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Bezirk Zurzach
AargauBezirk Zurzach is one of 11 districts of the canton of Aargau and comprises 15 municipalities with 38'218 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 Zurzach
BFS · 15Zurzach
8'346Residents
Döttingen
4'525Residents
Böttstein
4'428Residents
Klingnau
3'710Residents
Lengnau
2'944Residents
Endingen
2'758Residents
Leuggern
2'442Residents
Koblenz AG
1'835Residents
Leibstadt
1'639Residents
Schneisingen
1'551Residents
Tegerfelden
1'326Residents
Full-Reuenthal
1'021Residents
Siglistorf
871Residents
Fisibach
595Residents
Mellikon
227Residents
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Votes in Bezirk Zurzach
district results as published by BFS14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
59.7% YesNo 40.3%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
56.6% YesNo 43.4%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% Yes
41.6% YesNo 58.4%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% Yes
50.8% YesNo 49.2%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
19.5% YesNo 80.5%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
43.7% YesNo 56.3%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
40.6% YesNo 59.4%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
72.8% YesNo 27.2%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
47.2% YesNo 52.8%
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalitiesSVP42.9% · strongest party
SVP42.9%
Mitte17.5%
SP12.6%
FDP10.4%
GLP5.9%
GRÜNE5.6%
Übrige2.6%
EVP1.9%
EDU0.6%
PdA/Sol.0.1%
Tax rate in the district
ESTV 2026Leibstadt
102 %
median of its municipalities
114 %
Mellikon
127 %
A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 102 % % in Leibstadt to 127 % % in Mellikon (median 114 % %).
Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 12.6 % in Leibstadt to 14 % in Mellikon (ESTV 2'026)
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
1 %
Dwellings
18'067
Avg. rooms
4
Built before 1946
20.0%
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
+244 +0.6%
births
293
deaths
326
net migration
+294
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalitiesJobs
15'793
Workplaces
2'400
Services share
61 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 951 (6.0%) · Secondary 5'202 (32.9%) · Tertiary 9'640 (61.0%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesFarms
251
Organic share
7.6 %
Farmland
5'574 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Climate · Terrain
MeteoSchweiz · swisstopoAnnual mean temperature
9.7 °C
Precipitation
1'028 mm
Elevation
302–610 m
Flat share
43.0%
Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon
Energy · Accessibility
BFE · ElCom · ARESolar potential
348 GWh
Electricity
29.8 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
71 min
Road to centre
50 min
Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (22.467–32.082 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 Zurzach rank
sum of its municipalities5304Endingen5305Unterendingen5306Tegerfelden5312Döttingen5313Klingnau5314Kleindöttingen5315Böttstein5316Leuggern5317Hettenschwil5322Koblenz5323Rietheim5324Full-Reuenthal5325Leibstadt5330Bad Zurzach5332Rekingen AG5333Baldingen5334Böbikon5425Schneisingen5426Lengnau AG5462Siglistorf×25463Wislikofen5464Rümikon AG5465Mellikon5466Kaiserstuhl AG5467Fisibach
1 of these postal codes reach across the district border.
Map
swisstopo · OSM- Which municipalities belong to Bezirk Zurzach?
- Bezirk Zurzach comprises 15 municipalities: Zurzach, Döttingen, Böttstein, Klingnau, Lengnau, Endingen, Leuggern, Koblenz AG, Leibstadt, Schneisingen, Tegerfelden, Full-Reuenthal, Siglistorf, Fisibach, Mellikon. Together they have 38'218 residents (BFS, 2025).
- Which canton is Bezirk Zurzach in?
- Bezirk Zurzach lies in the canton of Aargau, which is divided into 11 districts.
- How many people live in Bezirk Zurzach?
- Bezirk Zurzach has 38'218 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 15 municipalities; the largest is Zurzach with 8'346.
- Does Bezirk Zurzach have its own tax rate?
- No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Bezirk Zurzach the municipal rate ranges from 102 % (Leibstadt) to 127 % (Mellikon).
- How did Bezirk Zurzach vote in the latest federal vote?
- On 14.06.2026, Bezirk Zurzach voted 59.7 % 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.