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Tscheppach

Tscheppach is a former municipality in the district of Bucheggberg, in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Tscheppach, Brügglen, Aetingen, Aetigkofen, Bibern (SO), Gossliwil, Hessigkofen, Mühledorf (SO), Küttigkofen, Kyburg-Buchegg merged into the new municipality of Buchegg.

Before the merger, Tscheppach had a total area of 1.8 km2 (0.69 mi2). Of this area, 1.08 km2 (0.42 sq mi) or 58.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.6 km2 (0.23 sq mi) or 32.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.15 km2 (37 acres) or 8.2% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.9%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 38.6% is used for growing crops and 19.0% is pastures, while 1.1% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or a Bar wavy Azure between three Quatrefoil Roses Gules with the Core Argent barbed and seeded proper.

Tscheppach had a population (as of 2011) of 195. As of 2008, 5.5% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 4.3%.

Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (188 or 98.9%) with the rest speaking Italian

As of 2008, the gender distribution of the population was 51.6% male and 48.4% female. The population was made up of 96 Swiss men (50.0% of the population) and 3 (1.6%) non-Swiss men. There were 92 Swiss women (47.9%) and 1 (0.5%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the municipality 71 or about 37.4% were born in Tscheppach and lived there in 2000. There were 47 or 24.7% who were born in the same canton, while 51 or 26.8% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 17 or 8.9% were born outside of Switzerland.

In 2008 there was 1 live birth to Swiss citizens and were 2 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 1 while the foreign population remained the same. There was 1 Swiss man who emigrated from Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was an increase of 1 and the non-Swiss population decreased by 1 people. This represents a population growth rate of 0.0%.

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