About Reigoldswil
Reigoldswil is a municipality in the district of Waldenburg in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
- Canton
- Basel-Landschaft
- Area
- 9.3 km²
Population
1'593residents
Median taxable income
CHF 66'857
Vacancy
0.12%
Foreign residents
12.5%
Dwellings
833
Jobs (FTE)
501
Tax multiplier
66%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of Reigoldswil, 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
501 full-time-equivalent jobs across 133 businesses — services make up 69% of employment, industry 17% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
501FTE total
Primary13.6%
Secondary17.4%
Tertiary69.1%
Land use
8% built-up, 47% agricultural, 45% forest. Measured across 918 hectares (2018).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement8.5%
Agriculture46.6%
Forest44.9%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 35.3%, ahead of SP at 26.1%.
Source BFS
SVP35.3%+6.7 pp
SP26.1%−0.4 pp
Grüne10.0%−7.5 pp
FDP7.9%−3.8 pp
EVP6.7%−0.5 pp
Mitte6.2%
GLP4.8%+1.3 pp
Others
1.3%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
86.8% of dwellings are primary residences; 13.3% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences86.8%
Second homes13.2%
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
