About 4618 Boningen
Boningen is a municipality in the district of Olten in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
- Canton
- Solothurn
- Area
- 2.8 km²
Population
813residents
Median taxable income
CHF 62'610
Vacancy
0.78%
Foreign residents
20.2%
Dwellings
385
Jobs (FTE)
249
Tax multiplier
125%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of 4618 Boningen, 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
249 full-time-equivalent jobs across 41 businesses — services make up 37% of employment, industry 52% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
249FTE total
Primary10.4%
Secondary52.2%
Tertiary37.3%
Land use
25% built-up, 37% agricultural, 29% forest. Measured across 280 hectares (2018).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement27.8%
Agriculture40.8%
Forest31.4%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 43.2%, ahead of Mitte at 18.5%.
Source BFS
SVP43.2%+4.6 pp
Mitte18.5%
FDP16.9%−1.0 pp
SP10.8%−7.4 pp
GLP4.7%+1.3 pp
Grüne3.4%−0.6 pp
EVP1.1%−0.1 pp
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
92.4% of dwellings are primary residences; 7.6% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences92.4%
Second homes7.6%
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
