About Kestenholz
Kestenholz is a municipality in the district of Gäu in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
- Canton
- Solothurn
- Area
- 8.6 km²
Population
1'884residents
Median taxable income
CHF 65'847
Vacancy
0.45%
Foreign residents
10.2%
Dwellings
889
Jobs (FTE)
633
Tax multiplier
117%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of Kestenholz, 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
633 full-time-equivalent jobs across 118 businesses — services make up 63% of employment, industry 30% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
633FTE total
Primary7.7%
Secondary29.7%
Tertiary62.6%
Land use
10% built-up, 51% agricultural, 38% forest. Measured across 861 hectares (2018).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement10.4%
Agriculture51.6%
Forest38.0%
Water0.0%
Election Results
Mitte led the 2023 National Council election with 40.6%, ahead of SVP at 27.2%.
Source BFS
Mitte40.6%
SVP27.2%+1.8 pp
FDP13.9%−4.1 pp
SP8.5%−2.7 pp
Grüne4.4%−2.3 pp
GLP3.3%−2.2 pp
EVP0.3%−0.5 pp
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
90.5% of dwellings are primary residences; 9.5% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences90.5%
Second homes9.5%
Climate data
Annual mean 9.6°C with 1'107 mm of rain. Warmest in July (19.0°C), coldest in January (0.7°C). Station: Wynau, 422 m.
Source MeteoSchweiz
9.6°C
Annual mean
Mean 9.6°C
Rain 1107 mm
Sun ≈133 days
Wynau · 422 m.a.s.l. · 1991–2020 normals
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
