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Bezirk Lenzburg
AargauBezirk Lenzburg is one of 11 districts of the canton of Aargau and comprises 20 municipalities with 70'774 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.
Lenzburg
11'322Residents
Rupperswil
6'317Residents
Seon
5'716Residents
Möriken-Wildegg
5'025Residents
Niederlenz
4'998Residents
Seengen
4'516Residents
Hunzenschwil
4'472Residents
Staufen
4'411Residents
Meisterschwanden
3'330Residents
Othmarsingen
3'301Residents
Schafisheim
3'131Residents
Fahrwangen
2'587Residents
Dintikon
2'405Residents
Boniswil
1'795Residents
Egliswil
1'627Residents
Holderbank
1'610Residents
Hendschiken
1'399Residents
Hallwil
1'040Residents
Brunegg
971Residents
Ammerswil
801Residents
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Votes in Bezirk Lenzburg
district results as published by BFS14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
56.9% YesNo 43.1%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
54.0% YesNo 46.0%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% Yes
42.3% YesNo 57.7%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% Yes
60.2% YesNo 39.8%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
22.8% YesNo 77.2%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
44.0% YesNo 56.0%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
37.2% YesNo 62.8%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
73.6% YesNo 26.4%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
44.3% YesNo 55.7%
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalitiesSVP37.2% · strongest party
SVP37.2%
SP15.6%
FDP14.8%
GLP9.3%
Mitte9.2%
GRÜNE6.4%
EVP3.6%
Übrige3.0%
EDU0.8%
PdA/Sol.0.1%
Tax rate in the district
ESTV 2026Meisterschwanden
60 %
median of its municipalities
105 %
Ammerswil
127 %
A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 60 % % in Meisterschwanden to 127 % % in Ammerswil (median 105 % %).
Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 10.4 % in Meisterschwanden to 14 % in Ammerswil (ESTV 2'026)
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
0.58 %
Dwellings
32'915
Avg. rooms
3.9
Built before 1946
17.3%
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
+681 +1%
births
657
deaths
477
net migration
+495
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalitiesJobs
35'138
Workplaces
4'605
Services share
73.5 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 656 (1.9%) · Secondary 8'666 (24.7%) · Tertiary 25'816 (73.5%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesFarms
169
Organic share
11.8 %
Farmland
3'751 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Climate · Terrain
MeteoSchweiz · swisstopoAnnual mean temperature
9.7 °C
Precipitation
1'063 mm
Elevation
344–712 m
Flat share
59.1%
Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon
Energy · Accessibility
BFE · ElCom · ARESolar potential
565 GWh
Electricity
29.6 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
60 min
Road to centre
45 min
Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (24.157–31.233 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 Lenzburg rank
sum of its municipalities5102Rupperswil5103Wildegg5113Holderbank AG5502Hunzenschwil5503Schafisheim5504Othmarsingen5505Brunegg5600Ammerswil AG +15603Staufen5604Hendschiken×25606Dintikon5615Fahrwangen5616Meisterschwanden5617Tennwil5702Niederlenz5703Seon5704Egliswil5705Hallwil5706Boniswil×25707Seengen5708Birrwil×2
3 of these postal codes reach across the district border.
Map
swisstopo · OSM- Which municipalities belong to Bezirk Lenzburg?
- Bezirk Lenzburg comprises 20 municipalities: Lenzburg, Rupperswil, Seon, Möriken-Wildegg, Niederlenz, Seengen, Hunzenschwil, Staufen, Meisterschwanden, Othmarsingen, Schafisheim, Fahrwangen, Dintikon, Boniswil, Egliswil, Holderbank, Hendschiken, Hallwil, Brunegg, Ammerswil. Together they have 70'774 residents (BFS, 2025).
- Which canton is Bezirk Lenzburg in?
- Bezirk Lenzburg lies in the canton of Aargau, which is divided into 11 districts.
- How many people live in Bezirk Lenzburg?
- Bezirk Lenzburg has 70'774 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 20 municipalities; the largest is Lenzburg with 11'322.
- Does Bezirk Lenzburg have its own tax rate?
- No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Bezirk Lenzburg the municipal rate ranges from 60 % (Meisterschwanden) to 127 % (Ammerswil).
- How did Bezirk Lenzburg vote in the latest federal vote?
- On 14.06.2026, Bezirk Lenzburg voted 56.9 % 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.