About Seltisberg
Seltisberg is a municipality in the district of Liestal in the canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland.
- Canton
- Basel-Landschaft
- Area
- 3.6 km²
Population
1'316residents
Median taxable income
CHF 88'426
Vacancy
0.48%
Foreign residents
8.1%
Dwellings
625
Jobs (FTE)
224
Tax multiplier
59%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of Seltisberg, 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
224 full-time-equivalent jobs across 68 businesses — services make up 75% of employment, industry 21% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
224FTE total
Primary4.0%
Secondary21.0%
Tertiary75.0%
Land use
17% built-up, 46% agricultural, 37% forest. Measured across 354 hectares (2018).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement16.7%
Agriculture46.3%
Forest37.0%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 26.9%, ahead of SP at 22.2%.
Source BFS
SVP26.9%+1.2 pp
SP22.2%+4.4 pp
FDP17.3%−1.1 pp
Grüne12.1%−10.4 pp
Mitte8.1%
GLP6.8%+1.9 pp
EVP3.5%−0.8 pp
Others
1.1%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
91.8% of dwellings are primary residences; 8.2% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences91.8%
Second homes8.2%
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
