What is the postal code of Schnottwil?

The postal code of Schnottwil is 3253.

What is the tax rate in Schnottwil?

The municipal tax multiplier of Schnottwil is 124% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.

How much tax do you pay in Schnottwil?

A single person without children pays about 16'953 CHF income tax in Schnottwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 61 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Schnottwil have?

Schnottwil has 1'159 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Schnottwil?

Schnottwil has 76 foreign residents, a share of 6.56% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SO

Schnottwil

3253

SO CANTON3253

Residents

1'159

Area

7.2 km²

Population density

162 pop./km²

Elevation

511 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

124%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

589 50.8%

Men

570 49.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

229 19.8%

Swiss citizens

1'083 93.4%

Foreign residents

76 6.6%

Population density

162 pop./km²

0–19 · 229 · 19.8%20–64 · 692 · 59.7%65+ · 238 · 20.5%

Foreign residents 6.6%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Schnottwil

BFS

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

58.0% YesNo 42.0%

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

51.6% YesNo 48.4%

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

56.6% YesNo 43.4%

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

56.1% YesNo 43.9%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

53.6% YesNo 46.4%

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

17.5% YesNo 82.5%

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

37.4% YesNo 62.6%

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

37.7% YesNo 62.3%

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

71.5% YesNo 28.5%

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

43.7% YesNo 56.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP32.1% · strongest party

SVP32.1%

FDP28.4%

SP13.7%

Mitte10.1%

GLP6.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier124%

Cantonal tax multiplier104%

124%SO range 65%145%

Tax rank 61 of 104 in canton Solothurn

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'953 CHF(17%)

Rank 61 of 104 in the canton · 1825 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:16'953 CHF(~17%)

SchnottwilCanton range SolothurnSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Schnottwil	Solothurn	Switzerland median
40'000	8%	6.1–8.8%	5.4%
50'000	10.4%	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%	11.5–16.3%	13.1%
90'000	15.9%	12.2–17.3%	14.1%
100'000	17%	13–18.4%	15.3%
110'000	17.8%	13.8–19.3%	16.3%
120'000	18.6%	14.4–20.1%	17.2%
130'000	19.4%	15.1–20.9%	18.1%
140'000	20.2%	15.7–21.8%	19%
150'000	20.9%	16.4–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	22.6%	17.8–24.3%	21.6%
200'000	24%	19.1–25.8%	23.2%
225'000	25.2%	20.1–27%	24.6%
250'000	26.3%	21.1–28.2%	25.8%
275'000	27.2%	21.9–29.1%	26.8%
300'000	27.9%	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 1991–20209.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'077 mm

9.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

599 m

Mean elevation

514 m

Relief

152 m

Mean slope

4.9°

Flat share

65.6%

South-facing

10.5%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 152 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

14.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

18.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'300

15 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

29.36 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.93 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.8 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

29.36 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Regio Energie Solothurn

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

2.18 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

551

Built before 194631.0%

Built since 200124.5%

2.18 %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 55 min · Car 36 min

AgglomerationPT 21 min · Car 17 min

Remoteness 85/104 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteschnottwil.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'159 #69 SO · #1351 CH Families & children19.8% #49 SO · #1223 CH Age structure20.5% #77 SO · #1143 CH Women share50.8% #23 SO · #505 CH Foreign residents6.6% #97 SO · #1948 CH Population density162/km² #73 SO · #1153 CH Tax burden16'953 #62 SO · #1826 CH Taxes124% #61 SO Warmest municipalities9.4 °C #48 SO · #1052 CH Sunniest municipalities40.3% #56 SO · #1681 CH Rainiest municipalities1'077 mm #76 SO · #1240 CH Voter turnout52.1% #55 SO · #1457 CH Against Switzerland12% #42 SO · #1111 CH Aligned with Switzerland88% #27 SO · #335 CH SVP strongholds32.1% #53 SO · #1145 CH SP strongholds13.7% #53 SO · #1079 CH Centre strongholds10.1% #95 SO · #1188 CH FDP strongholds28.4% #7 SO · #122 CH GLP strongholds6.8% #28 SO · #791 CH Green strongholds6% #65 SO · #1324 CH Largest by area7.2 km² #39 SO · #1225 CH Highest municipalities511 m #34 SO · #1161 CH Remotest municipalities55 min #85 SO · #1487 CH Best-connected municipalities55 min #19 SO · #622 CH Highest peaks599 m #63 SO · #1550 CH Highest-lying municipalities514 m #51 SO · #1369 CH Greatest vertical range152 m #65 SO · #1583 CH Steepest municipalities4.9° #73 SO · #1595 CH Solar potential15 GWh #53 SO · #1246 CH Cheapest electricity29.36 Rp./kWh #41 SO · #1408 CH Most expensive electricity29.36 Rp./kWh #64 SO · #699 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3253

Schnottwil

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Schnottwil3253

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Schnottwil?: The postal code of Schnottwil is 3253.
What is the tax rate in Schnottwil?: The municipal tax multiplier of Schnottwil is 124% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.
How much tax do you pay in Schnottwil?: A single person without children pays about 16'953 CHF income tax in Schnottwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 61 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Schnottwil have?: Schnottwil has 1'159 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Schnottwil?: Schnottwil has 76 foreign residents, a share of 6.56% (2025).

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