What is the postal code of Lauwil?

Lauwil has 4 postal codes: 4229, 4418, 4426, 4719.

What is the tax rate in Lauwil?

The municipal tax multiplier of Lauwil is 60% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Lauwil?

A single person without children pays about 16'264 CHF income tax in Lauwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 43 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Lauwil have?

Lauwil has 347 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Lauwil?

Lauwil has 35 foreign residents, a share of 10.09% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BL

Lauwil

4229–4719

BL CANTON4229 4418 4426 4719

Residents

347

Area

7.3 km²

Population density

48 pop./km²

Elevation

640 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'161 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

60%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

173 49.9%

Men

174 50.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

61 17.6%

Swiss citizens

312 89.9%

Foreign residents

35 10.1%

Population density

48 pop./km²

0–19 · 61 · 17.6%20–64 · 204 · 58.8%65+ · 82 · 23.6%

Foreign residents 10.1%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Lauwil

BFS

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

54.6% YesNo 45.4%

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

66.5% YesNo 33.5%

14.06.2026Neue Ortsdurchfahrt BirsfeldenCantonal BL● Accepted · 56.2% Yes

41.3% YesNo 58.8%

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

51.7% YesNo 48.4%

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

31.2% YesNo 68.8%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

43.8% YesNo 56.3%

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

24.1% YesNo 75.9%

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

45.1% YesNo 54.9%

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

44.1% YesNo 55.9%

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

63.5% YesNo 36.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP37.9% · strongest party

SVP37.9%

SP18.6%

GLP9.4%

GRÜNE8.9%

Mitte7.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier60%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

60%BL range 45%72%

Tax rank 50 of 86 in canton Basel-Landschaft

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'264 CHF(16.3%)

Rank 43 of 86 in the canton · 1431 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:16'264 CHF(~16.3%)

LauwilCanton range Basel-LandschaftSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Lauwil	Basel-Landschaft	Switzerland median
40'000	6.3%	5.7–6.7%	5.4%
50'000	8.6%	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	14.9%	13.7–16%	14.1%
100'000	16.3%	14.9–17.4%	15.3%
110'000	17.4%	16–18.6%	16.3%
120'000	18.5%	17–19.7%	17.2%
130'000	19.4%	17.9–20.7%	18.1%
140'000	20.4%	18.7–21.7%	19%
150'000	21.2%	19.5–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	23.1%	21.3–24.5%	21.6%
200'000	24.7%	22.8–26.2%	23.2%
225'000	26.1%	24.1–27.6%	24.6%
250'000	27.3%	25.3–28.8%	25.8%
275'000	28.3%	26.3–29.9%	26.8%
300'000	29.1%	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 1991–20207.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'187 mm

7.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'161 m

Mean elevation

846 m

Relief

600 m

Mean slope

21.7°

Flat share

1.9%

South-facing

24.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 600 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

3.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

4.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

800

4 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

31.98 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.73 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

14.26 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.92 Rp./kWh

31.98 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Primeo Netz 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 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

184

Built before 194646.7%

Built since 200114.1%

0 %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 66 min · Car 40 min

AgglomerationPT 66 min · Car 40 min

Remoteness 3/86 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitelauwil.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities347 #79 BL · #1925 CH Families & children17.6% #69 BL · #1730 CH Age structure23.6% #44 BL · #565 CH Women share49.9% #48 BL · #1012 CH Foreign residents10.1% #72 BL · #1689 CH Population density48/km² #85 BL · #1791 CH Tax burden16'264 #46 BL · #1435 CH Taxes60% #50 BL Warmest municipalities7.7 °C #84 BL · #1751 CH Sunniest municipalities40.2% #84 BL · #1745 CH Rainiest municipalities1'187 mm #2 BL · #723 CH Voter turnout56.8% #23 BL · #827 CH SVP strongholds37.9% #39 BL · #778 CH SP strongholds18.6% #57 BL · #573 CH Centre strongholds7.4% #54 BL · #1516 CH FDP strongholds6.9% #83 BL · #1721 CH GLP strongholds9.4% #6 BL · #385 CH Green strongholds8.9% #52 BL · #720 CH Largest by area7.3 km² #27 BL · #1214 CH Highest municipalities640 m #6 BL · #716 CH Remotest municipalities66 min #3 BL · #1144 CH Best-connected municipalities66 min #84 BL · #967 CH Highest peaks1'161 m #3 BL · #638 CH Highest-lying municipalities846 m #1 BL · #561 CH Greatest vertical range600 m #3 BL · #613 CH Steepest municipalities21.7° #1 BL · #354 CH Solar potential4 GWh #81 BL · #2016 CH Cheapest electricity31.98 Rp./kWh #84 BL · #1913 CH Most expensive electricity31.98 Rp./kWh #24 BL · #239 CH

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 4

Beinwil SO4229 Lauwil4426 Ramiswil4719 Reigoldswil4418

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Lauwil?: Lauwil has 4 postal codes: 4229, 4418, 4426, 4719.
What is the tax rate in Lauwil?: The municipal tax multiplier of Lauwil is 60% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Lauwil?: A single person without children pays about 16'264 CHF income tax in Lauwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 43 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Lauwil have?: Lauwil has 347 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Lauwil?: Lauwil has 35 foreign residents, a share of 10.09% (2025).

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