About Arboldswil
Arboldswil is a municipality in the district of Waldenburg in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
- Canton
- Basel-Landschaft
- Area
- 3.5 km²
Population
608residents
Median taxable income
CHF 80'048
Vacancy
0.70%
Foreign residents
10.0%
Dwellings
286
Jobs (FTE)
86
Tax multiplier
59%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of Arboldswil, coloured by how it's used. Drawn from the BFS Arealstatistik 2025 release — the most recent nationwide snapshot.
Source BFS Arealstatistik
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Jobs & economy
86 full-time-equivalent jobs across 36 businesses — services make up 71% of employment, industry 9% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
86FTE total
Primary19.8%
Secondary9.3%
Tertiary70.9%
Land use
8% built-up, 51% agricultural, 42% forest. Measured across 345 hectares (2018).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement7.5%
Agriculture50.7%
Forest41.7%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 51.5%, ahead of SP at 14.9%.
Source BFS
SVP51.5%+10.3 pp
SP14.9%+1.3 pp
FDP10.4%−0.8 pp
Grüne6.4%−9.2 pp
EVP5.0%−5.3 pp
Mitte4.9%
GLP4.4%+1.1 pp
Others
1.1%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
86.4% of dwellings are primary residences; 13.6% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences86.4%
Second homes13.6%
Warming trend
Mean annual temperature at Basel / Binningen has risen by +2.4°C between the first 30 observed years (1755–1784) and the most recent (1996–2025).
Source MeteoSchweiz NBCN
+2.4°C
mean 1996–2025 vs. 1755–1784
Basel / Binningen · 316 m.a.s.l. · 1755–2025
