Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
850 48.7%
Men
897 51.3%
Children & youth (0–19)
353 20.2%
Swiss citizens
1'497 85.7%
Foreign residents
250 14.3%
Population density
308 pop./km²
0–19 · 353 · 20.2%20–64 · 1'029 · 58.9%65+ · 365 · 20.9%
Foreign residents 14.3%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +4 (+0.2%) · 16 births · 16 deaths · net migration +3
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Brugg: 26.3% Yes
21.4% YesNo 78.6%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Brugg: 28.2% Yes
28.4% YesNo 71.7%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Brugg: 57.0% Yes
63.9% YesNo 36.1%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Brugg: 49.2% Yes
53.8% YesNo 46.2%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Brugg: 44.0% Yes
36.4% YesNo 63.6%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Brugg: 52.4% Yes
65.7% YesNo 34.3%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Brugg: 48.0% Yes
43.9% YesNo 56.1%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Brugg: 25.8% Yes
19.1% YesNo 80.9%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Brugg: 40.4% Yes
36.6% YesNo 63.4%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Brugg: 35.3% Yes
32.1% YesNo 68.0%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP36.4% · strongest party
SVP36.4%
FDP15.8%
GLP14.6%
SP10.2%
Mitte8.1%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier93%
Cantonal tax multiplier103%
93%AG range 48%127%
Tax rank 28 of 196 in canton AargauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'152 CHF(12.2%)
Rank 28 of 196 in the canton · 334 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
100'000 CHF:12'152 CHF(~12.2%)
AuensteinCanton range AargauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Auenstein | Aargau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 4.9% | 3.8–5.6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 6.6% | 5.2–7.7% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.1% | 6.4–9.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 9.3% | 7.4–10.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 10.3% | 8.2–11.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 11.1% | 8.9–12.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 12.2% | 9.8–14% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 13% | 10.5–14.9% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 13.8% | 11.2–15.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 14.5% | 11.7–16.5% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 15.2% | 12.4–17.3% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 15.8% | 13–18% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 17.4% | 14.4–19.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 18.7% | 15.5–21.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 19.9% | 16.6–22.4% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21% | 17.6–23.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 21.9% | 18.4–24.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 22.6% | 19.1–25.3% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.7 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'031 mm
9.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
766 m
Mean elevation
451 m
Relief
418 m
Mean slope
12.1°
Flat share
18.0%
South-facing
65.0%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 418 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
Roof potential
13.8 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
18.9 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'100
Per inhabitant
7'871 kWh/yr
14 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 24.09.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2027Tariff H4
29.86 Rp./kWh
Energy
10.37 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
14.95 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.24 Rp./kWh
29.86 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator AEW Energie AG
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.
2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Health-insurance premiums
BAG · 2024Standard model, deductible 300570 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Aargau392 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
Premiums are set not per municipality but per canton and premium region. Shown is the average adult premium paid in canton Aargau (2024, BAG) — it applies canton-wide, not to any single location.
2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026
Housing
BFS · AREVacancy rate
0.6 %
Second homes
8.9 %
Avg. rooms
4.6
Dwellings
828
Built before 194624.0%
Built since 200128.3%
0.6 %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 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024Jobs
246
Workplaces
87
Services share
74 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 11 (4.5%) · Secondary 53 (21.5%) · Tertiary 182 (74.0%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
7
Organic share
28.6 %
Farmland
85 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'747 #119 AG · #1060 CHGrowing municipalities0.2% #129 AG · #1271 CHShrinking municipalities0.2% #69 AG · #841 CHJobs per resident0.14 #190 AG · #2018 CHFamilies & children20.2% #105 AG · #1085 CHAge structure20.9% #62 AG · #1065 CHWomen share48.7% #145 AG · #1649 CHForeign residents14.3% #163 AG · #1342 CHPopulation density308/km² #119 AG · #765 CHTax burden12'152 #28 AG · #334 CHTaxes93% #28 AGWarmest municipalities9.7 °C #113 AG · #815 CHSunniest municipalities40.1% #114 AG · #1831 CHRainiest municipalities1'031 mm #154 AG · #1484 CHVoter turnout59.8% #43 AG · #611 CHAgainst Switzerland10.8% #124 AG · #1186 CHAligned with Switzerland89.2% #46 AG · #307 CHSVP strongholds36.4% #144 AG · #880 CHSP strongholds10.2% #146 AG · #1508 CHCentre strongholds8.1% #156 AG · #1431 CHFDP strongholds15.8% #23 AG · #754 CHGLP strongholds14.6% #1 AG · #32 CHGreen strongholds5.4% #109 AG · #1475 CHLargest by area5.7 km² #105 AG · #1443 CHHighest municipalities374 m #164 AG · #1981 CHSecond homes8.9% #64 AG · #1428 CHOrganic farming28.6% #13 AG · #364 CHBest-connected municipalities54 min #36 AG · #598 CHRemotest municipalities54 min #160 AG · #1518 CHHighest peaks766 m #22 AG · #1047 CHHighest-lying municipalities451 m #109 AG · #1718 CHGreatest vertical range418 m #7 AG · #791 CHSteepest municipalities12.1° #20 AG · #766 CHSolar potential14 GWh #134 AG · #1302 CHSolar potential per capita7'871 kWh #114 AG · #1489 CHCheapest electricity29.86 Rp./kWh #152 AG · #1757 CHMost expensive electricity29.86 Rp./kWh #15 AG · #320 CH
Postal codes (1)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 1Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Auenstein?
- The postal code of Auenstein is 5105.
- What is the tax rate in Auenstein?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Auenstein is 93% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
- How much tax do you pay in Auenstein?
- A single person without children pays about 12'152 CHF income tax in Auenstein on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 28 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Auenstein have?
- Auenstein has 1'747 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Auenstein?
- Auenstein has 250 foreign residents, a share of 14.31% (2025).
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