Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
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%
Population change 2025: +8 (+0.5%) · 8 births · 14 deaths · net migration +11
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
17.0% YesNo 83.0%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Bucheggberg: 28.6% Yes
33.3% YesNo 66.7%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Bucheggberg: 56.7% Yes
59.0% YesNo 41.0%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Bucheggberg: 53.4% Yes
60.9% YesNo 39.1%
14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung des KantonsratsgesetzesCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Bucheggberg: 55.1% Yes
51.3% YesNo 48.7%
14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung der KantonsverfassungCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Bucheggberg: 55.3% Yes
51.5% YesNo 48.5%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Bucheggberg: 51.2% Yes
46.1% YesNo 53.9%
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
17.3% YesNo 82.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Bucheggberg: 40.6% Yes
42.8% YesNo 57.2%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Bucheggberg: 39.7% Yes
43.0% YesNo 57.0%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP34.9% · strongest party
SVP34.9%
FDP25.9%
SP12.2%
Mitte9.9%
GLP6.0%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier113%
Cantonal tax multiplier104%
113%SO range 65%145%
Tax rank 31 of 104 in canton SolothurnTax 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
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 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual 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 mHighest 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
Roof potential
20.8 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
26.3 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'600
Per inhabitant
13'811 kWh/yr
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 24.09.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2027Tariff H4
28.98 Rp./kWh
Energy
12.6 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.32 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.2 Rp./kWh
28.98 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.51 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.
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
0.86 %
Second homes
9.7 %
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 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
467
Workplaces
121
Services share
69.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 96 (20.6%) · Secondary 47 (10.1%) · Tertiary 324 (69.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
31
Organic share
16.1 %
Farmland
698 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 municipalities1'506 #53 SO · #1162 CHGrowing municipalities0.5% #48 SO · #1086 CHShrinking municipalities0.5% #57 SO · #1025 CHJobs per resident0.31 #49 SO · #1233 CHFamilies & children20.5% #32 SO · #971 CHAge structure22% #57 SO · #858 CHWomen share48.3% #85 SO · #1774 CHForeign residents4.7% #103 SO · #2023 CHPopulation density127/km² #85 SO · #1330 CHTax burden16'240 #30 SO · #1418 CHTaxes113% #31 SOWarmest municipalities9.5 °C #38 SO · #967 CHSunniest municipalities41.3% #8 SO · #1278 CHRainiest municipalities1'047 mm #93 SO · #1400 CHVoter turnout55.6% #39 SO · #1134 CHAgainst Switzerland14.7% #29 SO · #922 CHAligned with Switzerland85.3% #47 SO · #520 CHSVP strongholds34.9% #35 SO · #978 CHSP strongholds12.2% #63 SO · #1269 CHCentre strongholds9.9% #97 SO · #1208 CHFDP strongholds25.9% #14 SO · #198 CHGLP strongholds6% #42 SO · #970 CHGreen strongholds5.8% #68 SO · #1376 CHLargest by area11.9 km² #18 SO · #825 CHHighest municipalities505 m #36 SO · #1184 CHSecond homes9.7% #51 SO · #1257 CHOrganic farming16.1% #38 SO · #825 CHBest-connected municipalities57 min #24 SO · #684 CHRemotest municipalities57 min #81 SO · #1429 CHHighest peaks647 m #58 SO · #1369 CHHighest-lying municipalities508 m #55 SO · #1396 CHGreatest vertical range182 m #61 SO · #1438 CHSteepest municipalities6° #65 SO · #1398 CHSolar potential21 GWh #41 SO · #982 CHSolar potential per capita13'811 kWh #13 SO · #555 CHCheapest electricity28.98 Rp./kWh #54 SO · #1632 CHMost expensive electricity28.98 Rp./kWh #51 SO · #485 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 4Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- 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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