Interactive map
Canton of Solothurn Map
Every district, city and town in the Canton of Solothurn on one zoomable map, with its main highways, rivers and lakes. Switch on towns and districts above the map and zoom in for every name; tap a district to see its population, area and largest towns.
Loading the map…
Printable maps of the Canton of Solothurn
Free to print for class and home: the Canton of Solothurn with its cities and towns, a map of its districts, and a blank outline map. PDFs fit one A4 or US Letter page.
Canton of Solothurn map with cities
Canton of Solothurn districts map
Key facts
- Capital
- Solothurn
- Largest city
- Olten (19,265)
- Population
- 291,583 (2025)
- Area
- 790 km² (305 sq mi)
- Districts of the Canton of Solothurn
- 10
- Most populous district
- Olten (59,428)
- Largest district by area
- Thal, 139 km² (54 sq mi)
About the Canton of Solothurn
The Canton of Solothurn has 10 districts and about 291,583 people (2025) on 790 km² (305 sq mi). The capital is Solothurn; the largest city is Olten, with 19,265 people. It borders Bern, Basel-Landschaft, Aargau, Jura and France.
Olten is the most populous district (59,428 people) and Bucheggberg the least (8,273); Thal is the largest by area (139 km²) and Solothurn the smallest (6 km²).
Largest cities in the Canton of Solothurn
The 25 most populous cities and towns. All 75 are on the map above: switch on Towns and zoom in to see them.
| # | City | District | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olten | Olten | 19,265 |
| 2 | Grenchen | Lebern | 18,973 |
| 3 | Solothurn | Solothurn | 16,830 |
| 4 | Zuchwil | Wasseramt | 9,622 |
| 5 | Biberist | Wasseramt | 9,531 |
| 6 | Derendingen | Wasseramt | 7,219 |
| 7 | Trimbach | Gösgen | 6,928 |
| 8 | Dornach | Dorneck | 6,898 |
| 9 | Oensingen | Gäu | 6,766 |
| 10 | Balsthal | Thal | 6,622 |
| 11 | Gerlafingen | Wasseramt | 5,859 |
| 12 | Bellach | Lebern | 5,632 |
| 13 | Wangen bei Olten | Olten | 5,598 |
| 14 | Dulliken | Olten | 5,489 |
| 15 | Schönenwerd | Olten | 5,437 |
| 16 | Hägendorf | Olten | 5,343 |
| 17 | Bettlach | Lebern | 4,935 |
| 18 | Breitenbach | Thierstein | 4,440 |
| 19 | Egerkingen | Gäu | 4,365 |
| 20 | Niedergösgen | Gösgen | 4,297 |
| 21 | Lostorf | Gösgen | 4,113 |
| 22 | Langendorf | Lebern | 3,983 |
| 23 | Erlinsbach | Gösgen | 3,761 |
| 24 | Luterbach | Wasseramt | 3,756 |
| 25 | Selzach | Lebern | 3,750 |
Populations are the Federal Statistical Office's permanent resident population on 31 December 2025 (STATPOP), counted in the municipalities of 1 January 2026; each district's figure is the sum of its municipalities, and the canton's (291,583) the sum of its districts.
Districts of the Canton of Solothurn
All 10 districts. Select one to show it on the map.
| District | 8,273 | 63 | |
| District | 21,261 | 75 | |
| District | 23,418 | 62 | |
| District | 26,303 | 69 | |
| District | 48,743 | 117 | |
| District | 59,428 | 81 | |
| District | 16,830 | 6 | |
| District | 15,651 | 139 | |
| District | 15,529 | 102 | |
| District | 56,147 | 77 |
Quizzes and worksheets
Sources
- Districts, municipalities and cantons: swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D, edition 2026-01 (the boundaries of 1 January 2026, with land and lake areas), data.geo.admin.ch.
- District names and the municipalities in each: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), official register of Swiss municipalities, state on 1 January 2026 (agvchapp.bfs.admin.ch).
- Populations: FSO, STATPOP, permanent resident population on 31 December 2025 by municipality (table px-x-0102010000_101), counted in the municipalities of 1 January 2026.
- National roads: Federal Roads Office (FEDRO), national road axes (ch.astra.nationalstrassenachsen), data.geo.admin.ch.
- Main roads, lakes, rivers and town locations: swisstopo, swissTLMRegio 2026.