What is the population of Bellach, Solothurn?

Bellach has a population of approximately 5,163 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Bellach, Solothurn located?

Bellach is located in Solothurn, Switzerland, at approximate coordinates 47.2134°, 7.4983°.

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Bellach

Total population

5,163

Elevation450 m

Land area5.29 km²

Coordinates47.21°, 7.50°

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City facts

Elevation

450 m

Area

5.29 km²

Official website

www.bellach.ch

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Bellach is a municipality in the district of Lebern in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

History & geography

History

Bellach is first mentioned in 1294 as Bella. In 1307 it was mentioned as Bellacho.

Geography

Bellach has an area, , of . Of this area, or 47.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 14.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 33.4% is settled (buildings or roads), or 4.2% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.2% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 5.3% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 16.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 9.3%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.5% of the area Out of the forested land, 12.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 35.1% is used for growing crops and 10.6% is pastures, while 1.7% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the water in the municipality, 0.8% is in lakes and 3.4% is in rivers and streams. Bellacher Weiher is a pond and nature preserve in the municipality.

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Geography

Latitude

47.2134

Longitude

7.4983

Water area

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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Earthquake history

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Andreas Schwaller

Swiss male curler and coach

Swiss politician (1917-2008)

Marcel Kunz

Swiss football player (1943-2017)

Wilhelm Tafel

(1868-1931)

Robin Huser

Swiss association football player

Otto Dübi

Swiss art collector (1885-1966)

Raphael von Büren

Swiss Botanist

Andy Harder

Swiss jazz composer, pianist and big band leader

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Solothurn

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Geography & sun

Elevation

1,486 ft (453 m)

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)

3.43

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

1,254

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

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Avg daily Wikipedia views

Attention level

Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Narrow-leaved Ragwort

Senecio inaequidens

Seen 2026-09-20

common soapwort

Saponaria officinalis

Amanita echinocephala

Seen 2026-09-20

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office

BFS-Nr: 2542
Population (Wikidata): 5,214
Wikidata: Q66403

Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771

Sources

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata
• iNaturalist
• Open-Elevation
• Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
• Wikipedia Pageviews API
• Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
• BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771