What is the postal code of Matzendorf?

Matzendorf has 2 postal codes: 4713, 4717.

What is the tax rate in Matzendorf?

The municipal tax multiplier of Matzendorf is 130% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.

How much tax do you pay in Matzendorf?

A single person without children pays about 17'364 CHF income tax in Matzendorf on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 97 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Matzendorf have?

Matzendorf has 1'439 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Matzendorf?

Matzendorf has 163 foreign residents, a share of 11.33% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SO

Matzendorf

4713–4717

SO CANTON4713 4717

Residents

1'439

Area

11.3 km²

Population density

128 pop./km²

Elevation

510 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'221 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

130%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

695 48.3%

Men

744 51.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

285 19.8%

Swiss citizens

1'276 88.7%

Foreign residents

163 11.3%

Population density

128 pop./km²

0–19 · 285 · 19.8%20–64 · 836 · 58.1%65+ · 318 · 22.1%

Foreign residents 11.3%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Matzendorf

BFS

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

65.0% YesNo 35.0%

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

70.9% YesNo 29.1%

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

39.7% YesNo 60.3%

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

40.4% YesNo 59.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

40.8% YesNo 59.2%

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

12.3% YesNo 87.7%

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

46.4% YesNo 53.6%

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

43.5% YesNo 56.5%

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

71.2% YesNo 28.8%

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

48.7% YesNo 51.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP39.1% · strongest party

SVP39.1%

Mitte31.0%

FDP15.8%

SP6.3%

GRÜNE3.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier130%

Cantonal tax multiplier104%

130%SO range 65%145%

Tax rank 98 of 104 in canton Solothurn

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'364 CHF(17.4%)

Rank 97 of 104 in the canton · 1977 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:17'364 CHF(~17.4%)

MatzendorfCanton range SolothurnSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Matzendorf	Solothurn	Switzerland median
40'000	8.3%	6.1–8.8%	5.4%
50'000	10.7%	7.9–11.4%	7.8%
60'000	12.7%	9.4–13.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.2%	10.5–15.1%	11.9%
80'000	15.4%	11.5–16.3%	13.1%
90'000	16.3%	12.2–17.3%	14.1%
100'000	17.4%	13–18.4%	15.3%
110'000	18.3%	13.8–19.3%	16.3%
120'000	19%	14.4–20.1%	17.2%
130'000	19.8%	15.1–20.9%	18.1%
140'000	20.6%	15.7–21.8%	19%
150'000	21.3%	16.4–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	23.1%	17.8–24.3%	21.6%
200'000	24.5%	19.1–25.8%	23.2%
225'000	25.7%	20.1–27%	24.6%
250'000	26.8%	21.1–28.2%	25.8%
275'000	27.7%	21.9–29.1%	26.8%
300'000	28.5%	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 1991–20208.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'338 mm

8.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'221 m

Mean elevation

744 m

Relief

733 m

Mean slope

15.2°

Flat share

16.6%

South-facing

27.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 733 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

17.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

22.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'900

18 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

1.76 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

680

Built before 194628.8%

Built since 200123.2%

1.76 %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 83 min · Car 54 min

AgglomerationPT 29 min · Car 17 min

Remoteness 6/104 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitematzendorf.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'439 #57 SO · #1199 CH Families & children19.8% #48 SO · #1222 CH Age structure22.1% #52 SO · #836 CH Women share48.3% #84 SO · #1773 CH Foreign residents11.3% #76 SO · #1601 CH Population density128/km² #84 SO · #1321 CH Tax burden17'364 #98 SO · #1978 CH Taxes130% #98 SO Warmest municipalities8.8 °C #88 SO · #1460 CH Sunniest municipalities41.4% #6 SO · #1250 CH Rainiest municipalities1'338 mm #11 SO · #440 CH Voter turnout51.7% #60 SO · #1502 CH Against Switzerland30% #1 SO · #76 CH Aligned with Switzerland70% #75 SO · #1377 CH SVP strongholds39.1% #14 SO · #712 CH SP strongholds6.3% #92 SO · #1846 CH Centre strongholds31% #12 SO · #220 CH FDP strongholds15.8% #54 SO · #750 CH GLP strongholds1.4% #103 SO · #1867 CH Green strongholds3.2% #98 SO · #1849 CH Largest by area11.3 km² #21 SO · #872 CH Highest municipalities510 m #35 SO · #1164 CH Remotest municipalities83 min #6 SO · #696 CH Best-connected municipalities83 min #97 SO · #1411 CH Highest peaks1'221 m #12 SO · #595 CH Highest-lying municipalities744 m #13 SO · #684 CH Greatest vertical range733 m #9 SO · #537 CH Steepest municipalities15.2° #25 SO · #575 CH Solar potential18 GWh #48 SO · #1115 CH Cheapest electricity28.55 Rp./kWh #37 SO · #1180 CH Most expensive electricity28.55 Rp./kWh #71 SO · #930 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Matzendorf4713 Mümliswil4717

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Matzendorf?: Matzendorf has 2 postal codes: 4713, 4717.
What is the tax rate in Matzendorf?: The municipal tax multiplier of Matzendorf is 130% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.
How much tax do you pay in Matzendorf?: A single person without children pays about 17'364 CHF income tax in Matzendorf on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 97 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Matzendorf have?: Matzendorf has 1'439 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Matzendorf?: Matzendorf has 163 foreign residents, a share of 11.33% (2025).

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