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Bezirk Brugg
AargauBezirk Brugg is one of 11 districts of the canton of Aargau and comprises 19 municipalities with 51'955 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.
Municipalities in Bezirk Brugg
BFS · 19Brugg
13'615Residents
Windisch
8'286Residents
Birr
4'868Residents
Hausen
3'850Residents
Lupfig
3'484Residents
Schinznach
2'461Residents
Villigen
2'257Residents
Auenstein
1'747Residents
Bözberg
1'696Residents
Veltheim
1'598Residents
Riniken
1'594Residents
Remigen
1'380Residents
Mülligen
1'124Residents
Birrhard
993Residents
Thalheim
984Residents
Rüfenach
869Residents
Habsburg
430Residents
Mönthal
391Residents
Mandach
328Residents
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Votes in Bezirk Brugg
district results as published by BFS14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
57.0% YesNo 43.0%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
49.2% YesNo 50.8%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% Yes
44.0% YesNo 56.1%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% Yes
52.4% YesNo 47.6%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
25.8% YesNo 74.2%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
40.4% YesNo 59.6%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
35.3% YesNo 64.7%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
74.8% YesNo 25.2%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
42.5% YesNo 57.5%
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalitiesSVP32.9% · strongest party
SVP32.9%
SP17.3%
FDP14.0%
Mitte10.3%
GLP8.7%
GRÜNE8.4%
EVP4.4%
Übrige2.8%
EDU1.0%
PdA/Sol.0.2%
Tax rate in the district
ESTV 2026Habsburg
82 %
median of its municipalities
109 %
Rüfenach
123 %
A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 82 % % in Habsburg to 123 % % in Rüfenach (median 109 % %).
Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 11.6 % in Habsburg to 13.8 % in Rüfenach (ESTV 2'026)
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
1.37 %
Dwellings
24'376
Avg. rooms
3.9
Built before 1946
20.1%
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
+515 +1%
births
474
deaths
396
net migration
+467
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalitiesJobs
28'426
Workplaces
3'166
Services share
78.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 814 (2.9%) · Secondary 5'325 (18.7%) · Tertiary 22'287 (78.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesFarms
225
Organic share
8.4 %
Farmland
4'937 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Climate · Terrain
MeteoSchweiz · swisstopoAnnual mean temperature
9.7 °C
Precipitation
1'016 mm
Elevation
325–800 m
Flat share
39.5%
Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon
Energy · Accessibility
BFE · ElCom · ARESolar potential
402 GWh
Electricity
27.2 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
62 min
Road to centre
46 min
Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (24.183–29.855 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 Brugg rank
sum of its municipalities5078Effingen×25105Auenstein5106Veltheim AG5107Schinznach Dorf5108Oberflachs5112Thalheim AG5116Schinznach Bad5200Brugg AG5210Windisch5212Hausen AG5213Villnachern5222Umiken5223Riniken5225Bözberg5233Stilli5234Villigen5235Rüfenach AG5236Remigen5237Mönthal5242Birr +15243Mülligen5244Birrhard5245Habsburg5246Scherz5318Mandach
1 of these postal codes reach across the district border.
Map
swisstopo · OSM- Which municipalities belong to Bezirk Brugg?
- Bezirk Brugg comprises 19 municipalities: Brugg, Windisch, Birr, Hausen, Lupfig, Schinznach, Villigen, Auenstein, Bözberg, Veltheim, Riniken, Remigen, Mülligen, Birrhard, Thalheim, Rüfenach, Habsburg, Mönthal, Mandach. Together they have 51'955 residents (BFS, 2025).
- Which canton is Bezirk Brugg in?
- Bezirk Brugg lies in the canton of Aargau, which is divided into 11 districts.
- How many people live in Bezirk Brugg?
- Bezirk Brugg has 51'955 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 19 municipalities; the largest is Brugg with 13'615.
- Does Bezirk Brugg have its own tax rate?
- No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Bezirk Brugg the municipal rate ranges from 82 % (Habsburg) to 123 % (Rüfenach).
- How did Bezirk Brugg vote in the latest federal vote?
- On 14.06.2026, Bezirk Brugg voted 57 % yes on “Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)” (Accepted) — the district figure BFS publishes.
Districts exist in 17 cantons; UR, OW, NW, GL, ZG, BS, AI, NE and GE have no such level.