Lampenberg – Municipal Profile

May 3, 2026

This insight series introduces the 86 municipalities of Basel-Landschaft. It summarizes key indicators derived from various open data datasets published on data.bl.ch. Today’s featured municipality is Lampenberg.

Photo: Photoramacolor AG, Lampenberg, BL, 1988, on ethz, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0..

Lampenberg, a municipality in the Bezirk Waldenburg, sits at an altitude of 520 meters above sea level and covers a total surface area of 401 hectares. Table 2 summarizes the key features of the municipality, and figure 1 shows the municipality on the map.

Lampenberg is a municipality located in the Waldenburg district of the Basel-Landschaft canton in Switzerland. The first documented mention of the village dates back to 1226, and it was part of a later Alemannic settlement period. In the 13th century, the Frohburger family, who were the lords of the village, donated several properties to the Schönthal Monastery. Lampenberg became part of the city of Basel in 1400 and had a chapel dedicated to Saint Verena, which was converted into a residential house in 1532. The municipality has used a silver plowshare on a red background as its coat of arms since 1929, symbolizing its agricultural heritage. More information can be found on the Wikipedia page: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lampenberg.

As of 2025, Lampenberg has a population of 582, ranking 67th in the canton. The proportion of foreigners is 9.48 percent, ranking 78th. The population consists of 113 young people (0-17), 338 working-age adults (18-65), and 131 older adults (over 65). There are 284 women and 298 men. Table 2 shows the population by age groups since 2005.

The municipality's total surface area of 401 hectares is divided into 7.7 percent settlement area, 53.5 percent agricultural area, and 38.6 percent forest.

Lampenberg's tax revenue ranks 65th in the canton. The tax revenue per adult capita and the municipal tax multiplier are not provided in the data, so their ranks among the 86 municipalities cannot be stated.

In 2022, Lampenberg's energy consumption was dominated by electricity at 1764.65 MWh, followed by heating oil at 1611.17 MWh, wood at 1508.16 MWh, and environmental heat at 1277.96 MWh. Photovoltaics contributed 165.68 MWh, and thermal solar energy added 51.74 MWh. For electricity, the municipality consumed 1764.7 MWh, with a per capita consumption of 3.2 MWh, ranking 51st in the canton. Lampenberg is not in the top or bottom 10 municipalities for electricity consumption. Very low or very high per capita consumption can be caused by the presence or absence of industrial activity, leading to higher electricity consumption.

As of 2026, Lampenberg had 400 total passenger cars and delivery vans. Of these, 332 vehicles had combustion engines (mainly petrol and diesel), and 68 were electric cars, resulting in a 17.0 percent share of electric vehicles in the car stock. Table 3 below shows the vehicle stock details.

In 2024, Lampenberg recycled 17.0 kg per capita of glass, ranking 63rd; 174.0 kg per capita of green waste, ranking 11th; 71.0 kg per capita of household and bulky waste, ranking 86th; 26.0 kg per capita of paper and cardboard, ranking 44th; 1.0 kg per capita of other metals, ranking 39th; and 1.0 kg per capita of tinplate and aluminum, ranking 52nd. Table 4 shows the total recycled waste, recycled waste per capita, and the corresponding canton-wide comparison values. Since no two categories are ranked within the top 10, the municipality is not among the leading municipalities in recycling performance.


Table 1: Summary of latest Data on Lampenberg
metric value
Municipality Lampenberg
District Bezirk Waldenburg
Elevation (m above sea level) 520
Total Area (ha) 401
Settlement Area % 7.7
Agricultural Area % 53.5
Forest Area % 38.6
Unproductive Area % 0.2
Households (2024) 240
Population (2024) 591
Foreign Nationals % 9.5
Public Primary School Pupils (2024) 56
Workplaces (2023) 37
Employees (2023) 63
Employees Sector 1 % 22.2
Employees Sector 2 % 9.5
Employees Sector 3 % 68.3
Housing Stock (2024) 269.0
Single-Family Houses % 61.0
Completed Dwellings (2024) 10
Vacancy Rate % (2025) 0.4
Residential Land Price (CHF/m², 2022–2024) 482
Tax Revenue (1,000 CHF, 2024) 1325
Municipal Tax Rate (2025) 62
Website www.lampenberg.ch


Table 2: Population of Lampenberg since 2005
jahr Children Working Population Older Adults Total
2025 113 333 136 582
2024 122 331 138 591
2023 116 326 133 575
2022 113 305 135 553
2021 110 299 129 538
2020 102 295 125 522
2015 89 296 109 494
2010 97 324 96 517
2005 97 325 75 497


Table 3: Passenger Cars and Delivery Vans in Lampenberg by Fuel Type
Year Fuel Number
2026 Benzin 224.0
2026 Diesel 107.0
2026 Electric/Hybrid 68.0
2026 Other 1.0
2026 Total 400.0


Table 4: Recycled Waste in Lampenberg
jahr kategorie bfs_gemeindenummer Tons kg/capita Rank Tons Canton % Canton Tons
2024 Glas 2865 25 35 8 7223 0.35
2024 Grüngut 2865 76 104 36 24441 0.31
2024 Hauskehricht + Sperrgut 2865 98 135 44 42813 0.23
2024 Kunststoffe 2865 3 5 4 302 1.13
2024 Öle 2865 1 1 6 69 0.77
2024 Papier + Karton 2865 56 77 3 10866 0.52
2024 übrige Metalle 2865 0 1 39 555 0.08
2024 Weissblech + Alu 2865 2 2 16 579 0.3

Figure 1: Location of Lampenberg

Figure 2: Land Price in CHF by Municipality

Figure 3: Energy Consumption [MWh] in Lampenberg: Electricty, Oil and Natural Gas

Figure 4: Energy Consumption [mWh] of Aesch: Renewable Energy Carriers

Data source: Key Figures for Municipalities, Bruttoenergieverbrauch nach Gemeinde, Wohnbevölkerung nach Geschlecht, Alter, Gemeinde, Motor vehicle stock by vehicle type, fuel, municipality and month

🤖 This text was generated with the assistance of AI. All quantitative statements are derived directly from the dataset listed under Data Source.