About Läufelfingen
Läufelfingen is a municipality in the district of Sissach in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
- Canton
- Basel-Landschaft
- Area
- 8.2 km²
Population
1'415residents
Median taxable income
CHF 65'571
Vacancy
0.96%
Foreign residents
15.0%
Dwellings
729
Jobs (FTE)
429
Tax multiplier
64%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of Läufelfingen, 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
429 full-time-equivalent jobs across 108 businesses — services make up 56% of employment, industry 33% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
429FTE total
Primary10.7%
Secondary32.9%
Tertiary56.4%
Land use
10% built-up, 49% agricultural, 41% forest. Measured across 814 hectares (2018).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement10.1%
Agriculture48.6%
Forest41.3%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 41.0%, ahead of SP at 24.8%.
Source BFS
SVP41.0%+5.7 pp
SP24.8%+2.4 pp
Grüne9.9%−11.4 pp
FDP9.1%−0.9 pp
GLP6.9%+3.4 pp
Mitte5.6%
EVP1.5%−0.8 pp
Others
0.4%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
84.6% of dwellings are primary residences; 15.4% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences84.6%
Second homes15.4%
Climate data
Annual mean 9.6°C with 972 mm of rain. Warmest in July (18.6°C), coldest in January (1.0°C). Station: Rünenberg, 611 m.
Source MeteoSchweiz
9.6°C
Annual mean
Mean 9.6°C
Rain 972 mm
Sun ≈140 days
Rünenberg · 611 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
