About 4207 Bretzwil
Bretzwil is a municipality in the district of Waldenburg in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
- Canton
- Basel-Landschaft
- Area
- 7.3 km²
Population
736residents
Median taxable income
CHF 70'028
Vacancy
0.29%
Foreign residents
8.4%
Dwellings
345
Jobs (FTE)
155
Tax multiplier
58%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of 4207 Bretzwil, 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
155 full-time-equivalent jobs across 66 businesses — services make up 50% of employment, industry 12% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
155FTE total
Primary38.1%
Secondary12.3%
Tertiary49.7%
Land use
5% built-up, 56% agricultural, 39% forest. Measured across 738 hectares (2018).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement5.3%
Agriculture56.0%
Forest38.8%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 58.9%, ahead of SP at 11.3%.
Source BFS
SVP58.9%+9.0 pp
SP11.3%−0.3 pp
Mitte7.0%
FDP6.9%−4.9 pp
Grüne5.2%−9.1 pp
GLP4.1%+1.7 pp
EVP2.7%−3.1 pp
Others
1.0%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
89.2% of dwellings are primary residences; 10.8% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences89.2%
Second homes10.8%
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