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Rickenbach

4462
BL CANTON4462
Residents
570
Area
2.9 km²
Elevation
479 m a.s.l.
Terrain up to
738 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
62%
Postal codes
1

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

Demographics

BFS · 2023
Women
282 49.5%
Men
288 50.5%
Children & youth (0–19)
99 17.4%
Swiss citizens
517 90.7%
Foreign residents
53 9.3%
0–19 · 99 · 17.4%20–64 · 351 · 61.6%65+ · 120 · 21.1%
Foreign residents 9.3%0%61.6%
STATPOP 2023 · Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS), retrieved 24.07.2026

Votes

BFS
14.06.2026Neue Ortsdurchfahrt BirsfeldenCantonal BLAccepted
60.6% YesNo 39.4%
14.06.2026Gesetzesinitiative Energiepolitik nur mit der BevölkerungCantonal BLRejected
47.6% YesNo 52.4%
14.06.2026Verfassungsinitiative Zämme in EuropaCantonal BLAccepted
45.9% YesNo 54.1%
08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederalAccepted
40.4% YesNo 59.6%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»FederalRejected
32.7% YesNo 67.3%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederalRejected
32.2% YesNo 67.8%
All federal votes
Volksabstimmungen (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS), retrieved 03.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP41.3% · strongest party
SVP41.3%
SP20.3%
FDP9.8%
Mitte8.7%
GRÜNE8.3%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS), retrieved 20.07.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV
Municipal tax multiplier62%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
62%BL range 45%72%
Tax rank 54 of 86 in canton Basel-Landschaft
2026 · Eidgenössische Steuerverwaltung (ESTV), retrieved 20.07.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.8 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020995 mm
9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 03.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
738 m
Mean elevation
558 m
Relief
282 m
Mean slope
14°
Flat share
5.2%
South-facing
21.4%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 282 m0 m3'865 m

Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo DEM, 40 m) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.

swissALTIRegio 2025 · swisstopo, retrieved 04.08.2026

Solar potential

BFE
Roof potential
5.9 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
7.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
1'300
6 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).

Bundesamt für Energie (BFE), retrieved 10.08.2026

Housing

BFS
Vacancy rate
0.35 %
Avg. rooms
4.1
Dwellings
287
Built before 194640.1%
Built since 200117.8%
0.35 %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.

Gebäude- und Wohnungsstatistik (GWS) 2024 · Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS), retrieved 11.08.2026 · Leerwohnungszählung (LWZ) 2025 · Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS), retrieved 11.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 27.07.2026

Rankings

24

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Rickenbach?
The postal code of Rickenbach is 4462.
What is the tax rate in Rickenbach?
The municipal tax multiplier of Rickenbach is 62% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.
How many residents does Rickenbach have?
Rickenbach has 570 residents (2023).
How many foreign residents live in Rickenbach?
Rickenbach has 53 foreign residents, a share of 9.3% (2024).
Which party is strongest in Rickenbach?
In the 2023 National Council election, SVP was the strongest party in Rickenbach with 41.348% of the vote.

Map

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