What is the postal code of Besenbüren?

The postal code of Besenbüren is 5627.

What is the tax rate in Besenbüren?

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

How much tax do you pay in Besenbüren?

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

How many residents does Besenbüren have?

Besenbüren has 677 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Besenbüren?

Besenbüren has 80 foreign residents, a share of 11.82% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AG

Besenbüren

5627

AG CANTON5627

Residents

677

Area

2.4 km²

Population density

284 pop./km²

Elevation

450 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

113%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

328 48.4%

Men

349 51.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

128 18.9%

Swiss citizens

597 88.2%

Foreign residents

80 11.8%

Population density

284 pop./km²

0–19 · 128 · 18.9%20–64 · 455 · 67.2%65+ · 94 · 13.9%

Foreign residents 11.8%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Besenbüren

BFS

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

58.0% YesNo 42.0%

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

64.1% YesNo 35.9%

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

32.2% YesNo 67.8%

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

48.8% YesNo 51.2%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

45.1% YesNo 54.9%

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

18.7% YesNo 81.3%

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

44.9% YesNo 55.1%

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

42.3% YesNo 57.8%

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

71.0% YesNo 29.0%

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

47.3% YesNo 52.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP46.4% · strongest party

SVP46.4%

Mitte10.5%

SP10.3%

GLP8.3%

GRÜNE8.1%

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 130 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%)

BesenbürenCanton range AargauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Besenbüren	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 1991–202010 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'121 mm

10 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

495 m

Mean elevation

453 m

Relief

77 m

Mean slope

3.6°

Flat share

81.6%

South-facing

5.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 77 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

7.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

9.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'600

7 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

27.91 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.25 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.5 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

27.91 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Gemeinde Besenbüren, Elektrizitätsversorgung

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

9.78 %

Avg. rooms

4.5

Dwellings

276

Built before 194622.8%

Built since 200130.4%

9.78 %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 86 min · Car 39 min

AgglomerationPT 23 min · Car 18 min

Remoteness 17/196 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitebesenbueren.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities677 #184 AG · #1664 CH Families & children18.9% #148 AG · #1479 CH Age structure13.9% #192 AG · #2052 CH Women share48.4% #158 AG · #1750 CH Foreign residents11.8% #182 AG · #1563 CH Population density284/km² #124 AG · #810 CH Tax burden13'219 #125 AG · #585 CH Taxes113% #130 AG Warmest municipalities10 °C #66 AG · #530 CH Sunniest municipalities41.1% #13 AG · #1381 CH Rainiest municipalities1'121 mm #48 AG · #980 CH Voter turnout54.8% #97 AG · #1103 CH SVP strongholds46.4% #58 AG · #343 CH SP strongholds10.3% #143 AG · #1489 CH Centre strongholds10.5% #115 AG · #1151 CH FDP strongholds6.6% #189 AG · #1737 CH GLP strongholds8.3% #68 AG · #536 CH Green strongholds8.1% #28 AG · #861 CH Largest by area2.4 km² #188 AG · #1959 CH Highest municipalities450 m #83 AG · #1538 CH Remotest municipalities86 min #17 AG · #637 CH Best-connected municipalities86 min #181 AG · #1486 CH Highest peaks495 m #171 AG · #1900 CH Highest-lying municipalities453 m #107 AG · #1700 CH Greatest vertical range77 m #191 AG · #1942 CH Steepest municipalities3.6° #181 AG · #1821 CH Solar potential7 GWh #182 AG · #1737 CH Cheapest electricity27.91 Rp./kWh #154 AG · #1107 CH Most expensive electricity27.91 Rp./kWh #43 AG · #1000 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

5627

Besenbüren

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Besenbüren5627

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Besenbüren?: The postal code of Besenbüren is 5627.
What is the tax rate in Besenbüren?: The municipal tax multiplier of Besenbüren is 113% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Besenbüren?: A single person without children pays about 13'219 CHF income tax in Besenbüren on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 124 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Besenbüren have?: Besenbüren has 677 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Besenbüren?: Besenbüren has 80 foreign residents, a share of 11.82% (2025).

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