Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'649 49.8%
Men
1'662 50.2%
Children & youth (0–19)
644 19.5%
Swiss citizens
2'698 81.5%
Foreign residents
613 18.5%
Population density
528 pop./km²
0–19 · 644 · 19.5%20–64 · 1'973 · 59.6%65+ · 694 · 21.0%
Foreign residents 18.5%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +12 (+0.4%) · 21 births · 23 deaths · net migration +4
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 Wasseramt: 24.2% Yes
19.3% YesNo 80.7%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 25.9% Yes
29.5% YesNo 70.5%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 54.5% Yes
57.5% YesNo 42.5%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 50.5% Yes
54.0% YesNo 46.0%
14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung des KantonsratsgesetzesCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 58.2% Yes
55.0% YesNo 45.0%
14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung der KantonsverfassungCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 58.4% Yes
55.4% YesNo 44.6%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 54.4% Yes
51.1% YesNo 49.0%
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 Wasseramt: 24.0% Yes
20.2% YesNo 79.9%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 40.5% Yes
43.7% YesNo 56.3%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 39.9% Yes
44.1% YesNo 55.9%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP28.8% · strongest party
SVP28.8%
FDP20.7%
SP18.7%
Mitte17.0%
GRÜNE6.5%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier128%
Cantonal tax multiplier104%
128%SO range 65%145%
Tax rank 88 of 104 in canton SolothurnTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
17'230 CHF(17.2%)
Rank 87 of 104 in the canton · 1945 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:17'230 CHF(~17.2%)
SubingenCanton range SolothurnSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Subingen | Solothurn | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 8.2% | 6.1–8.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 10.6% | 7.9–11.4% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 12.6% | 9.4–13.5% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 14.1% | 10.5–15.1% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 15.3% | 11.5–16.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 16.2% | 12.2–17.3% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 17.2% | 13–18.4% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 18.1% | 13.8–19.3% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 18.9% | 14.4–20.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 19.7% | 15.1–20.9% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 20.5% | 15.7–21.8% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 21.2% | 16.4–22.5% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 22.9% | 17.8–24.3% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 24.3% | 19.1–25.8% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 25.6% | 20.1–27% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 26.7% | 21.1–28.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 27.5% | 21.9–29.1% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 28.3% | 22.5–29.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.5 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'072 mm
9.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
477 m
Mean elevation
451 m
Relief
44 m
Mean slope
1.6°
Flat share
97.1%
South-facing
0.2%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 44 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
30.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
39.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
6'800
Per inhabitant
9'278 kWh/yr
31 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
28.11 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.92 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.32 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.3 Rp./kWh
28.11 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.51 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.
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
1.76 %
Second homes
7.9 %
Avg. rooms
4
Dwellings
1'593
Built before 194616.3%
Built since 200127.8%
1.76 %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
3'203
Workplaces
184
Services share
90.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 33 (1.0%) · Secondary 258 (8.1%) · Tertiary 2'912 (90.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
10
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
275 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 · CC0BFS municipality number2532
Head of governmentHans Ruedi Ingold
Websitesubingen.ch ↗
DistrictBezirk Wasseramt
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities3'311 #28 SO · #668 CHGrowing municipalities0.4% #55 SO · #1195 CHShrinking municipalities0.4% #50 SO · #910 CHJobs per resident0.97 #4 SO · #94 CHFamilies & children19.5% #56 SO · #1308 CHAge structure21% #69 SO · #1043 CHWomen share49.8% #55 SO · #1069 CHForeign residents18.5% #37 SO · #992 CHPopulation density528/km² #30 SO · #485 CHTax burden17'230 #87 SO · #1945 CHTaxes128% #88 SOWarmest municipalities9.5 °C #45 SO · #974 CHSunniest municipalities40% #93 SO · #1876 CHRainiest municipalities1'072 mm #80 SO · #1262 CHVoter turnout52.7% #62 SO · #1502 CHAgainst Switzerland11.8% #46 SO · #1115 CHAligned with Switzerland88.2% #32 SO · #339 CHSVP strongholds28.8% #77 SO · #1346 CHSP strongholds18.7% #24 SO · #561 CHCentre strongholds17% #60 SO · #699 CHFDP strongholds20.7% #27 SO · #409 CHGLP strongholds5.5% #54 SO · #1083 CHGreen strongholds6.5% #56 SO · #1210 CHLargest by area6.3 km² #47 SO · #1355 CHHighest municipalities440 m #76 SO · #1617 CHSecond homes7.9% #80 SO · #1649 CHOrganic farming0% #82 SO · #1766 CHBest-connected municipalities68 min #67 SO · #1021 CHRemotest municipalities68 min #36 SO · #1085 CHHighest peaks477 m #93 SO · #1957 CHHighest-lying municipalities451 m #80 SO · #1714 CHGreatest vertical range44 m #95 SO · #2054 CHSteepest municipalities1.6° #97 SO · #2037 CHSolar potential31 GWh #27 SO · #654 CHSolar potential per capita9'278 kWh #52 SO · #1201 CHCheapest electricity28.11 Rp./kWh #46 SO · #1368 CHMost expensive electricity28.11 Rp./kWh #58 SO · #740 CH
Postal codes (1)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 1Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Subingen?
- The postal code of Subingen is 4553.
- What is the tax rate in Subingen?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Subingen is 128% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.
- How much tax do you pay in Subingen?
- A single person without children pays about 17'230 CHF income tax in Subingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 87 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Subingen have?
- Subingen has 3'311 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Subingen?
- Subingen has 613 foreign residents, a share of 18.51% (2025).
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