Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'121 48.2%
Men
1'204 51.8%
Children & youth (0–19)
557 24.0%
Swiss citizens
1'820 78.3%
Foreign residents
505 21.7%
Population density
272 pop./km²
0–19 · 557 · 24.0%20–64 · 1'468 · 63.1%65+ · 300 · 12.9%
Foreign residents 21.7%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +24 (+1%) · 19 births · 11 deaths · net migration +17
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 Muri: 20.0% Yes
15.7% YesNo 84.3%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 33.8% Yes
40.3% YesNo 59.7%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 60.1% Yes
60.5% YesNo 39.5%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 59.4% Yes
66.7% YesNo 33.3%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 36.7% Yes
37.6% YesNo 62.4%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 48.6% Yes
47.9% YesNo 52.1%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 44.2% Yes
42.2% YesNo 57.8%
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 Muri: 17.9% Yes
15.6% YesNo 84.5%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 44.9% Yes
44.1% YesNo 55.9%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 39.3% Yes
37.2% YesNo 62.8%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP46.2% · strongest party
SVP46.2%
Mitte18.5%
FDP9.6%
SP6.7%
GRÜNE6.7%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier103%
Cantonal tax multiplier103%
103%AG range 48%127%
Tax rank 70 of 196 in canton AargauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'685 CHF(12.7%)
Rank 67 of 196 in the canton · 434 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:12'685 CHF(~12.7%)
AuwCanton range AargauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Auw | 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 | 8.4% | 6.4–9.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 9.7% | 7.4–10.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 10.8% | 8.2–11.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 11.6% | 8.9–12.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 12.7% | 9.8–14% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 13.6% | 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 | 15.8% | 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 | 19.4% | 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 | 22.7% | 18.4–24.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23.4% | 19.1–25.3% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.6 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'133 mm
9.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
788 m
Mean elevation
530 m
Relief
333 m
Mean slope
4.9°
Flat share
58.8%
South-facing
2.1%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 333 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
23.5 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
30.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
5'200
Per inhabitant
10'108 kWh/yr
24 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
30.18 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.4 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
12.88 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.57 Rp./kWh
30.18 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Elektra Genossenschaft Auw
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
1.06 %
Second homes
6.1 %
Avg. rooms
4.1
Dwellings
943
Built before 194613.9%
Built since 200150.1%
1.06 %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
635
Workplaces
148
Services share
47.7 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 95 (15.0%) · Secondary 237 (37.3%) · Tertiary 303 (47.7%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
33
Organic share
9.1 %
Farmland
542 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 municipalities2'325 #100 AG · #890 CHGrowing municipalities1% #84 AG · #771 CHShrinking municipalities1% #113 AG · #1342 CHJobs per resident0.27 #114 AG · #1440 CHFamilies & children24% #6 AG · #169 CHAge structure12.9% #196 AG · #2083 CHWomen share48.2% #169 AG · #1822 CHForeign residents21.7% #93 AG · #733 CHPopulation density272/km² #126 AG · #836 CHTax burden12'685 #67 AG · #434 CHTaxes103% #70 AGWarmest municipalities9.6 °C #146 AG · #905 CHSunniest municipalities41.2% #8 AG · #1338 CHRainiest municipalities1'133 mm #26 AG · #911 CHVoter turnout51.5% #150 AG · #1644 CHAgainst Switzerland19.8% #43 AG · #521 CHAligned with Switzerland80.2% #123 AG · #939 CHSVP strongholds46.2% #61 AG · #350 CHSP strongholds6.7% #187 AG · #1816 CHCentre strongholds18.5% #23 AG · #616 CHFDP strongholds9.6% #151 AG · #1446 CHGLP strongholds6% #133 AG · #982 CHGreen strongholds6.7% #60 AG · #1170 CHLargest by area8.6 km² #60 AG · #1086 CHHighest municipalities490 m #51 AG · #1260 CHSecond homes6.1% #157 AG · #1957 CHOrganic farming9.1% #106 AG · #1295 CHBest-connected municipalities86 min #180 AG · #1485 CHRemotest municipalities86 min #16 AG · #636 CHHighest peaks788 m #14 AG · #1007 CHHighest-lying municipalities530 m #51 AG · #1308 CHGreatest vertical range333 m #29 AG · #937 CHSteepest municipalities4.9° #154 AG · #1598 CHSolar potential24 GWh #92 AG · #896 CHSolar potential per capita10'108 kWh #58 AG · #1051 CHCheapest electricity30.18 Rp./kWh #189 AG · #1811 CHMost expensive electricity30.18 Rp./kWh #8 AG · #296 CH
Postal codes (5)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 5Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Auw?
- Auw has 5 postal codes: 5637, 5642, 5643, 5644, 6277.
- What is the tax rate in Auw?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Auw is 103% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
- How much tax do you pay in Auw?
- A single person without children pays about 12'685 CHF income tax in Auw on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 67 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Auw have?
- Auw has 2'325 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Auw?
- Auw has 505 foreign residents, a share of 21.72% (2025).
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