Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
576 48.0%
Men
623 52.0%
Children & youth (0–19)
211 17.6%
Swiss citizens
1'010 84.2%
Foreign residents
189 15.8%
Population density
49 pop./km²
0–19 · 211 · 17.6%20–64 · 681 · 56.8%65+ · 307 · 25.6%
Foreign residents 15.8%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −10 (−0.8%) · 8 births · 13 deaths · net migration −10
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 Thal: 20.1% Yes
18.9% YesNo 81.1%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Thal: 35.5% Yes
38.4% YesNo 61.6%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Thal: 62.7% Yes
62.5% YesNo 37.5%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Thal: 65.5% Yes
66.1% YesNo 33.9%
14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung des KantonsratsgesetzesCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Thal: 46.4% Yes
38.1% YesNo 61.9%
14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung der KantonsverfassungCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Thal: 46.2% Yes
38.5% YesNo 61.5%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Thal: 42.0% Yes
40.6% YesNo 59.4%
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 Thal: 14.6% Yes
15.0% YesNo 85.0%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Thal: 47.0% Yes
50.3% YesNo 49.7%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Thal: 45.4% Yes
50.0% YesNo 50.0%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP40.1% · strongest party
SVP40.1%
Mitte24.3%
FDP13.7%
SP10.6%
GRÜNE4.0%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier124%
Cantonal tax multiplier104%
124%SO range 65%145%
Tax rank 62 of 104 in canton SolothurnTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'973 CHF(17%)
Rank 63 of 104 in the canton · 1828 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:16'973 CHF(~17%)
Welschenrohr-GänsbrunnenCanton range SolothurnSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen | 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 | 17.8% | 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 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.3 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'447 mm
8.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'330 m
Mean elevation
908 m
Relief
721 m
Mean slope
19.4°
Flat share
5.1%
South-facing
33.2%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 721 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
13.6 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
18.1 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'000
Per inhabitant
11'309 kWh/yr
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 24.09.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2027Tariff H4
25.19 Rp./kWh
Energy
7.97 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.91 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.4 Rp./kWh
25.19 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.51 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.
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
2.52 %
Second homes
18.8 %
Avg. rooms
4.1
Dwellings
675
Built before 194643.4%
Built since 20018.7%
2.52 %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
278
Workplaces
91
Services share
41.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 65 (23.4%) · Secondary 98 (35.3%) · Tertiary 115 (41.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
22
Organic share
9.1 %
Farmland
741 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 · CC0Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'199 #65 SO · #1326 CHGrowing municipalities-0.8% #85 SO · #1755 CHShrinking municipalities-0.8% #20 SO · #354 CHJobs per resident0.23 #71 SO · #1628 CHFamilies & children17.6% #89 SO · #1728 CHAge structure25.6% #18 SO · #340 CHWomen share48% #89 SO · #1859 CHForeign residents15.8% #47 SO · #1215 CHPopulation density49/km² #99 SO · #1779 CHTax burden16'973 #63 SO · #1828 CHTaxes124% #62 SOWarmest municipalities8.3 °C #97 SO · #1641 CHSunniest municipalities40.7% #36 SO · #1528 CHRainiest municipalities1'447 mm #6 SO · #294 CHVoter turnout50% #82 SO · #1780 CHAgainst Switzerland25.7% #3 SO · #189 CHAligned with Switzerland74.3% #73 SO · #1268 CHSVP strongholds40.1% #10 SO · #655 CHSP strongholds10.6% #70 SO · #1459 CHCentre strongholds24.3% #27 SO · #370 CHFDP strongholds13.7% #70 SO · #958 CHGLP strongholds2.9% #97 SO · #1603 CHGreen strongholds4% #92 SO · #1737 CHLargest by area24.5 km² #4 SO · #379 CHSecond homes18.8% #2 SO · #368 CHOrganic farming9.1% #57 SO · #1285 CHBest-connected municipalities101 min #104 SO · #1718 CHRemotest municipalities101 min #1 SO · #389 CHHighest peaks1'330 m #7 SO · #532 CHHighest-lying municipalities908 m #2 SO · #501 CHGreatest vertical range721 m #13 SO · #543 CHSteepest municipalities19.4° #7 SO · #406 CHSolar potential14 GWh #56 SO · #1318 CHSolar potential per capita11'309 kWh #23 SO · #864 CHCheapest electricity25.19 Rp./kWh #4 SO · #462 CHMost expensive electricity25.19 Rp./kWh #85 SO · #1630 CH
Postal codes (1)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen?
- The postal code of Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen is 4716.
- What is the tax rate in Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen is 124% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.
- How much tax do you pay in Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen?
- A single person without children pays about 16'973 CHF income tax in Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 63 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen have?
- Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen has 1'199 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen?
- Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen has 189 foreign residents, a share of 15.76% (2025).
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