What is the postal code of Röschenz?

The postal code of Röschenz is 4244.

What is the tax rate in Röschenz?

The municipal tax multiplier of Röschenz is 58% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Röschenz?

A single person without children pays about 16'082 CHF income tax in Röschenz on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 25 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Röschenz have?

Röschenz has 1'960 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Röschenz?

Röschenz has 224 foreign residents, a share of 11.43% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BL

Röschenz

4244

BL CANTON4244

Residents

1'960

Area

10.1 km²

Population density

195 pop./km²

Elevation

511 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

809 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

58%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

978 49.9%

Men

982 50.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

393 20.1%

Swiss citizens

1'736 88.6%

Foreign residents

224 11.4%

Population density

195 pop./km²

0–19 · 393 · 20.1%20–64 · 1'124 · 57.3%65+ · 443 · 22.6%

Foreign residents 11.4%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Röschenz

BFS

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

51.6% YesNo 48.4%

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

57.4% YesNo 42.6%

14.06.2026Neue Ortsdurchfahrt BirsfeldenCantonal BL● Accepted · 56.2% Yes

47.6% YesNo 52.4%

14.06.2026Gesetzesinitiative Energiepolitik nur mit der BevölkerungCantonal BL● Rejected · 44.4% Yes

54.1% YesNo 45.9%

14.06.2026Verfassungsinitiative Zämme in EuropaCantonal BL● Accepted · 53.7% Yes

43.9% YesNo 56.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

43.9% YesNo 56.1%

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

19.6% YesNo 80.4%

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

38.0% YesNo 62.1%

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

41.3% YesNo 58.7%

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

67.9% YesNo 32.1%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP40.0% · strongest party

SVP40.0%

Mitte16.7%

SP15.9%

FDP14.4%

GRÜNE5.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier58%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

58%BL range 45%72%

Tax rank 26 of 86 in canton Basel-Landschaft

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'082 CHF(16.1%)

Rank 25 of 86 in the canton · 1309 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 16'264 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Pfeffingen 14'899 CHF · most expensive Waldenburg 17'356 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:16'082 CHF(~16.1%)

RöschenzCanton range Basel-LandschaftSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Röschenz	Basel-Landschaft	Switzerland median
40'000	6.2%	5.7–6.7%	5.4%
50'000	8.5%	7.8–9.2%	7.8%
60'000	10.5%	9.7–11.4%	10.5%
70'000	12.2%	11.3–13.2%	11.9%
80'000	13.6%	12.6–14.7%	13.1%
90'000	14.8%	13.7–16%	14.1%
100'000	16.1%	14.9–17.4%	15.3%
110'000	17.3%	16–18.6%	16.3%
120'000	18.3%	17–19.7%	17.2%
130'000	19.2%	17.9–20.7%	18.1%
140'000	20.2%	18.7–21.7%	19%
150'000	21%	19.5–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	22.9%	21.3–24.5%	21.6%
200'000	24.4%	22.8–26.2%	23.2%
225'000	25.8%	24.1–27.6%	24.6%
250'000	27%	25.3–28.8%	25.8%
275'000	28%	26.3–29.9%	26.8%
300'000	28.9%	27.1–30.8%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'047 mm

10 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

809 m

Mean elevation

553 m

Relief

443 m

Mean slope

13.6°

Flat share

18.4%

South-facing

34.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 443 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

14.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

18.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'100

14 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

27.7 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.89 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.25 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.8 Rp./kWh

27.7 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 31.98 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

1.27 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

945

Built before 194620.3%

Built since 200122.4%

1.27 %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 50 min · Car 39 min

AgglomerationPT 42 min · Car 26 min

Remoteness 33/86 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteroeschenz.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'960 #31 BL · #979 CH Families & children20.1% #27 BL · #1112 CH Age structure22.6% #56 BL · #750 CH Women share49.9% #47 BL · #1011 CH Foreign residents11.4% #68 BL · #1595 CH Population density195/km² #50 BL · #1041 CH Tax burden16'082 #29 BL · #1316 CH Taxes58% #26 BL Warmest municipalities10 °C #43 BL · #506 CH Sunniest municipalities41.5% #31 BL · #1223 CH Rainiest municipalities1'047 mm #26 BL · #1401 CH Voter turnout57.7% #17 BL · #725 CH Against Switzerland18% #15 BL · #693 CH Aligned with Switzerland82% #34 BL · #742 CH SVP strongholds40% #35 BL · #658 CH SP strongholds15.9% #69 BL · #843 CH Centre strongholds16.7% #10 BL · #714 CH FDP strongholds14.4% #22 BL · #882 CH GLP strongholds5.3% #54 BL · #1123 CH Green strongholds5.4% #81 BL · #1464 CH Largest by area10.1 km² #10 BL · #956 CH Highest municipalities511 m #30 BL · #1162 CH Remotest municipalities50 min #33 BL · #1640 CH Best-connected municipalities50 min #53 BL · #472 CH Highest peaks809 m #20 BL · #974 CH Highest-lying municipalities553 m #30 BL · #1205 CH Greatest vertical range443 m #15 BL · #758 CH Steepest municipalities13.6° #27 BL · #651 CH Solar potential14 GWh #36 BL · #1287 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #6 BL · #985 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #81 BL · #1317 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

4244

Röschenz

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Röschenz4244

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Röschenz?: The postal code of Röschenz is 4244.
What is the tax rate in Röschenz?: The municipal tax multiplier of Röschenz is 58% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Röschenz?: A single person without children pays about 16'082 CHF income tax in Röschenz on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 25 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Röschenz have?: Röschenz has 1'960 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Röschenz?: Röschenz has 224 foreign residents, a share of 11.43% (2025).

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