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Bezirk Laufenburg
AargauBezirk Laufenburg is one of 11 districts of the canton of Aargau and comprises 17 municipalities with 37'715 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.
Frick
6'211Residents
Gipf-Oberfrick
3'886Residents
Laufenburg
3'882Residents
Kaisten
3'063Residents
Böztal
2'985Residents
Herznach-Ueken
2'765Residents
Eiken
2'573Residents
Mettauertal
2'156Residents
Sisseln
1'653Residents
Wittnau
1'449Residents
Zeihen
1'268Residents
Oeschgen
1'181Residents
Gansingen
1'125Residents
Wölflinswil
1'105Residents
Münchwilen
1'091Residents
Schwaderloch
727Residents
Oberhof
595Residents
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Votes in Bezirk Laufenburg
district results as published by BFS14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
58.3% YesNo 41.7%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
54.4% YesNo 45.7%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% Yes
41.2% YesNo 58.8%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% Yes
48.7% YesNo 51.3%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
20.9% YesNo 79.1%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
43.0% YesNo 57.0%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
38.1% YesNo 61.9%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
73.3% YesNo 26.7%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
44.9% YesNo 55.1%
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalitiesSVP40.9% · strongest party
SVP40.9%
Mitte15.7%
SP15.0%
FDP10.1%
GLP6.6%
GRÜNE6.0%
Übrige2.7%
EVP2.1%
EDU0.8%
PdA/Sol.0.1%
Tax rate in the district
ESTV 2026Sisseln
80 %
median of its municipalities
113 %
Oberhof
126 %
A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 80 % % in Sisseln to 126 % % in Oberhof (median 113 % %).
Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 11.5 % in Sisseln to 13.9 % in Oberhof (ESTV 2'026)
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
0.98 %
Dwellings
17'600
Avg. rooms
4.2
Built before 1946
20.4%
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
+675 +1.8%
births
309
deaths
265
net migration
+655
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalitiesJobs
15'347
Workplaces
2'558
Services share
57.2 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 1'122 (7.3%) · Secondary 5'444 (35.5%) · Tertiary 8'781 (57.2%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesFarms
333
Organic share
15.9 %
Farmland
8'191 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Climate · Terrain
MeteoSchweiz · swisstopoAnnual mean temperature
9.9 °C
Precipitation
1'074 mm
Elevation
289–866 m
Flat share
24.3%
Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon
Energy · Accessibility
BFE · ElCom · ARESolar potential
381 GWh
Electricity
26.9 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
61 min
Road to centre
38 min
Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (19.643–29.855 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 Laufenburg rank
sum of its municipalities4333Münchwilen AG4334Sisseln AG5026Densbüren×25027Herznach5028Ueken5062Oberhof5063Wölflinswil5064Wittnau5070Frick5072Oeschgen5073Gipf-Oberfrick5074Eiken5075Hornussen5076Bözen5077Elfingen5078Effingen×25079Zeihen5080Laufenburg5082Kaisten5083Ittenthal5084Rheinsulz5085Sulz AG5272Gansingen5273Oberhofen AG5274Mettau5275Etzgen5276Wil AG5277Hottwil5326Schwaderloch
2 of these postal codes reach across the district border.
Map
swisstopo · OSM- Which municipalities belong to Bezirk Laufenburg?
- Bezirk Laufenburg comprises 17 municipalities: Frick, Gipf-Oberfrick, Laufenburg, Kaisten, Böztal, Herznach-Ueken, Eiken, Mettauertal, Sisseln, Wittnau, Zeihen, Oeschgen, Gansingen, Wölflinswil, Münchwilen, Schwaderloch, Oberhof. Together they have 37'715 residents (BFS, 2025).
- Which canton is Bezirk Laufenburg in?
- Bezirk Laufenburg lies in the canton of Aargau, which is divided into 11 districts.
- How many people live in Bezirk Laufenburg?
- Bezirk Laufenburg has 37'715 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 17 municipalities; the largest is Frick with 6'211.
- Does Bezirk Laufenburg have its own tax rate?
- No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Bezirk Laufenburg the municipal rate ranges from 80 % (Sisseln) to 126 % (Oberhof).
- How did Bezirk Laufenburg vote in the latest federal vote?
- On 14.06.2026, Bezirk Laufenburg voted 58.3 % 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.