Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
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%
Population change 2025: +40 (+6.3%) · 3 births · 4 deaths · net migration +41
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
20.7% YesNo 79.3%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 33.8% Yes
33.6% YesNo 66.4%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 60.1% Yes
58.0% YesNo 42.0%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 59.4% Yes
64.1% YesNo 35.9%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 36.7% Yes
32.2% YesNo 67.8%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 48.6% Yes
48.8% YesNo 51.2%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 44.2% Yes
45.1% YesNo 54.9%
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
18.7% YesNo 81.3%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 44.9% Yes
44.9% YesNo 55.1%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 39.3% Yes
42.3% YesNo 57.8%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP46.4% · strongest party
SVP46.4%
Mitte10.5%
SP10.3%
GLP8.3%
GRÜNE8.1%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier113%
Cantonal tax multiplier103%
113%AG range 48%127%
Tax rank 130 of 196 in canton AargauTax 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
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 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual 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 mHighest 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
Roof potential
7.2 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
9.5 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
1'600
Per inhabitant
10'665 kWh/yr
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 24.09.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2027Tariff H4
26.98 Rp./kWh
Energy
12.5 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.32 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
26.98 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.
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
9.78 %
Second homes
10.7 %
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 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
139
Workplaces
51
Services share
55.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 21 (15.1%) · Secondary 41 (29.5%) · Tertiary 77 (55.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
10
Organic share
30 %
Farmland
140 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 municipalities677 #184 AG · #1664 CHGrowing municipalities6.3% #4 AG · #27 CHShrinking municipalities6.3% #194 AG · #2083 CHJobs per resident0.21 #157 AG · #1739 CHFamilies & children18.9% #148 AG · #1479 CHAge structure13.9% #192 AG · #2052 CHWomen share48.4% #158 AG · #1750 CHForeign residents11.8% #182 AG · #1563 CHPopulation density284/km² #124 AG · #810 CHTax burden13'219 #125 AG · #585 CHTaxes113% #130 AGWarmest municipalities10 °C #66 AG · #530 CHSunniest municipalities41.1% #13 AG · #1381 CHRainiest municipalities1'121 mm #48 AG · #980 CHVoter turnout55.1% #104 AG · #1196 CHSVP strongholds46.4% #58 AG · #343 CHSP strongholds10.3% #143 AG · #1495 CHCentre strongholds10.5% #115 AG · #1155 CHFDP strongholds6.6% #189 AG · #1741 CHGLP strongholds8.3% #68 AG · #535 CHGreen strongholds8.1% #28 AG · #866 CHLargest by area2.4 km² #188 AG · #1959 CHHighest municipalities450 m #83 AG · #1537 CHSecond homes10.7% #29 AG · #1092 CHOrganic farming30% #12 AG · #340 CHBest-connected municipalities86 min #181 AG · #1486 CHRemotest municipalities86 min #17 AG · #637 CHHighest peaks495 m #171 AG · #1900 CHHighest-lying municipalities453 m #107 AG · #1700 CHGreatest vertical range77 m #191 AG · #1942 CHSteepest municipalities3.6° #181 AG · #1821 CHSolar potential7 GWh #182 AG · #1737 CHSolar potential per capita10'665 kWh #47 AG · #961 CHCheapest electricity26.98 Rp./kWh #92 AG · #1120 CHMost expensive electricity26.98 Rp./kWh #105 AG · #987 CH
Postal codes (1)
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swisstopo- 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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