About Thürnen
Thürnen is a municipality in the district of Sissach in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
- Canton
- Basel-Landschaft
- Area
- 2.3 km²
Population
1'459residents
Median taxable income
CHF 64'655
Vacancy
0.42%
Foreign residents
23.4%
Dwellings
714
Jobs (FTE)
306
Tax multiplier
56%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of Thürnen, 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
306 full-time-equivalent jobs across 50 businesses — services make up 59% of employment, industry 35% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
306FTE total
Primary6.2%
Secondary35.0%
Tertiary58.8%
Land use
19% built-up, 56% agricultural, 25% forest. Measured across 229 hectares (2018).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement18.8%
Agriculture55.9%
Forest25.3%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 39.2%, ahead of SP at 22.3%.
Source BFS
SVP39.2%+4.8 pp
SP22.3%+2.7 pp
FDP16.1%−2.6 pp
Grüne9.0%−8.3 pp
Mitte6.3%
GLP4.0%+0.1 pp
EVP1.4%−1.1 pp
Others
0.7%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
93.7% of dwellings are primary residences; 6.3% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences93.7%
Second homes6.3%
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
