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Solothurn · Bezirk Thierstein · BFS commune no. 2616[7]

Coat of arms of FehrenFehren

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 75’558per year, after tax and insurance
Income tax[1]CHF 17’36417.4% of income
Health insurance[3]CHF 590adult, per month
Residents[4]6195.7% foreign nationals
Nearest job hub[6]63 minto Liestal

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer. See how Fehren ranks for your household →
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Fehren has 619 residents, making it the 90th largest of the 104 communes in the canton of Solothurn.

6% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 17’364 a year in income tax here, less than in 1 of its 5 neighbouring communes and among the highest quarter in Solothurn.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 590 a month, above the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Liestal, about 63 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Income tax

Income tax 2026 (federal, cantonal and communal; no church tax) for an employee with gross labour income of…[1]

ProfileCHF 50’000CHF 80’000CHF 100’000CHF 150’000CHF 200’000CHF 300’000
Single, no children5’350
10.7%		12’332
15.4%		17’364
17.4%		32’009
21.3%		49’016
24.5%		85’356
28.5%
Married, single income, no children1’796
3.6%		7’305
9.1%		11’730
11.7%		24’377
16.3%		40’304
20.2%		76’209
25.4%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children1’461
2.9%		6’671
8.3%		11’061
11.1%		23’189
15.5%		37’432
18.7%		72’588
24.2%
Married, single income, 2 children100
0.2%		2’651
3.3%		6’240
6.2%		18’008
12.0%		32’914
16.5%		68’349
22.8%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 104%, commune 130%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 12%, Roman Catholic 18%.[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

Monthly basic insurance premium, standard model, single premium region of Solothurn.[3]

Cheapest insurerMedian insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident coverCHF 553CHF 590
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident coverCHF 128CHF 149

Commute to job hubs

Median door-to-door time by public transport and on foot, weekday departures every minute 07:00–08:30, from the commune's busiest station. Includes waiting for the next departure.[6]

HubMinutes
Liestal63
Basel SBB64
Delémont64
Muttenz72
Allschwil91
Olten93
Biel/Bienne97
Aarau108

Hubs more than 3 hours away are not listed. Commute to any commune or postcode: Ranking →

Compared with neighbouring communes

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000: income tax per year and median adult premium per month (CHF).

CommuneTax CHF/yr[1]Premium CHF/mo[3]Population[4]
Büsserach16’0765902’473
Breitenbach16’2605904’440
Nunningen16’7175901’948
Meltingen16’897590623
Fehren17’364590619
Zullwil17’974590704

Population

Residents619[4]
Foreign nationals5.7%
Aged 0–1918.3%
Aged 20–6459.6%
Aged 65+22.1%
Area1.48 km²[5]

Sources

  1. Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax burden statistics 2026. Tax burden in the communes, tax year 2026; reference date tax year 2026; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  2. Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax multipliers 2026. Tax multipliers (income tax), tax year 2026; reference date tax year 2026; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  3. Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), health insurance premiums 2027. Health insurance premiums 2027 (mandatory basic insurance); reference date 2027 premiums (published Sept 2026); downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  4. Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Permanent resident population (STATPOP) 2025; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  5. © swisstopo. swissBOUNDARIES3D (swissboundaries3d_2026-01); reference date 2026-01-01; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  6. Timetable: opentransportdata.swiss; walking network © OpenStreetMap contributors. Public transport commute to job hubs (computed); reference date timetable fahrplan-2026-gtfs2020, 2026-11-03 07:00–08:30; downloaded 2026-11-02. Licence.
  7. Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Swiss official commune register. Swiss official commune register (historicized); reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  10. Wikimedia Commons. Coats of arms of Swiss communes; reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.

Coat of arms: Fehren-blason.png, Voyager, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.