Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'274 49.9%
Men
1'279 50.1%
Children & youth (0–19)
475 18.6%
Swiss citizens
1'771 69.4%
Foreign residents
782 30.6%
Population density
703 pop./km²
0–19 · 475 · 18.6%20–64 · 1'462 · 57.3%65+ · 616 · 24.1%
Foreign residents 30.6%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +63 (+2.5%) · 26 births · 26 deaths · net migration +66
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 Gösgen: 26.4% Yes
23.0% YesNo 77.0%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Gösgen: 29.0% Yes
31.8% YesNo 68.2%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Gösgen: 56.5% Yes
59.3% YesNo 40.7%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Gösgen: 53.3% Yes
61.3% YesNo 38.7%
14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung des KantonsratsgesetzesCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Gösgen: 58.9% Yes
51.4% YesNo 48.6%
14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung der KantonsverfassungCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Gösgen: 59.1% Yes
51.0% YesNo 49.1%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Gösgen: 50.6% Yes
50.9% YesNo 49.1%
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 Gösgen: 23.5% Yes
20.2% YesNo 79.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Gösgen: 41.8% Yes
47.8% YesNo 52.2%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Gösgen: 39.0% Yes
41.9% YesNo 58.1%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP31.8% · strongest party
SVP31.8%
Mitte21.3%
SP19.2%
FDP14.2%
GLP5.7%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier122%
Cantonal tax multiplier104%
122%SO range 65%145%
Tax rank 56 of 104 in canton SolothurnTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'810 CHF(16.8%)
Rank 53 of 104 in the canton · 1753 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:16'810 CHF(~16.8%)
ObergösgenCanton range SolothurnSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Obergösgen | Solothurn | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 7.9% | 6.1–8.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 10.3% | 7.9–11.4% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 12.2% | 9.4–13.5% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 13.7% | 10.5–15.1% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 14.9% | 11.5–16.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 15.8% | 12.2–17.3% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 16.8% | 13–18.4% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 17.7% | 13.8–19.3% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 18.4% | 14.4–20.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 19.2% | 15.1–20.9% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 20% | 15.7–21.8% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 20.7% | 16.4–22.5% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 22.4% | 17.8–24.3% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 23.8% | 19.1–25.8% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 25% | 20.1–27% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 26.1% | 21.1–28.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 27% | 21.9–29.1% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 27.7% | 22.5–29.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.9 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'053 mm
9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
452 m
Mean elevation
395 m
Relief
77 m
Mean slope
2.6°
Flat share
85.5%
South-facing
7.6%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 77 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
15.8 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
21.3 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'500
Per inhabitant
6'204 kWh/yr
16 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
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
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
1.48 %
Second homes
5.6 %
Avg. rooms
4.2
Dwellings
1'220
Built before 194612.8%
Built since 200127.7%
1.48 %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
572
Workplaces
121
Services share
75.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 23 (4.0%) · Secondary 118 (20.6%) · Tertiary 431 (75.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
9
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
158 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 municipalities2'553 #33 SO · #829 CHGrowing municipalities2.5% #8 SO · #228 CHShrinking municipalities2.5% #97 SO · #1880 CHJobs per resident0.22 #75 SO · #1679 CHFamilies & children18.6% #73 SO · #1554 CHAge structure24.1% #31 SO · #503 CHWomen share49.9% #49 SO · #1004 CHForeign residents30.6% #16 SO · #289 CHPopulation density703/km² #21 SO · #354 CHTax burden16'810 #55 SO · #1755 CHTaxes122% #56 SOWarmest municipalities9.9 °C #13 SO · #600 CHSunniest municipalities40.2% #64 SO · #1733 CHRainiest municipalities1'053 mm #89 SO · #1363 CHVoter turnout48% #93 SO · #1918 CHAgainst Switzerland12.7% #38 SO · #1058 CHAligned with Switzerland87.3% #35 SO · #388 CHSVP strongholds31.8% #55 SO · #1162 CHSP strongholds19.2% #21 SO · #527 CHCentre strongholds21.3% #37 SO · #470 CHFDP strongholds14.2% #65 SO · #904 CHGLP strongholds5.7% #46 SO · #1031 CHGreen strongholds5% #82 SO · #1541 CHLargest by area3.6 km² #83 SO · #1783 CHHighest municipalities390 m #98 SO · #1931 CHSecond homes5.6% #99 SO · #2003 CHOrganic farming0% #74 SO · #1758 CHBest-connected municipalities58 min #25 SO · #706 CHRemotest municipalities58 min #74 SO · #1392 CHHighest peaks452 m #100 SO · #2017 CHHighest-lying municipalities395 m #102 SO · #1991 CHGreatest vertical range77 m #82 SO · #1940 CHSteepest municipalities2.6° #84 SO · #1941 CHSolar potential16 GWh #50 SO · #1203 CHSolar potential per capita6'204 kWh #95 SO · #1803 CHCheapest electricity31.21 Rp./kWh #74 SO · #1917 CHMost expensive electricity31.21 Rp./kWh #30 SO · #169 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Obergösgen?
- Obergösgen has 2 postal codes: 4652, 4653.
- What is the tax rate in Obergösgen?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Obergösgen is 122% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.
- How much tax do you pay in Obergösgen?
- A single person without children pays about 16'810 CHF income tax in Obergösgen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 53 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Obergösgen have?
- Obergösgen has 2'553 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Obergösgen?
- Obergösgen has 782 foreign residents, a share of 30.63% (2025).
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