About Zunzgen
Zunzgen is a municipality in the district of Sissach in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
- Canton
- Basel-Landschaft
- Area
- 6.9 km²
Population
2'790residents
Median taxable income
CHF 68'131
Vacancy
0.74%
Foreign residents
19.9%
Dwellings
1'351
Jobs (FTE)
529
Tax multiplier
59%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of Zunzgen, 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
529 full-time-equivalent jobs across 124 businesses — services make up 64% of employment, industry 23% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
529FTE total
Primary13.2%
Secondary23.3%
Tertiary63.5%
Land use
12% built-up, 37% agricultural, 50% forest. Measured across 686 hectares (2018).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement12.4%
Agriculture37.4%
Forest50.2%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 40.0%, ahead of SP at 22.4%.
Source BFS
SVP40.0%+8.8 pp
SP22.4%−0.2 pp
FDP11.1%−2.2 pp
Grüne8.2%−11.6 pp
GLP7.0%+2.6 pp
Mitte6.9%
EVP2.5%−1.6 pp
Others
0.6%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
90.2% of dwellings are primary residences; 9.8% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences90.2%
Second homes9.8%
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
