What is the postal code of Obergerlafingen?

Obergerlafingen has 2 postal codes: 4563, 4564.

What is the tax rate in Obergerlafingen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Obergerlafingen is 117% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.

How much tax do you pay in Obergerlafingen?

A single person without children pays about 16'496 CHF income tax in Obergerlafingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 40 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Obergerlafingen have?

Obergerlafingen has 1'232 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Obergerlafingen?

Obergerlafingen has 169 foreign residents, a share of 13.72% (2025).

Obergerlafingen (SO): Postal Codes 4563–4564, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

622 50.5%

Men

610 49.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

236 19.2%

Swiss citizens

1'063 86.3%

Foreign residents

169 13.7%

Population density

816 pop./km²

0–19 · 236 · 19.2%20–64 · 720 · 58.4%65+ · 276 · 22.4%

Foreign residents 13.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Obergerlafingen

BFS

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

64.7% YesNo 35.3%

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

63.7% YesNo 36.3%

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

48.2% YesNo 51.8%

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

48.5% YesNo 51.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

49.0% YesNo 51.0%

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

16.8% YesNo 83.2%

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

48.9% YesNo 51.1%

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

43.9% YesNo 56.1%

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

70.8% YesNo 29.2%

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

49.5% YesNo 50.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP37.2% · strongest party

SVP37.2%

SP22.9%

FDP20.7%

Mitte9.2%

GRÜNE4.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier117%

Cantonal tax multiplier104%

117%SO range 65%145%

Tax rank 37 of 104 in canton Solothurn

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'496 CHF(16.5%)

Rank 40 of 104 in the canton · 1575 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:16'496 CHF(~16.5%)

ObergerlafingenCanton range SolothurnSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Obergerlafingen	Solothurn	Switzerland median
40'000	7.8%	6.1–8.8%	5.4%
50'000	10.1%	7.9–11.4%	7.8%
60'000	12%	9.4–13.5%	10.5%
70'000	13.5%	10.5–15.1%	11.9%
80'000	14.6%	11.5–16.3%	13.1%
90'000	15.5%	12.2–17.3%	14.1%
100'000	16.5%	13–18.4%	15.3%
110'000	17.4%	13.8–19.3%	16.3%
120'000	18.1%	14.4–20.1%	17.2%
130'000	18.9%	15.1–20.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.7%	15.7–21.8%	19%
150'000	20.3%	16.4–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	22%	17.8–24.3%	21.6%
200'000	23.4%	19.1–25.8%	23.2%
225'000	24.6%	20.1–27%	24.6%
250'000	25.7%	21.1–28.2%	25.8%
275'000	26.5%	21.9–29.1%	26.8%
300'000	27.3%	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 1991–20201'066 mm

9.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

467 m

Mean elevation

459 m

Relief

15 m

Mean slope

0.5°

Flat share

100.0%

South-facing

0.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 15 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

13.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

16.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'000

13 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

27.3 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.89 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.25 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.4 Rp./kWh

27.3 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator BKW Energie 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

1.2 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

585

Built before 194621.5%

Built since 200117.8%

1.2 %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 63 min · Car 32 min

AgglomerationPT 24 min · Car 15 min

Remoteness 55/104 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteobergerlafingen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

31

Largest municipalities1'232 #63 SO · #1302 CH Families & children19.2% #63 SO · #1394 CH Age structure22.4% #51 SO · #784 CH Women share50.5% #32 SO · #625 CH Foreign residents13.7% #60 SO · #1389 CH Population density816/km² #15 SO · #291 CH Tax burden16'496 #40 SO · #1577 CH Taxes117% #37 SO Warmest municipalities9.5 °C #43 SO · #972 CH Sunniest municipalities40.2% #69 SO · #1738 CH Rainiest municipalities1'066 mm #84 SO · #1290 CH Voter turnout52% #57 SO · #1467 CH Against Switzerland18.2% #18 SO · #662 CH Aligned with Switzerland81.8% #57 SO · #795 CH SVP strongholds37.2% #24 SO · #824 CH SP strongholds22.9% #11 SO · #267 CH Centre strongholds9.2% #99 SO · #1275 CH FDP strongholds20.7% #26 SO · #407 CH GLP strongholds3.6% #87 SO · #1472 CH Green strongholds4.2% #89 SO · #1697 CH Largest by area1.5 km² #100 SO · #2064 CH Highest municipalities462 m #63 SO · #1442 CH Remotest municipalities63 min #55 SO · #1231 CH Best-connected municipalities63 min #49 SO · #878 CH Highest peaks467 m #97 SO · #1989 CH Highest-lying municipalities459 m #77 SO · #1672 CH Greatest vertical range15 m #103 SO · #2098 CH Steepest municipalities0.5° #104 SO · #2104 CH Solar potential13 GWh #59 SO · #1327 CH Cheapest electricity27.3 Rp./kWh #13 SO · #744 CH Most expensive electricity27.3 Rp./kWh #82 SO · #1354 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Gerlafingen4563 Obergerlafingen4564

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Obergerlafingen?: Obergerlafingen has 2 postal codes: 4563, 4564.
What is the tax rate in Obergerlafingen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Obergerlafingen is 117% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.
How much tax do you pay in Obergerlafingen?: A single person without children pays about 16'496 CHF income tax in Obergerlafingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 40 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Obergerlafingen have?: Obergerlafingen has 1'232 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Obergerlafingen?: Obergerlafingen has 169 foreign residents, a share of 13.72% (2025).

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