About Starrkirch-Wil
Starrkirch-Wil is a municipality in the district of Olten in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
- Canton
- Solothurn
- Area
- 1.9 km²
Population
1'980residents
Median taxable income
CHF 73'837
Vacancy
1.11%
Foreign residents
19.8%
Dwellings
901
Jobs (FTE)
321
Tax multiplier
107%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of Starrkirch-Wil, 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
321 full-time-equivalent jobs across 0 businesses — services make up 89% of employment, industry 9% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
321FTE total
Primary1.6%
Secondary9.0%
Tertiary89.4%
Land use
30% built-up, 21% agricultural, 49% forest. Measured across 184 hectares (2018).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement30.4%
Agriculture20.7%
Forest48.9%
Water0.0%
Election Results
FDP led the 2023 National Council election with 25.6%, ahead of SP at 24.3%.
Source BFS
FDP25.6%±0 pp
SP24.3%−1.3 pp
SVP19.1%+1.8 pp
Grüne11.7%−1.7 pp
Mitte10.5%
GLP6.8%+1.2 pp
EVP1.6%+0.1 pp
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
94.3% of dwellings are primary residences; 5.7% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences94.3%
Second homes5.6%
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
