What is the postal code of Wenslingen?

Wenslingen has 2 postal codes: 4493, 4495.

What is the tax rate in Wenslingen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Wenslingen is 58% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Wenslingen?

A single person without children pays about 16'082 CHF income tax in Wenslingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 25 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Wenslingen have?

Wenslingen has 704 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Wenslingen?

Wenslingen has 53 foreign residents, a share of 7.53% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BL

Wenslingen

4493–4495

BL CANTON4493 4495

Residents

704

Area

5.9 km²

Population density

119 pop./km²

Elevation

579 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

58%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

369 52.4%

Men

335 47.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

133 18.9%

Swiss citizens

651 92.5%

Foreign residents

53 7.5%

Population density

119 pop./km²

0–19 · 133 · 18.9%20–64 · 369 · 52.4%65+ · 202 · 28.7%

Foreign residents 7.5%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Wenslingen

BFS

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

58.4% YesNo 41.6%

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

54.4% YesNo 45.6%

14.06.2026Neue Ortsdurchfahrt BirsfeldenCantonal BL● Accepted · 56.2% Yes

56.2% YesNo 43.8%

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

51.8% YesNo 48.2%

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

40.8% YesNo 59.2%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

39.2% YesNo 60.8%

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

21.8% YesNo 78.2%

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

35.2% YesNo 64.8%

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

46.6% YesNo 53.4%

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

68.4% YesNo 31.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP37.2% · strongest party

SVP37.2%

SP20.1%

GRÜNE14.1%

FDP9.7%

EVP6.1%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier58%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

58%BL range 45%72%

Tax rank 30 of 86 in canton Basel-Landschaft

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'082 CHF(16.1%)

Rank 25 of 86 in the canton · 1309 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:16'082 CHF(~16.1%)

WenslingenCanton range Basel-LandschaftSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Wenslingen	Basel-Landschaft	Switzerland median
40'000	6.2%	5.7–6.7%	5.4%
50'000	8.5%	7.8–9.2%	7.8%
60'000	10.5%	9.7–11.4%	10.5%
70'000	12.2%	11.3–13.2%	11.9%
80'000	13.6%	12.6–14.7%	13.1%
90'000	14.8%	13.7–16%	14.1%
100'000	16.1%	14.9–17.4%	15.3%
110'000	17.3%	16–18.6%	16.3%
120'000	18.3%	17–19.7%	17.2%
130'000	19.2%	17.9–20.7%	18.1%
140'000	20.2%	18.7–21.7%	19%
150'000	21%	19.5–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	22.9%	21.3–24.5%	21.6%
200'000	24.4%	22.8–26.2%	23.2%
225'000	25.8%	24.1–27.6%	24.6%
250'000	27%	25.3–28.8%	25.8%
275'000	28%	26.3–29.9%	26.8%
300'000	28.9%	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 1991–20209.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'041 mm

9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

664 m

Mean elevation

596 m

Relief

154 m

Mean slope

5.4°

Flat share

67.0%

South-facing

9.5%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 154 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

8.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

11.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'900

8 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

0.29 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

350

Built before 194649.7%

Built since 200112.6%

0.29 %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 61 min · Car 38 min

AgglomerationPT 43 min · Car 26 min

Remoteness 8/86 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitewenslingen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities704 #63 BL · #1650 CH Families & children18.9% #55 BL · #1472 CH Age structure28.7% #7 BL · #143 CH Women share52.4% #3 BL · #86 CH Foreign residents7.5% #82 BL · #1895 CH Population density119/km² #67 BL · #1370 CH Tax burden16'082 #30 BL · #1317 CH Taxes58% #30 BL Warmest municipalities9.8 °C #62 BL · #713 CH Sunniest municipalities40.8% #74 BL · #1497 CH Rainiest municipalities1'041 mm #31 BL · #1433 CH Voter turnout59.1% #11 BL · #567 CH SVP strongholds37.2% #41 BL · #825 CH SP strongholds20.1% #48 BL · #463 CH Centre strongholds4.6% #84 BL · #1830 CH FDP strongholds9.7% #61 BL · #1427 CH GLP strongholds3.4% #80 BL · #1511 CH Green strongholds14.1% #6 BL · #177 CH Largest by area5.9 km² #43 BL · #1408 CH Highest municipalities579 m #16 BL · #892 CH Remotest municipalities61 min #8 BL · #1299 CH Best-connected municipalities61 min #79 BL · #817 CH Highest peaks664 m #42 BL · #1313 CH Highest-lying municipalities596 m #20 BL · #1022 CH Greatest vertical range154 m #74 BL · #1569 CH Steepest municipalities5.4° #75 BL · #1493 CH Solar potential8 GWh #50 BL · #1658 CH Cheapest electricity30.2 Rp./kWh #44 BL · #1679 CH Most expensive electricity30.2 Rp./kWh #58 BL · #444 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Wenslingen4493 Zeglingen4495

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Wenslingen?: Wenslingen has 2 postal codes: 4493, 4495.
What is the tax rate in Wenslingen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Wenslingen is 58% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Wenslingen?: A single person without children pays about 16'082 CHF income tax in Wenslingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 25 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Wenslingen have?: Wenslingen has 704 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Wenslingen?: Wenslingen has 53 foreign residents, a share of 7.53% (2025).

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