Eptingen, a municipality in the Bezirk Waldenburg, sits at an altitude of 560 meters above sea level and covers a total surface area of 1118 hectares. Table 2 summarizes the key features of the municipality, and figure 1 shows its location on the map.

Eptingen is a municipality located in the Waldenburg district of the Basel-Landschaft canton in Switzerland. Archaeological evidence indicates that the area was inhabited as early as the 7th century, with actual settlement occurring in the early Middle Ages. The village was first mentioned in historical records in 1145 as "Ebittingen," and later as "Etingen" in 1189 and "Eptinwin" in 1194. Initially under the control of the Bishop of Basel, Eptingen was later acquired by the city of Basel in 1487 and became part of the Waldenburg district in 1803. More information can be found on the Wikipedia page at https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eptingen.

In 2025, Eptingen had a population of 579, ranking 68th in the canton. Of the residents in 2024, 489 were Swiss citizens and 83 were foreigners, making up 14.51 percent of the population, which ranks 53rd for foreigner proportion. The population consists of 103 young people aged 0-17, 363 working-age adults aged 18-65, and 113 older adults over 65. There are 305 men and 274 women. Table 2 shows the population by age groups since 2005.

The municipality's total surface area of 1118 hectares is the 6th largest in the canton. Land use is divided into 5.4 percent settlement area, 46.0 percent agricultural area, and 48.3 percent forest.

Eptingen ranks 67th in total tax revenue. The tax revenue per adult capita and its rank among the 86 municipalities are not provided, but the municipal tax multiplier and its rank are also not available in the data.

In 2022, Eptingen's energy consumption was dominated by heating oil at 4561.73 MWh, followed by electricity at 4049.33 MWh, wood at 1934.07 MWh, and environmental heat at 1013.63 MWh. Photovoltaics contributed 155.49 MWh, and thermal solar energy added 13.24 MWh. Eptingen ranks 9th among all municipalities in the canton for electricity consumption per capita, placing it in the top 10. This high per capita consumption may be due to the presence of industrial activity in the municipality.

As of 2026, Eptingen had a total of 513 passenger cars and delivery vans. Of these, 447 vehicles run on petrol, diesel, or other combustion engines, while 66 are electric vehicles, representing 12.9 percent of the car stock. Table 3 below provides further details on the vehicle stock.

In 2024, Eptingen recycled 58.0 kilograms of green waste per capita, ranking 63rd in the canton. For household waste and bulky waste, the municipality recycled 164.0 kilograms per capita, ranking 9th. Table 4 shows the total recycled waste, recycled waste per capita, and the corresponding canton-wide comparison values.