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Bezirk Baden
AargauBezirk Baden is one of 11 districts of the canton of Aargau and comprises 25 municipalities with 155'843 residents in all (BFS, 2025). A district is an administrative unit of the canton — a court and administrative area, not a postal delivery area: postal codes and localities follow delivery routes and can cross district borders.
Residents
155'843
sum of its municipalities
Municipalities
25
Switzerland
Area
153 km²
swisstopo
Density
1'018 /km²
sum of its municipalities
BFS district number
1902
BFS
Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio
Municipalities in Bezirk Baden
BFS · 25Baden
24'012Residents
Wettingen
22'027Residents
Spreitenbach
13'377Residents
Neuenhof
9'306Residents
Obersiggenthal
9'020Residents
Untersiggenthal
7'875Residents
Würenlos
7'046Residents
Mellingen
6'324Residents
Fislisbach
6'134Residents
Gebenstorf
5'840Residents
Würenlingen
5'323Residents
Ehrendingen
4'919Residents
Niederrohrdorf
4'751Residents
Oberrohrdorf
4'265Residents
Ennetbaden
3'801Residents
Birmenstorf
3'053Residents
Bergdietikon
2'993Residents
Stetten
2'540Residents
Mägenwil
2'305Residents
Killwangen
2'272Residents
Remetschwil
2'102Residents
Künten
1'978Residents
Wohlenschwil
1'876Residents
Bellikon
1'587Residents
Freienwil
1'117Residents
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Votes in Bezirk Baden
district results as published by BFS27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% Yes
26.5% YesNo 73.5%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
24.4% YesNo 75.6%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
43.1% YesNo 56.9%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% Yes
45.4% YesNo 54.6%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% Yes
49.2% YesNo 50.9%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
26.8% YesNo 73.2%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
38.7% YesNo 61.4%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
32.5% YesNo 67.5%
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalitiesSVP27.9% · strongest party
SVP27.9%
SP18.4%
Mitte14.7%
FDP13.9%
GLP10.1%
GRÜNE8.5%
EVP3.2%
Übrige2.6%
EDU0.6%
PdA/Sol.0.1%
Tax rate in the district
ESTV 2026Bergdietikon
84 %
median of its municipalities
104 %
Wohlenschwil
116 %
A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 84 % % in Bergdietikon to 116 % % in Wohlenschwil (median 104 % %).
Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 11.7 % in Bergdietikon to 13.4 % in Wohlenschwil (ESTV 2'026)
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
0.9 %
Dwellings
72'842
Avg. rooms
3.7
Built before 1946
13.0%
Vacancy rate: published by BFS for the district (2025) · Dwellings: sum of its municipalities (2024)
Population change
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesPopulation change 2025
+1'758 +1.1%
births
1'386
deaths
1'178
net migration
+1'552
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalitiesJobs
81'271
Workplaces
9'868
Services share
75.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 1'133 (1.4%) · Secondary 19'078 (23.5%) · Tertiary 61'060 (75.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesFarms
262
Organic share
9.5 %
Farmland
4'895 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Climate · Terrain
MeteoSchweiz · swisstopoAnnual mean temperature
9.7 °C
Precipitation
1'071 mm
Elevation
325–859 m
Flat share
42.4%
Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon
Energy · Accessibility
BFE · ElCom · ARESolar potential
833 GWh
Electricity
26.8 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
58 min
Road to centre
37 min
Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (22.189–29.855 Rp./kWh, 2027). ElCom publishes a median per municipality; the district value is our median of those. · Accessibility: median of its municipalities
Where the municipalities of Bezirk Baden rank
sum of its municipalities5300Turgi5301Siggenthal Station5303Würenlingen5400Baden5404Baden5405Dättwil AG5406Rütihof5408Ennetbaden5412Gebenstorf5413Birmenstorf AG5415Nussbaumen AG5416Kirchdorf AG5417Untersiggenthal5420Ehrendingen5423Freienwil5430Wettingen5432Neuenhof5436Würenlos5442Fislisbach5443Niederrohrdorf5444Künten5452Oberrohrdorf5453Remetschwil5454Bellikon5506Mägenwil5507Mellingen5512Wohlenschwil5608Stetten AG8109Kloster Fahr8953Dietikon×28956Killwangen8957Spreitenbach8962Bergdietikon8967Widen×2
2 of these postal codes reach across the district border.
BadenBellikonBergdietikonBirmenstorf AGDättwil AGDietikonEhrendingenEnnetbadenFislisbachFreienwilGebenstorfHertenstein AGKillwangenKirchdorf AGKloster FahrKüntenMägenwilMellingenNeuenhofNiederrohrdorfNussbaumen AGOberrohrdorfRemetschwilRieden AGRütihofSiggenthal StationSpreitenbachStetten AGTurgiUntersiggenthalVogelsang AGWettingenWidenWohlenschwilWürenlingenWürenlos
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swisstopo · OSM- Which municipalities belong to Bezirk Baden?
- Bezirk Baden comprises 25 municipalities: Baden, Wettingen, Spreitenbach, Neuenhof, Obersiggenthal, Untersiggenthal, Würenlos, Mellingen, Fislisbach, Gebenstorf, Würenlingen, Ehrendingen, Niederrohrdorf, Oberrohrdorf, Ennetbaden, Birmenstorf, Bergdietikon, Stetten, Mägenwil, Killwangen, Remetschwil, Künten, Wohlenschwil, Bellikon, Freienwil. Together they have 155'843 residents (BFS, 2025).
- Which canton is Bezirk Baden in?
- Bezirk Baden lies in the canton of Aargau, which is divided into 11 districts.
- How many people live in Bezirk Baden?
- Bezirk Baden has 155'843 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 25 municipalities; the largest is Baden with 24'012.
- Does Bezirk Baden have its own tax rate?
- No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Bezirk Baden the municipal rate ranges from 84 % (Bergdietikon) to 116 % (Wohlenschwil).
- How did Bezirk Baden vote in the latest federal vote?
- On 27.09.2026, Bezirk Baden voted 26.5 % yes on “Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'” (Rejected) — the district figure BFS publishes.
Districts exist in 17 cantons; UR, OW, NW, GL, ZG, BS, AI, NE and GE have no such level.