What is the postal code of Messen?

Messen has 3 postal codes: 3254, 3307, 4588.

What is the tax rate in Messen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Messen is 113% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.

How much tax do you pay in Messen?

A single person without children pays about 16'240 CHF income tax in Messen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 30 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Messen have?

Messen has 1'506 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Messen?

Messen has 71 foreign residents, a share of 4.71% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SO

Messen

3254–4588

SO CANTON3254 3307 4588

Residents

1'506

Area

11.9 km²

Population density

127 pop./km²

Elevation

505 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

113%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

728 48.3%

Men

778 51.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

308 20.5%

Swiss citizens

1'435 95.3%

Foreign residents

71 4.7%

Population density

127 pop./km²

0–19 · 308 · 20.5%20–64 · 866 · 57.5%65+ · 332 · 22.0%

Foreign residents 4.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Messen

BFS

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

59.0% YesNo 41.0%

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

60.9% YesNo 39.1%

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

51.3% YesNo 48.7%

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

51.5% YesNo 48.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

46.1% YesNo 53.9%

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

17.3% YesNo 82.7%

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

42.8% YesNo 57.2%

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

43.0% YesNo 57.0%

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

63.3% YesNo 36.7%

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

47.1% YesNo 52.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP34.9% · strongest party

SVP34.9%

FDP25.9%

SP12.2%

Mitte9.9%

GLP6.0%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier113%

Cantonal tax multiplier104%

113%SO range 65%145%

Tax rank 31 of 104 in canton Solothurn

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'240 CHF(16.2%)

Rank 30 of 104 in the canton · 1418 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:16'240 CHF(~16.2%)

MessenCanton range SolothurnSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Messen	Solothurn	Switzerland median
40'000	7.7%	6.1–8.8%	5.4%
50'000	10%	7.9–11.4%	7.8%
60'000	11.8%	9.4–13.5%	10.5%
70'000	13.3%	10.5–15.1%	11.9%
80'000	14.4%	11.5–16.3%	13.1%
90'000	15.2%	12.2–17.3%	14.1%
100'000	16.2%	13–18.4%	15.3%
110'000	17.1%	13.8–19.3%	16.3%
120'000	17.8%	14.4–20.1%	17.2%
130'000	18.6%	15.1–20.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.4%	15.7–21.8%	19%
150'000	20%	16.4–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	21.7%	17.8–24.3%	21.6%
200'000	23.1%	19.1–25.8%	23.2%
225'000	24.3%	20.1–27%	24.6%
250'000	25.3%	21.1–28.2%	25.8%
275'000	26.2%	21.9–29.1%	26.8%
300'000	26.9%	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 1991–20209.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'047 mm

9.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

647 m

Mean elevation

508 m

Relief

182 m

Mean slope

6°

Flat share

68.0%

South-facing

16.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 182 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

20.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

26.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'600

21 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

30.83 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.9 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.2 Rp./kWh

30.83 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Genossenschaft Elektra, Jegenstorf

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

0.86 %

Avg. rooms

4.3

Dwellings

699

Built before 194641.5%

Built since 200114.4%

0.86 %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 57 min · Car 35 min

AgglomerationPT 35 min · Car 21 min

Remoteness 81/104 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitemessen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'506 #53 SO · #1162 CH Families & children20.5% #32 SO · #971 CH Age structure22% #57 SO · #858 CH Women share48.3% #85 SO · #1774 CH Foreign residents4.7% #103 SO · #2023 CH Population density127/km² #85 SO · #1330 CH Tax burden16'240 #30 SO · #1418 CH Taxes113% #31 SO Warmest municipalities9.5 °C #38 SO · #967 CH Sunniest municipalities41.3% #8 SO · #1278 CH Rainiest municipalities1'047 mm #93 SO · #1400 CH Voter turnout52.8% #49 SO · #1378 CH Against Switzerland15% #29 SO · #922 CH Aligned with Switzerland85% #47 SO · #520 CH SVP strongholds34.9% #35 SO · #975 CH SP strongholds12.2% #63 SO · #1264 CH Centre strongholds9.9% #97 SO · #1204 CH FDP strongholds25.9% #13 SO · #196 CH GLP strongholds6% #41 SO · #968 CH Green strongholds5.8% #67 SO · #1372 CH Largest by area11.9 km² #18 SO · #825 CH Highest municipalities505 m #36 SO · #1184 CH Remotest municipalities57 min #81 SO · #1431 CH Best-connected municipalities57 min #24 SO · #683 CH Highest peaks647 m #58 SO · #1369 CH Highest-lying municipalities508 m #55 SO · #1396 CH Greatest vertical range182 m #61 SO · #1438 CH Steepest municipalities6° #65 SO · #1398 CH Solar potential21 GWh #41 SO · #982 CH Cheapest electricity30.83 Rp./kWh #59 SO · #1812 CH Most expensive electricity30.83 Rp./kWh #45 SO · #304 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 4

Balm b. Messen3254 Brunnenthal3307 Messen3254 Oberramsern4588

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Messen?: Messen has 3 postal codes: 3254, 3307, 4588.
What is the tax rate in Messen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Messen is 113% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.
How much tax do you pay in Messen?: A single person without children pays about 16'240 CHF income tax in Messen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 30 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Messen have?: Messen has 1'506 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Messen?: Messen has 71 foreign residents, a share of 4.71% (2025).

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