About 4415 Lausen
Lausen is a municipality in the district of Liestal in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
- Canton
- Basel-Landschaft
- Area
- 5.6 km²
Population
5'886residents
Median taxable income
CHF 68'945
Vacancy
0.57%
Foreign residents
29.4%
Dwellings
2'807
Jobs (FTE)
1'719
Tax multiplier
55%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of 4415 Lausen, 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
1'719 full-time-equivalent jobs across 312 businesses — services make up 63% of employment, industry 36% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
1'719FTE total
Primary0.9%
Secondary36.1%
Tertiary62.9%
Land use
26% built-up, 21% agricultural, 52% forest. Measured across 555 hectares (2018).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement26.2%
Agriculture21.7%
Forest52.1%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 32.8%, ahead of SP at 28.8%.
Source BFS
SVP32.8%+0.8 pp
SP28.8%+4.8 pp
FDP10.5%−0.8 pp
Grüne8.7%−6.8 pp
Mitte7.5%
GLP5.7%+1.4 pp
EVP3.7%−1.9 pp
Others
0.5%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
90.8% of dwellings are primary residences; 9.2% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences90.8%
Second homes9.2%
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
