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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
950 48.8%
Men
998 51.2%
Children & youth (0–19)
346 17.8%
Swiss citizens
1'750 89.8%
Foreign residents
198 10.2%
Population density
189 pop./km²
0–19 · 346 · 17.8%20–64 · 1'103 · 56.6%65+ · 499 · 25.6%
Foreign residents 10.2%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −35 (−1.8%) · 13 births · 19 deaths · net migration −30
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 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Thierstein: 38.5% Yes
39.0% YesNo 61.0%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Thierstein: 55.8% Yes
56.1% YesNo 43.9%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Thierstein: 59.7% Yes
58.8% YesNo 41.2%
14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung des KantonsratsgesetzesCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Thierstein: 50.4% Yes
47.7% YesNo 52.3%
14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung der KantonsverfassungCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Thierstein: 50.5% Yes
47.5% YesNo 52.5%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Thierstein: 46.5% Yes
43.1% YesNo 56.9%
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 Thierstein: 20.1% Yes
15.1% YesNo 84.9%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Thierstein: 46.6% Yes
48.1% YesNo 51.9%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Thierstein: 47.7% Yes
46.7% YesNo 53.4%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
Mitte34.5% · strongest party
Mitte34.5%
SVP33.9%
FDP12.5%
SP6.4%
GRÜNE6.1%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier120%
Cantonal tax multiplier104%
120%SO range 65%145%
Tax rank 51 of 104 in canton Solothurn
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'717 CHF(16.7%)
Rank 52 of 104 in the canton · 1714 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
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:16'717 CHF(~16.7%)
NunningenCanton range SolothurnSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeNunningenSolothurnSwitzerland median
40'0008%6.1–8.8%5.4%
50'00010.3%7.9–11.4%7.8%
60'00012.2%9.4–13.5%10.5%
70'00013.7%10.5–15.1%11.9%
80'00014.8%11.5–16.3%13.1%
90'00015.7%12.2–17.3%14.1%
100'00016.7%13–18.4%15.3%
110'00017.6%13.8–19.3%16.3%
120'00018.3%14.4–20.1%17.2%
130'00019.1%15.1–20.9%18.1%
140'00019.9%15.7–21.8%19%
150'00020.6%16.4–22.5%19.7%
175'00022.3%17.8–24.3%21.6%
200'00023.7%19.1–25.8%23.2%
225'00024.9%20.1–27%24.6%
250'00026%21.1–28.2%25.8%
275'00026.8%21.9–29.1%26.8%
300'00027.6%22.5–29.8%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.1 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'159 mm
9.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
1'013 m
Mean elevation
708 m
Relief
525 m
Mean slope
16.4°
Flat share
6.8%
South-facing
29.3%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 525 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
18.5 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
24.1 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'100
Per inhabitant
9'482 kWh/yr
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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027
Tariff H4
31.21 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.45 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
13.78 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.91 Rp./kWh
31.21 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.51 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Primeo Netz 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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Standard 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 · ARE
Vacancy rate
1.98 %
Second homes
13 %
Avg. rooms
4.2
Dwellings
1'008
Built before 194621.4%
Built since 200120.2%
1.98 %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 · 2024
Jobs
629
Workplaces
150
Services share
54.8 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 47 (7.5%) · Secondary 237 (37.7%) · Tertiary 345 (54.8%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
20
Organic share
40 %
Farmland
367 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 60 min · Car 31 min
AgglomerationPT 57 min · Car 31 min
Remoteness 69/104 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number2621
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'948 #44 SO · #985 CHGrowing municipalities-1.8% #96 SO · #1961 CHShrinking municipalities-1.8% #9 SO · #148 CHJobs per resident0.32 #47 SO · #1184 CHFamilies & children17.8% #87 SO · #1698 CHAge structure25.6% #20 SO · #342 CHWomen share48.8% #77 SO · #1596 CHForeign residents10.2% #80 SO · #1685 CHPopulation density189/km² #67 SO · #1064 CHTax burden16'717 #52 SO · #1714 CHTaxes120% #51 SOWarmest municipalities9.1 °C #77 SO · #1311 CHSunniest municipalities41% #21 SO · #1414 CHRainiest municipalities1'159 mm #26 SO · #799 CHVoter turnout53.6% #57 SO · #1406 CHAgainst Switzerland24.5% #5 SO · #255 CHAligned with Switzerland75.5% #71 SO · #1192 CHSVP strongholds33.9% #40 SO · #1042 CHSP strongholds6.4% #91 SO · #1840 CHCentre strongholds34.5% #7 SO · #182 CHFDP strongholds12.5% #88 SO · #1089 CHGLP strongholds4% #81 SO · #1407 CHGreen strongholds6.1% #64 SO · #1310 CHLargest by area10.3 km² #23 SO · #938 CHHighest municipalities639 m #12 SO · #721 CHSecond homes13% #14 SO · #784 CHOrganic farming40% #10 SO · #200 CHBest-connected municipalities60 min #39 SO · #776 CHRemotest municipalities60 min #69 SO · #1336 CHHighest peaks1'013 m #21 SO · #720 CHHighest-lying municipalities708 m #19 SO · #747 CHGreatest vertical range525 m #27 SO · #675 CHSteepest municipalities16.4° #21 SO · #520 CHSolar potential18 GWh #46 SO · #1079 CHSolar potential per capita9'482 kWh #51 SO · #1159 CHCheapest electricity31.21 Rp./kWh #87 SO · #1930 CHMost expensive electricity31.21 Rp./kWh #43 SO · #182 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 2
What is the postal code of Nunningen?
Nunningen has 2 postal codes: 4204, 4208.
What is the tax rate in Nunningen?
The municipal tax multiplier of Nunningen is 120% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.
How much tax do you pay in Nunningen?
A single person without children pays about 16'717 CHF income tax in Nunningen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 52 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Nunningen have?
Nunningen has 1'948 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Nunningen?
Nunningen has 198 foreign residents, a share of 10.16% (2025).

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