What is the postal code of Rüttenen?

Rüttenen has 3 postal codes: 4500, 4522, 4532.

What is the tax rate in Rüttenen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Rüttenen is 125% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.

How much tax do you pay in Rüttenen?

A single person without children pays about 17'030 CHF income tax in Rüttenen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 75 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Rüttenen have?

Rüttenen has 1'498 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Rüttenen?

Rüttenen has 117 foreign residents, a share of 7.81% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SO

Rüttenen

4500–4532

SO CANTON4500 4522 4532

Residents

1'498

Area

8.8 km²

Population density

171 pop./km²

Elevation

516 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'395 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

125%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

751 50.1%

Men

747 49.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

293 19.6%

Swiss citizens

1'381 92.2%

Foreign residents

117 7.8%

Population density

171 pop./km²

0–19 · 293 · 19.6%20–64 · 788 · 52.6%65+ · 417 · 27.8%

Foreign residents 7.8%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Rüttenen

BFS

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

48.6% YesNo 51.4%

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

41.7% YesNo 58.3%

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

61.5% YesNo 38.5%

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

60.6% YesNo 39.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

58.1% YesNo 41.9%

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

33.2% YesNo 66.8%

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

32.7% YesNo 67.3%

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

33.6% YesNo 66.4%

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

71.9% YesNo 28.1%

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

40.4% YesNo 59.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SP22.9% · strongest party

SP22.9%

FDP20.9%

SVP19.2%

Mitte12.5%

GRÜNE12.1%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier125%

Cantonal tax multiplier104%

125%SO range 65%145%

Tax rank 71 of 104 in canton Solothurn

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'030 CHF(17%)

Rank 75 of 104 in the canton · 1857 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:17'030 CHF(~17%)

RüttenenCanton range SolothurnSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Rüttenen	Solothurn	Switzerland median
40'000	8.1%	6.1–8.8%	5.4%
50'000	10.5%	7.9–11.4%	7.8%
60'000	12.4%	9.4–13.5%	10.5%
70'000	13.9%	10.5–15.1%	11.9%
80'000	15.1%	11.5–16.3%	13.1%
90'000	16%	12.2–17.3%	14.1%
100'000	17%	13–18.4%	15.3%
110'000	17.9%	13.8–19.3%	16.3%
120'000	18.6%	14.4–20.1%	17.2%
130'000	19.5%	15.1–20.9%	18.1%
140'000	20.3%	15.7–21.8%	19%
150'000	21%	16.4–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	22.7%	17.8–24.3%	21.6%
200'000	24.1%	19.1–25.8%	23.2%
225'000	25.3%	20.1–27%	24.6%
250'000	26.4%	21.1–28.2%	25.8%
275'000	27.3%	21.9–29.1%	26.8%
300'000	28%	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 1991–20209.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'306 mm

9.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'395 m

Mean elevation

761 m

Relief

942 m

Mean slope

16.7°

Flat share

14.4%

South-facing

59.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 942 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

11.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

15.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'600

12 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

0.51 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

789

Built before 194630.0%

Built since 200116.2%

0.51 %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 66 min · Car 42 min

AgglomerationPT 20 min · Car 10 min

Remoteness 48/104 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentGilbert Studer

Websiteruettenen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'498 #54 SO · #1167 CH Families & children19.6% #52 SO · #1272 CH Age structure27.8% #7 SO · #181 CH Women share50.1% #43 SO · #868 CH Foreign residents7.8% #92 SO · #1872 CH Population density171/km² #69 SO · #1123 CH Tax burden17'030 #79 SO · #1861 CH Taxes125% #71 SO Warmest municipalities9.2 °C #69 SO · #1234 CH Sunniest municipalities40.3% #59 SO · #1684 CH Rainiest municipalities1'306 mm #13 SO · #483 CH Voter turnout58.8% #12 SO · #601 CH Against Switzerland12% #48 SO · #1117 CH Aligned with Switzerland88% #33 SO · #341 CH SVP strongholds19.2% #97 SO · #1819 CH SP strongholds22.9% #13 SO · #269 CH Centre strongholds12.5% #85 SO · #999 CH FDP strongholds20.9% #25 SO · #393 CH GLP strongholds9.3% #2 SO · #397 CH Green strongholds12.1% #15 SO · #328 CH Largest by area8.8 km² #26 SO · #1071 CH Highest municipalities516 m #33 SO · #1138 CH Remotest municipalities66 min #48 SO · #1143 CH Best-connected municipalities66 min #59 SO · #966 CH Highest peaks1'395 m #3 SO · #503 CH Highest-lying municipalities761 m #10 SO · #657 CH Greatest vertical range942 m #4 SO · #456 CH Steepest municipalities16.7° #19 SO · #504 CH Solar potential12 GWh #66 SO · #1435 CH Cheapest electricity27.3 Rp./kWh #25 SO · #756 CH Most expensive electricity27.3 Rp./kWh #94 SO · #1366 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Feldbrunnen4532 Rüttenen4522 Solothurn4500

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Solothurn

SO · 1.1 km

Feldbrunnen-St. Niklaus

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Rüttenen?: Rüttenen has 3 postal codes: 4500, 4522, 4532.
What is the tax rate in Rüttenen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Rüttenen is 125% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.
How much tax do you pay in Rüttenen?: A single person without children pays about 17'030 CHF income tax in Rüttenen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 75 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Rüttenen have?: Rüttenen has 1'498 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Rüttenen?: Rüttenen has 117 foreign residents, a share of 7.81% (2025).

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