What is the postal code of Abtwil?

The postal code of Abtwil is 5646.

What is the tax rate in Abtwil?

The municipal tax multiplier of Abtwil is 113% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.

How much tax do you pay in Abtwil?

A single person without children pays about 13'219 CHF income tax in Abtwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 124 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Abtwil have?

Abtwil has 1'107 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Abtwil?

Abtwil has 221 foreign residents, a share of 19.96% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AG

Abtwil

5646

AG CANTON5646

Residents

1'107

Area

4.1 km²

Population density

267 pop./km²

Elevation

536 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

113%

Postal codes

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

553 50.0%

Men

554 50.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

245 22.1%

Swiss citizens

886 80.0%

Foreign residents

221 20.0%

Population density

267 pop./km²

0–19 · 245 · 22.1%20–64 · 719 · 65.0%65+ · 143 · 12.9%

Foreign residents 20.0%0%64.0%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Abtwil

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

61.1% YesNo 39.0%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

64.7% YesNo 35.3%

14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% Yes

31.6% YesNo 68.5%

14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

47.2% YesNo 52.8%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

40.9% YesNo 59.1%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

14.2% YesNo 85.8%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

49.5% YesNo 50.5%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

42.9% YesNo 57.1%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

72.1% YesNo 27.9%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

49.3% YesNo 50.7%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP47.8% · strongest party

SVP47.8%

Mitte18.1%

GRÜNE7.5%

FDP7.5%

GLP6.0%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier113%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

113%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 131 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'219 CHF(13.2%)

Rank 124 of 196 in the canton · 584 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 12'952 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Oberwil-Lieli 9'753 CHF · most expensive Ammerswil 13'965 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:13'219 CHF(~13.2%)

AbtwilCanton range AargauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Abtwil	Aargau	Switzerland median
40'000	5.3%	3.8–5.6%	5.4%
50'000	7.2%	5.2–7.7%	7.8%
60'000	8.8%	6.4–9.3%	10.5%
70'000	10.2%	7.4–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	11.2%	8.2–11.9%	13.1%
90'000	12.1%	8.9–12.8%	14.1%
100'000	13.2%	9.8–14%	15.3%
110'000	14.2%	10.5–14.9%	16.3%
120'000	14.9%	11.2–15.8%	17.2%
130'000	15.7%	11.7–16.5%	18.1%
140'000	16.4%	12.4–17.3%	19%
150'000	17.1%	13–18%	19.7%
175'000	18.7%	14.4–19.7%	21.6%
200'000	20.1%	15.5–21.1%	23.2%
225'000	21.4%	16.6–22.4%	24.6%
250'000	22.5%	17.6–23.6%	25.8%
275'000	23.5%	18.4–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	24.2%	19.1–25.3%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.6 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'143 mm

9.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

663 m

Mean elevation

549 m

Relief

163 m

Mean slope

4°

Flat share

69.7%

South-facing

4.4%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 163 m0 m3'847 m

Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.

swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

8.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

11.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'900

8 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr

BFE solar factsheet ↗

Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).

Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

27.95 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.5 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

9.84 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.55 Rp./kWh

27.95 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 27.73 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator ELEKTRA Genossenschaft Abtwil

ElCom tariff comparison ↗

How this is measured

Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

497

Built before 194613.3%

Built since 200147.7%

0 %0 %12 %

Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.

Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 94 min · Car 43 min

AgglomerationPT 49 min · Car 14 min

Remoteness 3/196 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteabtwilag.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'107 #157 AG · #1392 CH Families & children22.1% #31 AG · #524 CH Age structure12.9% #195 AG · #2082 CH Women share50% #60 AG · #950 CH Foreign residents20% #116 AG · #872 CH Population density267/km² #131 AG · #852 CH Tax burden13'219 #124 AG · #584 CH Taxes113% #131 AG Warmest municipalities9.6 °C #145 AG · #904 CH Sunniest municipalities40.8% #28 AG · #1506 CH Rainiest municipalities1'143 mm #11 AG · #863 CH Voter turnout55.5% #85 AG · #1009 CH Against Switzerland23% #30 AG · #358 CH Aligned with Switzerland77% #136 AG · #1100 CH SVP strongholds47.8% #52 AG · #303 CH SP strongholds5.9% #193 AG · #1878 CH Centre strongholds18.1% #24 AG · #636 CH FDP strongholds7.5% #180 AG · #1656 CH GLP strongholds6% #132 AG · #979 CH Green strongholds7.5% #35 AG · #981 CH Largest by area4.1 km² #147 AG · #1695 CH Highest municipalities536 m #28 AG · #1051 CH Remotest municipalities94 min #3 AG · #487 CH Best-connected municipalities94 min #193 AG · #1631 CH Highest peaks663 m #68 AG · #1319 CH Highest-lying municipalities549 m #35 AG · #1220 CH Greatest vertical range163 m #145 AG · #1524 CH Steepest municipalities4° #172 AG · #1747 CH Solar potential8 GWh #178 AG · #1659 CH Cheapest electricity27.95 Rp./kWh #155 AG · #1109 CH Most expensive electricity27.95 Rp./kWh #42 AG · #998 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

5646

Abtwil AG

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Abtwil AG5646

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Abtwil?: The postal code of Abtwil is 5646.
What is the tax rate in Abtwil?: The municipal tax multiplier of Abtwil is 113% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Abtwil?: A single person without children pays about 13'219 CHF income tax in Abtwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 124 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Abtwil have?: Abtwil has 1'107 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Abtwil?: Abtwil has 221 foreign residents, a share of 19.96% (2025).

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