About Fulenbach
Fulenbach is a municipality in the district of Olten in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
- Canton
- Solothurn
- Area
- 4.5 km²
Population
1'821residents
Median taxable income
CHF 66'753
Vacancy
5.13%
Foreign residents
11.6%
Dwellings
858
Jobs (FTE)
776
Tax multiplier
110%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of Fulenbach, 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
776 full-time-equivalent jobs across 121 businesses — services make up 62% of employment, industry 32% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
776FTE total
Primary6.2%
Secondary32.1%
Tertiary61.7%
Land use
19% built-up, 49% agricultural, 29% forest. Measured across 448 hectares (2018).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement19.2%
Agriculture50.3%
Forest30.5%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 32.2%, ahead of Mitte at 27.4%.
Source BFS
SVP32.2%+3.4 pp
Mitte27.4%
FDP14.2%−0.3 pp
SP13.7%−1.8 pp
Grüne5.9%−4.3 pp
GLP3.1%−1.7 pp
EVP0.7%−0.6 pp
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
95.4% of dwellings are primary residences; 4.6% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences95.4%
Second homes4.6%
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
