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Bezirk Kulm
AargauBezirk Kulm is one of 11 districts of the canton of Aargau and comprises 16 municipalities with 47'284 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 Kulm
BFS · 16Reinach
9'858Residents
Menziken
8'909Residents
Schöftland
4'658Residents
Unterkulm
3'807Residents
Beinwil am See
3'711Residents
Oberkulm
3'026Residents
Gontenschwil
2'249Residents
Teufenthal
1'772Residents
Holziken
1'768Residents
Birrwil
1'416Residents
Zetzwil
1'402Residents
Dürrenäsch
1'393Residents
Schmiedrued
1'145Residents
Schlossrued
878Residents
Leutwil
763Residents
Leimbach
529Residents
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Votes in Bezirk Kulm
district results as published by BFS14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
61.0% YesNo 39.0%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
66.5% YesNo 33.5%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% Yes
36.9% YesNo 63.1%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% Yes
65.8% YesNo 34.2%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
17.3% YesNo 82.7%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
51.6% YesNo 48.4%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
48.0% YesNo 52.0%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
68.7% YesNo 31.3%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
54.0% YesNo 46.1%
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalitiesSVP47.7% · strongest party
SVP47.7%
FDP12.1%
SP11.9%
Mitte7.1%
GRÜNE5.4%
EVP5.3%
GLP4.7%
Übrige3.1%
EDU2.5%
PdA/Sol.0.1%
Tax rate in the district
ESTV 2026Birrwil
95 %
median of its municipalities
118 %
Leimbach (AG)
122 %
A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 95 % % in Birrwil to 122 % % in Leimbach (AG) (median 118 % %).
Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 12.3 % in Birrwil to 13.7 % in Leimbach (AG) (ESTV 2'026)
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
2.36 %
Dwellings
22'664
Avg. rooms
3.9
Built before 1946
24.3%
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
+531 +1.1%
births
421
deaths
407
net migration
+534
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalitiesJobs
15'344
Workplaces
2'842
Services share
64.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 758 (4.9%) · Secondary 4'632 (30.2%) · Tertiary 9'954 (64.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesFarms
263
Organic share
13.3 %
Farmland
4'643 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Climate · Terrain
MeteoSchweiz · swisstopoAnnual mean temperature
9.3 °C
Precipitation
1'127 mm
Elevation
434–871 m
Flat share
32.0%
Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon
Energy · Accessibility
BFE · ElCom · ARESolar potential
383 GWh
Electricity
27.9 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
85 min
Road to centre
62 min
Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (25.356–29.855 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 Kulm rank
sum of its municipalities5040Schöftland5043Holziken5044Schlossrued5046Schmiedrued5706Boniswil×25708Birrwil×25712Beinwil am See5722Gränichen×25723Teufenthal AG×25724Dürrenäsch5725Leutwil5726Unterkulm5727Oberkulm5728Gontenschwil5732Zetzwil5733Leimbach AG5734Reinach AG5736Burg AG5737Menziken
4 of these postal codes reach across the district border.
Map
swisstopo · OSM- Which municipalities belong to Bezirk Kulm?
- Bezirk Kulm comprises 16 municipalities: Reinach, Menziken, Schöftland, Unterkulm, Beinwil am See, Oberkulm, Gontenschwil, Teufenthal, Holziken, Birrwil, Zetzwil, Dürrenäsch, Schmiedrued, Schlossrued, Leutwil, Leimbach. Together they have 47'284 residents (BFS, 2025).
- Which canton is Bezirk Kulm in?
- Bezirk Kulm lies in the canton of Aargau, which is divided into 11 districts.
- How many people live in Bezirk Kulm?
- Bezirk Kulm has 47'284 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 16 municipalities; the largest is Reinach with 9'858.
- Does Bezirk Kulm have its own tax rate?
- No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Bezirk Kulm the municipal rate ranges from 95 % (Birrwil) to 122 % (Leimbach (AG)).
- How did Bezirk Kulm vote in the latest federal vote?
- On 14.06.2026, Bezirk Kulm voted 61 % 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.