What is the postal code of Tecknau?

The postal code of Tecknau is 4492.

What is the tax rate in Tecknau?

The municipal tax multiplier of Tecknau is 60% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Tecknau?

A single person without children pays about 16'264 CHF income tax in Tecknau on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 43 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Tecknau have?

Tecknau has 821 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Tecknau?

Tecknau has 252 foreign residents, a share of 30.69% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BL

Tecknau

4492

BL CANTON4492

Residents

821

Area

2.3 km²

Population density

351 pop./km²

Elevation

455 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

60%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

411 50.1%

Men

410 49.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

155 18.9%

Swiss citizens

569 69.3%

Foreign residents

252 30.7%

Population density

351 pop./km²

0–19 · 155 · 18.9%20–64 · 490 · 59.7%65+ · 176 · 21.4%

Foreign residents 30.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Tecknau

BFS

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

61.9% YesNo 38.1%

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

56.7% YesNo 43.3%

14.06.2026Neue Ortsdurchfahrt BirsfeldenCantonal BL● Accepted · 56.2% Yes

53.0% YesNo 47.0%

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

44.2% YesNo 55.8%

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

42.5% YesNo 57.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

40.5% YesNo 59.5%

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

21.6% YesNo 78.4%

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

42.0% YesNo 58.0%

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

41.8% YesNo 58.2%

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

SVP40.6% · strongest party

SVP40.6%

SP18.2%

FDP10.5%

GRÜNE9.2%

Mitte8.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier60%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

60%BL range 45%72%

Tax rank 45 of 86 in canton Basel-Landschaft

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'264 CHF(16.3%)

Rank 43 of 86 in the canton · 1431 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:16'264 CHF(~16.3%)

TecknauCanton range Basel-LandschaftSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Tecknau	Basel-Landschaft	Switzerland median
40'000	6.3%	5.7–6.7%	5.4%
50'000	8.6%	7.8–9.2%	7.8%
60'000	10.6%	9.7–11.4%	10.5%
70'000	12.3%	11.3–13.2%	11.9%
80'000	13.7%	12.6–14.7%	13.1%
90'000	14.9%	13.7–16%	14.1%
100'000	16.3%	14.9–17.4%	15.3%
110'000	17.4%	16–18.6%	16.3%
120'000	18.5%	17–19.7%	17.2%
130'000	19.4%	17.9–20.7%	18.1%
140'000	20.4%	18.7–21.7%	19%
150'000	21.2%	19.5–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	23.1%	21.3–24.5%	21.6%
200'000	24.7%	22.8–26.2%	23.2%
225'000	26.1%	24.1–27.6%	24.6%
250'000	27.3%	25.3–28.8%	25.8%
275'000	28.3%	26.3–29.9%	26.8%
300'000	29.1%	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 1991–202010.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020965 mm

10.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

603 m

Mean elevation

494 m

Relief

175 m

Mean slope

20.8°

Flat share

13.7%

South-facing

19.4%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 175 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

4.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

6.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'100

5 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

30.2 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.74 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

14.31 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.64 Rp./kWh

30.2 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 31.98 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator EBL (Genossenschaft Elektra Baselland)

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

0.26 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

387

Built before 194625.6%

Built since 200112.1%

0.26 %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 46 min · Car 34 min

AgglomerationPT 20 min · Car 27 min

Remoteness 46/86 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitetecknau.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities821 #55 BL · #1570 CH Families & children18.9% #53 BL · #1470 CH Age structure21.4% #66 BL · #970 CH Women share50.1% #44 BL · #871 CH Foreign residents30.7% #9 BL · #288 CH Population density351/km² #41 BL · #685 CH Tax burden16'264 #48 BL · #1437 CH Taxes60% #45 BL Warmest municipalities10.1 °C #39 BL · #408 CH Sunniest municipalities41% #58 BL · #1417 CH Rainiest municipalities965 mm #66 BL · #1774 CH Voter turnout44.7% #81 BL · #2014 CH SVP strongholds40.6% #33 BL · #635 CH SP strongholds18.2% #60 BL · #604 CH Centre strongholds8.7% #40 BL · #1345 CH FDP strongholds10.5% #52 BL · #1334 CH GLP strongholds7.1% #26 BL · #728 CH Green strongholds9.2% #43 BL · #679 CH Largest by area2.3 km² #75 BL · #1969 CH Highest municipalities455 m #49 BL · #1495 CH Remotest municipalities46 min #46 BL · #1740 CH Best-connected municipalities46 min #42 BL · #366 CH Highest peaks603 m #64 BL · #1530 CH Highest-lying municipalities494 m #45 BL · #1451 CH Greatest vertical range175 m #71 BL · #1464 CH Steepest municipalities20.8° #3 BL · #371 CH Solar potential5 GWh #73 BL · #1935 CH Cheapest electricity30.2 Rp./kWh #41 BL · #1676 CH Most expensive electricity30.2 Rp./kWh #55 BL · #441 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

4492

Tecknau

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Tecknau4492

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Tecknau?: The postal code of Tecknau is 4492.
What is the tax rate in Tecknau?: The municipal tax multiplier of Tecknau is 60% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Tecknau?: A single person without children pays about 16'264 CHF income tax in Tecknau on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 43 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Tecknau have?: Tecknau has 821 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Tecknau?: Tecknau has 252 foreign residents, a share of 30.69% (2025).

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