Schnottwil is a municipality in the district of Bucheggberg, in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland.

Schnottwil is first mentioned in 1264 as Snotenwiler mansus and as Snotenwilere molendinum, though both come from a 15th Century copy of the original.

[3] Schnottwil has an area, as of 2009[update], of 7.18 square kilometers (2.77 sq mi).

Of the rest of the land, 0.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi) or 8.6% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules a Trident Top Or.

[8] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (905 or 95.7%), with French being second most common (12 or 1.3%) and Arabic being third (8 or 0.8%).

[9] As of 2008[update], the gender distribution of the population was 49.1% male and 50.9% female.

[7] The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in Schnottwil is; 95 children or 10.0% of the population are between 0 and 6 years old and 140 teenagers or 14.8% are between 7 and 19.

The greatest number of single family homes (32) were built between 1991 and 1995.

[8] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][13] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the FDP which received 37.83% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 381 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 48.0%.

[8] There were 556 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 43.9% of the workforce.

The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 118 of which 39 or (33.1%) were in manufacturing and 79 (66.9%) were in construction.

In the tertiary sector; 19 or 24.4% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 6 or 7.7% were in the movement and storage of goods, 9 or 11.5% were in a hotel or restaurant, 2 or 2.6% were the insurance or financial industry, 10 or 12.8% were technical professionals or scientists, 25 or 32.1% were in education and 2 or 2.6% were in health care.

[8] From the 2000 census[update], 97 or 10.3% were Roman Catholic, while 737 or 77.9% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.