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Sissach
Basel-Landschaftvillage
Total population
5,325
Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Sissach is a small village that lies in Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland. Around 5,325 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a temperate latitude (47.463°, 7.813°). The latitude suggests four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,254 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 49% of daylight hours. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Sissach.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta11,715
- European roe deerCapreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia11,356
- Yellow-legged hornetVespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836 · Insecta8,375
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves7,847
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves7,731
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves7,671
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves7,262
- Annual FleabaneErigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida6,678
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.1 — 2025-07-214 km E of Frutigen, Switzerland
- M 3.5 — 2024-06-271 km SSW of Todtmoos, Germany
- M 4.2 — 2024-06-042 km NNW of Unteriberg, Switzerland
- M 4.4 — 2023-03-221 km NW of Pont-de-Roide, France
- M 3.9 — 2022-09-101 km WSW of Zimmersheim, France
- M 4.1 — 2021-12-242 km WSW of Blamont, France
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Basel-Landschaft
- Thürnen1 mi away · pop. 1,453
- Böckten1.2 mi away · pop. 669
- Diepflingen1.7 mi away · pop. 685
- Tenniken1.9 mi away · pop. 900
- Nusshof2 mi away · pop. 264
- Wintersingen2.2 mi away · pop. 608
- Rickenbach BL2.3 mi away · pop. 521
- Hersberg2.4 mi away · pop. 330
- Lausen2.6 mi away · pop. 4,645
- Wittinsburg2.9 mi away · pop. 448
- Ormalingen3 mi away · pop. 1,881
- Rümlingen3.2 mi away · pop. 387
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Sissach
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office
- BFS-Nr
- 2861
- Population (Wikidata)
- 6,681
- Wikidata
- Q66554
Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771
Sources
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library
- • BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771