Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
468 50.7%
Men
455 49.3%
Children & youth (0–19)
192 20.8%
Swiss citizens
849 92.0%
Foreign residents
74 8.0%
Population density
208 pop./km²
0–19 · 192 · 20.8%20–64 · 518 · 56.1%65+ · 213 · 23.1%
Foreign residents 8.0%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +21 (+2.3%) · 10 births · 6 deaths · net migration +16
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 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Bucheggberg: 22.3% Yes
20.5% YesNo 79.5%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Bucheggberg: 28.6% Yes
25.6% YesNo 74.4%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Bucheggberg: 56.7% Yes
55.7% YesNo 44.3%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Bucheggberg: 53.4% Yes
53.5% YesNo 46.5%
14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung des KantonsratsgesetzesCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Bucheggberg: 55.1% Yes
55.8% YesNo 44.2%
14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung der KantonsverfassungCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Bucheggberg: 55.3% Yes
57.2% YesNo 42.8%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Bucheggberg: 51.2% Yes
53.1% YesNo 47.0%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Bucheggberg: 21.6% Yes
20.3% YesNo 79.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Bucheggberg: 40.6% Yes
44.7% YesNo 55.4%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Bucheggberg: 39.7% Yes
37.0% YesNo 63.0%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023FDP31.1% · strongest party
FDP31.1%
SVP26.6%
SP16.2%
Mitte8.8%
GLP7.5%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier110%
Cantonal tax multiplier104%
110%SO range 65%145%
Tax rank 22 of 104 in canton SolothurnTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'029 CHF(16%)
Rank 21 of 104 in the canton · 1294 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
100'000 CHF:16'029 CHF(~16%)
Lüterkofen-IchertswilCanton range SolothurnSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Lüterkofen-Ichertswil | Solothurn | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 7.6% | 6.1–8.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 9.8% | 7.9–11.4% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 11.7% | 9.4–13.5% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 13.1% | 10.5–15.1% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 14.2% | 11.5–16.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 15% | 12.2–17.3% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 16% | 13–18.4% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 16.9% | 13.8–19.3% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 17.6% | 14.4–20.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 18.4% | 15.1–20.9% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 19.1% | 15.7–21.8% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 19.8% | 16.4–22.5% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 21.5% | 17.8–24.3% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 22.8% | 19.1–25.8% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 24% | 20.1–27% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 25.1% | 21.1–28.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 25.9% | 21.9–29.1% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 26.6% | 22.5–29.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.3 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'150 mm
9.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
567 m
Mean elevation
513 m
Relief
101 m
Mean slope
6.5°
Flat share
44.7%
South-facing
25.2%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 101 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
10.2 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
12.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'300
Per inhabitant
11'018 kWh/yr
10 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 · 2027Tariff H4
27.11 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.92 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.32 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
27.11 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.51 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Regio Energie Solothurn
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
Health-insurance premiums
BAG · 2024Standard model, deductible 300606 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Solothurn424 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
Premiums are set not per municipality but per canton and premium region. Shown is the average adult premium paid in canton Solothurn (2024, BAG) — it applies canton-wide, not to any single location.
2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026
Housing
BFS · AREVacancy rate
2.31 %
Second homes
9.8 %
Avg. rooms
4.4
Dwellings
432
Built before 194630.6%
Built since 200128.9%
2.31 %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 · 2024Jobs
178
Workplaces
57
Services share
62.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 29 (16.3%) · Secondary 37 (20.8%) · Tertiary 112 (62.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
13
Organic share
30.8 %
Farmland
216 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities923 #80 SO · #1502 CHGrowing municipalities2.3% #10 SO · #276 CHShrinking municipalities2.3% #95 SO · #1834 CHJobs per resident0.19 #80 SO · #1820 CHFamilies & children20.8% #26 SO · #876 CHAge structure23.1% #41 SO · #648 CHWomen share50.7% #27 SO · #536 CHForeign residents8% #89 SO · #1861 CHPopulation density208/km² #64 SO · #1001 CHTax burden16'029 #21 SO · #1294 CHTaxes110% #22 SOWarmest municipalities9.3 °C #56 SO · #1144 CHSunniest municipalities40.3% #55 SO · #1680 CHRainiest municipalities1'150 mm #30 SO · #834 CHVoter turnout50% #83 SO · #1781 CHSVP strongholds26.6% #87 SO · #1485 CHSP strongholds16.2% #39 SO · #819 CHCentre strongholds8.8% #100 SO · #1338 CHFDP strongholds31.1% #4 SO · #70 CHGLP strongholds7.5% #17 SO · #655 CHGreen strongholds6.6% #52 SO · #1188 CHLargest by area4.4 km² #76 SO · #1642 CHHighest municipalities473 m #55 SO · #1362 CHSecond homes9.8% #50 SO · #1234 CHOrganic farming30.8% #14 SO · #319 CHBest-connected municipalities48 min #11 SO · #403 CHRemotest municipalities48 min #93 SO · #1696 CHHighest peaks567 m #67 SO · #1655 CHHighest-lying municipalities513 m #52 SO · #1371 CHGreatest vertical range101 m #78 SO · #1830 CHSteepest municipalities6.5° #61 SO · #1316 CHSolar potential10 GWh #75 SO · #1545 CHSolar potential per capita11'018 kWh #28 SO · #908 CHCheapest electricity27.11 Rp./kWh #37 SO · #1137 CHMost expensive electricity27.11 Rp./kWh #66 SO · #968 CH
Postal codes (1)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Lüterkofen-Ichertswil?
- The postal code of Lüterkofen-Ichertswil is 4571.
- What is the tax rate in Lüterkofen-Ichertswil?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Lüterkofen-Ichertswil is 110% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.
- How much tax do you pay in Lüterkofen-Ichertswil?
- A single person without children pays about 16'029 CHF income tax in Lüterkofen-Ichertswil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 21 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Lüterkofen-Ichertswil have?
- Lüterkofen-Ichertswil has 923 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Lüterkofen-Ichertswil?
- Lüterkofen-Ichertswil has 74 foreign residents, a share of 8.02% (2025).
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