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).

Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen (SO): Postal Codes 4716, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

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%

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

Vote results for Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen

BFS

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

62.5% YesNo 37.5%

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

66.1% YesNo 33.9%

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

38.1% YesNo 61.9%

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

38.5% YesNo 61.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

40.6% YesNo 59.4%

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

15.0% YesNo 85.0%

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

50.3% YesNo 49.7%

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

50.0% YesNo 50.0%

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

63.0% YesNo 37.0%

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

57.2% YesNo 42.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP40.1% · strongest party

SVP40.1%

Mitte24.3%

FDP13.7%

SP10.6%

GRÜNE4.0%

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 62 of 104 in canton Solothurn

Tax 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

Income tax as % of gross income

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 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual 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 m

Highest 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

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

13.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

18.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'000

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 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

2.52 %

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 101 min · Car 61 min

AgglomerationPT 46 min · Car 25 min

Remoteness 1/104 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitewelschenrohr.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

30

Largest municipalities1'199 #65 SO · #1326 CH Families & children17.6% #89 SO · #1728 CH Age structure25.6% #18 SO · #340 CH Women share48% #89 SO · #1859 CH Foreign residents15.8% #47 SO · #1215 CH Population density49/km² #99 SO · #1779 CH Tax burden16'973 #63 SO · #1828 CH Taxes124% #62 SO Warmest municipalities8.3 °C #97 SO · #1641 CH Sunniest municipalities40.7% #36 SO · #1528 CH Rainiest municipalities1'447 mm #6 SO · #294 CH Voter turnout49.3% #82 SO · #1761 CH Against Switzerland26.3% #3 SO · #184 CH Aligned with Switzerland73.7% #73 SO · #1273 CH SVP strongholds40.1% #11 SO · #655 CH SP strongholds10.6% #70 SO · #1454 CH Centre strongholds24.3% #27 SO · #370 CH FDP strongholds13.7% #69 SO · #955 CH GLP strongholds2.9% #97 SO · #1600 CH Green strongholds4% #92 SO · #1732 CH Largest by area24.5 km² #4 SO · #379 CH Remotest municipalities101 min #1 SO · #390 CH Best-connected municipalities101 min #104 SO · #1717 CH Highest peaks1'330 m #7 SO · #532 CH Highest-lying municipalities908 m #2 SO · #501 CH Greatest vertical range721 m #13 SO · #543 CH Steepest municipalities19.4° #7 SO · #406 CH Solar potential14 GWh #56 SO · #1318 CH Cheapest electricity27.3 Rp./kWh #10 SO · #741 CH Most expensive electricity27.3 Rp./kWh #79 SO · #1351 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

4716

Welschenrohr

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Gänsbrunnen4716 Welschenrohr4716

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

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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