Rünenberg is a municipality in the district of Sissach in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.

[3] It is the native place of: Rünenberg has an area, as of 2009[update], of 4.98 km2 (1.92 sq mi).

Of the rest of the land, 0.34 km2 (0.13 sq mi) or 6.8% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes.

[4] The municipality is located in the Sissach district, on a high plateau between the Homburger and Eital valleys.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure, a Marguerite-flower Argent centered Or.

[8] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) spoke German (690 or 97.9%), with French being second most common (4 or 0.6%) and Italian language being third (3 or 0.4%).

[7] The age distribution, as of 2010[update], in Rünenberg was: 51 children or 6.4% of the population were between 0 and 6 years old, and 119 teenagers or 15.0% were between 7 and 19.

[8] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][13] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 39.66% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 329 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 54.8%.

[8] There were 388 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 40.5% of the workforce.

The number of jobs in the primary sector was 23, of which 20 were in agriculture and 3 were in forestry or lumber production.

In the tertiary sector; 4 or 11.4% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 6 or 17.1% were in the movement and storage of goods, 2 or 5.7% were in a hotel or restaurant, 12 or 34.3% were technical professionals or scientists, 6 or 17.1% were in education.

[8] From the 2000 census[update], 103 or 14.6% were Roman Catholic, while 479 or 67.9% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

The wettest month is May during which time Rünenberg receives an average of 111 mm (4.4 in) of rain or snow.

The driest month of the year is February with an average of 49 mm (1.9 in) of precipitation over 8.7 days.

[17] Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round.