Population
4'440↑1.7%
About Breitenbach
Municipality · Solothurn
Breitenbach is a municipality in the district of Thierstein in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. There are two train stations near Breitenbach, the main being in Laufen and the other in Zwingen. As with most of Switzerland, there are Postauto buses which take people to surrounding cities and to and from the train station. Schweizerdeutsch (Swiss-German) in Breitenbach closely resembles that of Baseldeutsch (Basel-German).
Population
4'440
Tax multiplier
113%
Breitenbach in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.113%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 50'800↑4.1%
Below average in canton
Median net income
CHF 56'025↑1.7%
78%
Cantonal tax multiplier
104%
1.99%↓18.4%
Above average in canton
- Agriculture44%
- Forest35%
- Settlement20%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
26.7%↑0.5%
Top quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 17/ m²
−6% vs CH
Dwellings
2'161↑1.4%
Jobs (FTE)
1'427↑1.6%
90%
6%
Fibre
Housing market in Breitenbach
The rental vacancy rate is 1.99%, 3% below the cantonal average (2.06 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 113%, 3% below the cantonal average (117 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 59'100, 5% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Breitenbach has 4'440 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
