Zeglingen is a municipality in the Bezirk Sissach, located at an altitude of 533 meters above sea level with a total surface area of 791 hectares. Table 2 summarizes the key features of the municipality, and figure 1 shows its location on the map.

Zeglingen is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Basel-Landschaft, located in the district of Sissach. The residents of Zeglingen are colloquially known as "Schooffzäine." The municipality is situated north of the Jura mountain range at the southern end of the Eital valley and is the source of the Eibach river, a major tributary of the Ergolz. Zeglingen shares borders with several neighboring municipalities, including Kilchberg, Wenslingen, Oltingen, Stüsslingen, Lostorf, Wisen, Häfelfingen, and Rünenberg. More information can be found on its Wikipedia page at https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeglingen.

In 2025, Zeglingen had a population of 539, with 271 women and 268 men. The proportion of foreigners was 9.68 percent in 2024, while Swiss citizens made up the rest. The population is composed of 105 children aged 0-17, 316 working-age adults aged 18-65, and 118 older adults over 65. The municipality ranks 73rd in total population and 76th in the proportion of foreigners among the 86 municipalities of Baselland. Table 2 shows the population by age groups since 2005.

The total surface area of Zeglingen is 791 hectares. Settlement area accounts for 6.3 percent of the land, agricultural area for 47.9 percent, and forest for 45.8 percent.

Zeglingen has a tax revenue rank of 74th among the 86 municipalities of Baselland. The municipal tax multiplier and its rank are not provided in the data, but the tax revenue per adult capita is also not directly given.

In 2022, Zeglingen consumed 1159.59 MWh of electricity, 962.44 MWh of heating oil, 2378.44 MWh of wood, 1124.84 MWh from photovoltaics, 60.99 MWh from thermal solar energy, and 1008.16 MWh from environmental heat. The municipality ranks 81st in electricity consumption per capita, placing it in the bottom 10 of the canton. This very low per capita consumption may be due to the absence of industrial activity, which typically leads to higher electricity use.

As of 2026, Zeglingen had a total of 327 passenger cars and delivery vans. Of these, 278 vehicles run on combustion engines, mainly petrol and diesel, while 49 are electric cars, making up 15.0 percent of the vehicle stock. Table 3 below provides further details.

In 2024, Zeglingen recycled 26.0 kg per capita of glass, ranking 33rd in the canton. Green waste recycling amounted to 148.0 kg per capita, ranking 17th. Household waste and bulky waste totaled 127.0 kg per capita, ranking 59th. Oil recycling was 1.0 kg per capita, ranking 6th. Paper and cardboard recycling was 21.0 kg per capita, ranking 53rd. Other metals recycling was 6.0 kg per capita, ranking 17th. Tinplate and aluminum recycling was 2.0 kg per capita, ranking 16th. With two categories ranked in the top 10 (oil at 6th and green waste at 17th, which is not top 10), the municipality is not among the leading municipalities in recycling performance overall. Table 4 shows total recycled waste, recycled waste per capita, and the corresponding canton-wide comparison values.