What is the postal code of Luterbach?

Luterbach has 2 postal codes: 4542, 4552.

What is the tax rate in Luterbach?

The municipal tax multiplier of Luterbach is 123% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.

How much tax do you pay in Luterbach?

A single person without children pays about 16'887 CHF income tax in Luterbach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 59 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Luterbach have?

Luterbach has 3'756 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Luterbach?

Luterbach has 881 foreign residents, a share of 23.46% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SO

Luterbach

4542–4552

SO CANTON4542 4552

Residents

3'756

Area

4.5 km²

Population density

831 pop./km²

Elevation

433 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

123%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'858 49.5%

Men

1'898 50.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

721 19.2%

Swiss citizens

2'875 76.5%

Foreign residents

881 23.5%

Population density

831 pop./km²

0–19 · 721 · 19.2%20–64 · 2'193 · 58.4%65+ · 842 · 22.4%

Foreign residents 23.5%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Luterbach

BFS

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

52.9% YesNo 47.1%

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

50.9% YesNo 49.1%

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

56.3% YesNo 43.7%

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

57.0% YesNo 43.0%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

52.6% YesNo 47.4%

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

24.5% YesNo 75.5%

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

42.7% YesNo 57.3%

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

42.3% YesNo 57.7%

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

69.0% YesNo 31.0%

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

47.5% YesNo 52.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP28.8% · strongest party

SVP28.8%

Mitte21.6%

SP20.9%

FDP12.6%

GRÜNE7.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier123%

Cantonal tax multiplier104%

123%SO range 65%145%

Tax rank 60 of 104 in canton Solothurn

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'887 CHF(16.9%)

Rank 59 of 104 in the canton · 1805 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:16'887 CHF(~16.9%)

LuterbachCanton range SolothurnSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Luterbach	Solothurn	Switzerland median
40'000	8%	6.1–8.8%	5.4%
50'000	10.4%	7.9–11.4%	7.8%
60'000	12.3%	9.4–13.5%	10.5%
70'000	13.8%	10.5–15.1%	11.9%
80'000	15%	11.5–16.3%	13.1%
90'000	15.9%	12.2–17.3%	14.1%
100'000	16.9%	13–18.4%	15.3%
110'000	17.8%	13.8–19.3%	16.3%
120'000	18.5%	14.4–20.1%	17.2%
130'000	19.3%	15.1–20.9%	18.1%
140'000	20.1%	15.7–21.8%	19%
150'000	20.8%	16.4–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	22.5%	17.8–24.3%	21.6%
200'000	23.9%	19.1–25.8%	23.2%
225'000	25.1%	20.1–27%	24.6%
250'000	26.2%	21.1–28.2%	25.8%
275'000	27.1%	21.9–29.1%	26.8%
300'000	27.8%	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 1991–20209.6 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'091 mm

9.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

439 m

Mean elevation

430 m

Relief

15 m

Mean slope

0.7°

Flat share

100.0%

South-facing

0.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 15 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

38.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

48.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

8'500

38 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

0.75 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

1'865

Built before 194619.5%

Built since 200122.0%

0.75 %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 71 min · Car 42 min

AgglomerationPT 21 min · Car 13 min

Remoteness 26/104 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteluterbach.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'756 #24 SO · #600 CH Families & children19.2% #62 SO · #1393 CH Age structure22.4% #50 SO · #783 CH Women share49.5% #62 SO · #1267 CH Foreign residents23.5% #26 SO · #627 CH Population density831/km² #14 SO · #281 CH Tax burden16'887 #59 SO · #1805 CH Taxes123% #60 SO Warmest municipalities9.6 °C #30 SO · #880 CH Sunniest municipalities40% #92 SO · #1875 CH Rainiest municipalities1'091 mm #62 SO · #1155 CH Voter turnout51.2% #68 SO · #1570 CH Against Switzerland10% #56 SO · #1227 CH Aligned with Switzerland90% #21 SO · #238 CH SVP strongholds28.8% #76 SO · #1343 CH SP strongholds20.9% #16 SO · #396 CH Centre strongholds21.6% #34 SO · #461 CH FDP strongholds12.6% #84 SO · #1074 CH GLP strongholds5.5% #52 SO · #1080 CH Green strongholds7.3% #44 SO · #1022 CH Largest by area4.5 km² #73 SO · #1624 CH Highest municipalities433 m #81 SO · #1679 CH Remotest municipalities71 min #26 SO · #1000 CH Best-connected municipalities71 min #78 SO · #1111 CH Highest peaks439 m #103 SO · #2036 CH Highest-lying municipalities430 m #93 SO · #1870 CH Greatest vertical range15 m #102 SO · #2097 CH Steepest municipalities0.7° #103 SO · #2095 CH Solar potential38 GWh #17 SO · #489 CH Cheapest electricity27.2 Rp./kWh #9 SO · #626 CH Most expensive electricity27.2 Rp./kWh #98 SO · #1483 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Derendingen4552 Luterbach4542

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Feldbrunnen-St. Niklaus

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Luterbach?: Luterbach has 2 postal codes: 4542, 4552.
What is the tax rate in Luterbach?: The municipal tax multiplier of Luterbach is 123% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.
How much tax do you pay in Luterbach?: A single person without children pays about 16'887 CHF income tax in Luterbach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 59 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Luterbach have?: Luterbach has 3'756 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Luterbach?: Luterbach has 881 foreign residents, a share of 23.46% (2025).

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