About Giebenach
Giebenach is a municipality in the district of Liestal in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
- Canton
- Basel-Landschaft
- Area
- 1.3 km²
Population
1'136residents
Median taxable income
CHF 79'036
Vacancy
0.58%
Foreign residents
27.3%
Dwellings
517
Jobs (FTE)
211
Tax multiplier
55%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of Giebenach, 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
211 full-time-equivalent jobs across 61 businesses — services make up 51% of employment, industry 46% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
211FTE total
Primary3.3%
Secondary46.0%
Tertiary50.7%
Land use
28% built-up, 53% agricultural, 19% forest. Measured across 133 hectares (2018).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement27.8%
Agriculture53.4%
Forest18.8%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 41.3%, ahead of Mitte at 16.6%.
Source BFS
SVP41.3%+0.2 pp
Mitte16.6%
SP16.2%+4.1 pp
FDP12.2%−3.0 pp
Grüne6.3%−6.7 pp
GLP5.5%+2.1 pp
EVP0.9%−0.8 pp
Others
0.1%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
92.2% of dwellings are primary residences; 7.8% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences92.2%
Second homes7.8%
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
