 mm #15 SO · #552 CH Voter turnout55.6% #31 SO · #992 CH Against Switzerland23% #9 SO · #345 CH Aligned with Switzerland77% #66 SO · #1087 CH SVP strongholds31.4% #58 SO · #1184 CH SP strongholds5.3% #97 SO · #1918 CH Centre strongholds43.1% #1 SO · #107 CH FDP strongholds10% #98 SO · #1388 CH GLP strongholds3.4% #90 SO · #1507 CH Green strongholds4% #91 SO · #1731 CH Largest by area15.5 km² #11 SO · #625 CH Highest municipalities493 m #44 SO · #1246 CH Remotest municipalities78 min #13 SO · #802 CH Best-connected municipalities78 min #93 SO · #1301 CH Highest peaks1'200 m #14 SO · #606 CH Highest-lying municipalities726 m #17 SO · #712 CH Greatest vertical range721 m #12 SO · #542 CH Steepest municipalities14.7° #27 SO · #595 CH Solar potential19 GWh #45 SO · #1076 CH Cheapest electricity28.55 Rp./kWh #36 SO · #1179 CH Most expensive electricity28.55 Rp./kWh #70 SO · #929 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Laupersdorf4712 Mümliswil4717

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Laupersdorf?: Laupersdorf has 2 postal codes: 4712, 4717.
What is the tax rate in Laupersdorf?: The municipal tax multiplier of Laupersdorf is 126% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.
How much tax do you pay in Laupersdorf?: A single person without children pays about 17'077 CHF income tax in Laupersdorf on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 83 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Laupersdorf have?: Laupersdorf has 1'916 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Laupersdorf?: Laupersdorf has 287 foreign residents, a share of 14.98% (2025).

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