Population
2'979↑0.5%
About Hessigkofen
City · Solothurn
Hessigkofen is a former municipality in the district of Bucheggberg, in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Hessigkofen, Tscheppach, Brügglen, Aetingen, Aetigkofen, Bibern (SO), Gossliwil, Mühledorf (SO), Küttigkofen, Kyburg-Buchegg merged into the new municipality of Buchegg.
Population
2'979
Tax multiplier
110%
Hessigkofen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.110%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 54'600↑2.0%
Top quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 60'100↑1.5%
81%
Cantonal tax multiplier
104%
0.80%↑196.3%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Agriculture56%
- Forest34%
- Settlement9%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
5.7%↓1.0%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median price
CHF 6'548/ m²
−23% vs CH
Dwellings
1'500↑1.3%
Jobs (FTE)
798↓8.1%
89%
Property market in Hessigkofen
The rental vacancy rate is 0.80%, 61% below the cantonal average (2.06 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 110%, 6% below the cantonal average (117 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 63'150, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 61'929). Hessigkofen has 2'979 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
