What is the postal code of Aristau?

Aristau has 2 postal codes: 5628, 5630.

What is the tax rate in Aristau?

The municipal tax multiplier of Aristau is 104% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.

How much tax do you pay in Aristau?

A single person without children pays about 12'739 CHF income tax in Aristau on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 72 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Aristau have?

Aristau has 1'655 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Aristau?

Aristau has 309 foreign residents, a share of 18.67% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AG

Aristau

5628–5630

AG CANTON5628 5630

Residents

1'655

Area

8.6 km²

Population density

192 pop./km²

Elevation

400 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

104%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

800 48.3%

Men

855 51.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

351 21.2%

Swiss citizens

1'346 81.3%

Foreign residents

309 18.7%

Population density

192 pop./km²

0–19 · 351 · 21.2%20–64 · 1'029 · 62.2%65+ · 275 · 16.6%

Foreign residents 18.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Aristau

BFS

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

60.0% YesNo 40.0%

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

57.0% YesNo 43.0%

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

37.9% YesNo 62.1%

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

46.9% YesNo 53.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

48.6% YesNo 51.4%

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

14.1% YesNo 85.9%

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

46.6% YesNo 53.4%

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

44.0% YesNo 56.1%

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

50.8% YesNo 49.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP46.2% · strongest party

SVP46.2%

Mitte14.5%

GLP11.1%

FDP8.8%

SP8.0%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier104%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

104%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 76 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'739 CHF(12.7%)

Rank 72 of 196 in the canton · 456 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:12'739 CHF(~12.7%)

AristauCanton range AargauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Aristau	Aargau	Switzerland median
40'000	5.1%	3.8–5.6%	5.4%
50'000	6.9%	5.2–7.7%	7.8%
60'000	8.5%	6.4–9.3%	10.5%
70'000	9.8%	7.4–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	10.8%	8.2–11.9%	13.1%
90'000	11.7%	8.9–12.8%	14.1%
100'000	12.7%	9.8–14%	15.3%
110'000	13.7%	10.5–14.9%	16.3%
120'000	14.4%	11.2–15.8%	17.2%
130'000	15.1%	11.7–16.5%	18.1%
140'000	15.9%	12.4–17.3%	19%
150'000	16.5%	13–18%	19.7%
175'000	18.1%	14.4–19.7%	21.6%
200'000	19.5%	15.5–21.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.7%	16.6–22.4%	24.6%
250'000	21.8%	17.6–23.6%	25.8%
275'000	22.8%	18.4–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	23.5%	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 1991–202010 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'123 mm

10 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

475 m

Mean elevation

410 m

Relief

97 m

Mean slope

2.8°

Flat share

77.4%

South-facing

1.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 97 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

18.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

23.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'100

19 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

27.5 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.33 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.51 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.6 Rp./kWh

27.5 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Elektrizitätsgenossenschaft Aristau

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

1.52 %

Avg. rooms

4.3

Dwellings

726

Built before 194617.4%

Built since 200132.5%

1.52 %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 67 min · Car 34 min

AgglomerationPT 29 min · Car 21 min

Remoteness 76/196 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitearistau.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'655 #123 AG · #1090 CH Families & children21.2% #62 AG · #754 CH Age structure16.6% #169 AG · #1832 CH Women share48.3% #164 AG · #1780 CH Foreign residents18.7% #127 AG · #975 CH Population density192/km² #161 AG · #1056 CH Tax burden12'739 #72 AG · #456 CH Taxes104% #76 AG Warmest municipalities10 °C #65 AG · #529 CH Sunniest municipalities41.1% #12 AG · #1380 CH Rainiest municipalities1'123 mm #43 AG · #969 CH Voter turnout59.7% #28 AG · #513 CH Against Switzerland18.2% #53 AG · #665 CH Aligned with Switzerland81.8% #114 AG · #798 CH SVP strongholds46.2% #60 AG · #349 CH SP strongholds8% #171 AG · #1692 CH Centre strongholds14.5% #65 AG · #862 CH FDP strongholds8.8% #167 AG · #1520 CH GLP strongholds11.1% #16 AG · #214 CH Green strongholds4.3% #153 AG · #1683 CH Largest by area8.6 km² #59 AG · #1085 CH Highest municipalities400 m #134 AG · #1892 CH Remotest municipalities67 min #76 AG · #1124 CH Best-connected municipalities67 min #119 AG · #997 CH Highest peaks475 m #179 AG · #1963 CH Highest-lying municipalities410 m #156 AG · #1948 CH Greatest vertical range97 m #184 AG · #1848 CH Steepest municipalities2.8° #189 AG · #1921 CH Solar potential19 GWh #107 AG · #1075 CH Cheapest electricity27.5 Rp./kWh #83 AG · #776 CH Most expensive electricity27.5 Rp./kWh #114 AG · #1331 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Aristau5628 Muri AG5630

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Aristau?: Aristau has 2 postal codes: 5628, 5630.
What is the tax rate in Aristau?: The municipal tax multiplier of Aristau is 104% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Aristau?: A single person without children pays about 12'739 CHF income tax in Aristau on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 72 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Aristau have?: Aristau has 1'655 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Aristau?: Aristau has 309 foreign residents, a share of 18.67% (2025).

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