Population
2'060↑0.1%
About Thurnen
Municipality · Bern
Thürnen is a municipality in the district of Sissach in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
Population
2'060
Tax multiplier
185%
Thurnen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
185%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 66'413
Top quartile in canton
Vacancy
1.39%↑27.5%
Above average in canton
- Agriculture78%
- Settlement15%
- Forest6%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
8.2%↑2.2%
Middle in canton
Dwellings
1'007↓0.2%
Jobs (FTE)
219↓0.5%
89%
2%
Fibre
Housing market in Thurnen
The rental vacancy rate is 1.39%, 26% above the cantonal average (1.10 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 185%, 13% above the cantonal average (164 %). Median taxable income is CHF 66'413, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 67'216). Thurnen has 2'060 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
