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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
659 50.0%
Men
659 50.0%
Children & youth (0–19)
323 24.5%
Swiss citizens
1'124 85.3%
Foreign residents
194 14.7%
Population density
117 pop./km²
0–19 · 323 · 24.5%20–64 · 758 · 57.5%65+ · 237 · 18.0%
Foreign residents 14.7%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +9 (+0.7%) · 13 births · 8 deaths · net migration +0
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 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 33.8% Yes
42.4% YesNo 57.6%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 60.1% Yes
66.7% YesNo 33.3%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 59.4% Yes
72.3% YesNo 27.7%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 36.7% Yes
28.6% YesNo 71.4%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 48.6% Yes
47.4% YesNo 52.6%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 44.2% Yes
33.3% YesNo 66.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 44.9% Yes
48.0% YesNo 52.0%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 39.3% Yes
47.5% YesNo 52.5%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP53.6% · strongest party
SVP53.6%
Mitte16.7%
FDP10.8%
GLP6.5%
SP4.2%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier98%
Cantonal tax multiplier103%
98%AG range 48%127%
Tax rank 47 of 196 in canton Aargau
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'419 CHF(12.4%)
Rank 43 of 196 in the canton · 378 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
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:12'419 CHF(~12.4%)
Beinwil (Freiamt)Canton range AargauSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeBeinwil (Freiamt)AargauSwitzerland median
40'0005%3.8–5.6%5.4%
50'0006.8%5.2–7.7%7.8%
60'0008.2%6.4–9.3%10.5%
70'0009.5%7.4–10.7%11.9%
80'00010.5%8.2–11.9%13.1%
90'00011.4%8.9–12.8%14.1%
100'00012.4%9.8–14%15.3%
110'00013.3%10.5–14.9%16.3%
120'00014.1%11.2–15.8%17.2%
130'00014.8%11.7–16.5%18.1%
140'00015.5%12.4–17.3%19%
150'00016.1%13–18%19.7%
175'00017.7%14.4–19.7%21.6%
200'00019.1%15.5–21.1%23.2%
225'00020.3%16.6–22.4%24.6%
250'00021.4%17.6–23.6%25.8%
275'00022.3%18.4–24.5%26.8%
300'00023%19.1–25.3%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.4 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'146 mm
9.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
854 m
Mean elevation
654 m
Relief
398 m
Mean slope
7.5°
Flat share
34.9%
South-facing
1.4%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 398 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
17.4 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
22.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'900
Per inhabitant
13'171 kWh/yr
17 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 · 2027
Tariff H4
25.64 Rp./kWh
Energy
11 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.12 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.66 Rp./kWh
25.64 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Elektrizitätsgenossenschaft Beinwil/Freiamt
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
Standard 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 · ARE
Vacancy rate
0.34 %
Second homes
6.6 %
Avg. rooms
4.2
Dwellings
590
Built before 194629.0%
Built since 200138.3%
0.34 %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 · 2024
Jobs
410
Workplaces
127
Services share
53.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 129 (31.5%) · Secondary 60 (14.6%) · Tertiary 221 (53.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
41
Organic share
12.2 %
Farmland
798 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 89 min · Car 43 min
AgglomerationPT 41 min · Car 20 min
Remoteness 7/196 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number4224
DistrictBezirk Muri
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'318 #147 AG · #1263 CHGrowing municipalities0.7% #99 AG · #973 CHShrinking municipalities0.7% #98 AG · #1136 CHJobs per resident0.31 #91 AG · #1245 CHFamilies & children24.5% #3 AG · #116 CHAge structure18% #145 AG · #1650 CHWomen share50% #61 AG · #951 CHForeign residents14.7% #161 AG · #1305 CHPopulation density117/km² #183 AG · #1384 CHTax burden12'419 #43 AG · #378 CHTaxes98% #47 AGWarmest municipalities9.4 °C #170 AG · #1070 CHSunniest municipalities41.2% #9 AG · #1339 CHRainiest municipalities1'146 mm #6 AG · #850 CHVoter turnout63% #14 AG · #329 CHAgainst Switzerland26.5% #13 AG · #170 CHAligned with Switzerland73.5% #152 AG · #1286 CHSVP strongholds53.6% #18 AG · #149 CHSP strongholds4.2% #196 AG · #1971 CHCentre strongholds16.7% #41 AG · #719 CHFDP strongholds10.8% #122 AG · #1292 CHGLP strongholds6.5% #117 AG · #865 CHGreen strongholds3.4% #182 AG · #1835 CHLargest by area11.3 km² #34 AG · #876 CHHighest municipalities578 m #12 AG · #896 CHSecond homes6.6% #146 AG · #1895 CHOrganic farming12.2% #82 AG · #1073 CHBest-connected municipalities89 min #189 AG · #1544 CHRemotest municipalities89 min #7 AG · #563 CHHighest peaks854 m #8 AG · #900 CHHighest-lying municipalities654 m #5 AG · #871 CHGreatest vertical range398 m #13 AG · #820 CHSteepest municipalities7.5° #92 AG · #1170 CHSolar potential17 GWh #112 AG · #1129 CHSolar potential per capita13'171 kWh #19 AG · #606 CHCheapest electricity25.64 Rp./kWh #46 AG · #727 CHMost expensive electricity25.64 Rp./kWh #151 AG · #1380 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 1
What is the postal code of Beinwil (Freiamt)?
The postal code of Beinwil (Freiamt) is 5637.
What is the tax rate in Beinwil (Freiamt)?
The municipal tax multiplier of Beinwil (Freiamt) is 98% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Beinwil (Freiamt)?
A single person without children pays about 12'419 CHF income tax in Beinwil (Freiamt) on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 43 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Beinwil (Freiamt) have?
Beinwil (Freiamt) has 1'318 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Beinwil (Freiamt)?
Beinwil (Freiamt) has 194 foreign residents, a share of 14.72% (2025).

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