What is the postal code of Bettwil?

Bettwil has 2 postal codes: 5618, 5632.

What is the tax rate in Bettwil?

The municipal tax multiplier of Bettwil is 102% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.

How much tax do you pay in Bettwil?

A single person without children pays about 12'632 CHF income tax in Bettwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 60 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Bettwil have?

Bettwil has 736 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Bettwil?

Bettwil has 83 foreign residents, a share of 11.28% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AG

Bettwil

5618–5632

AG CANTON5618 5632

Residents

736

Area

4.3 km²

Population density

173 pop./km²

Elevation

739 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

102%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

362 49.2%

Men

374 50.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

154 20.9%

Swiss citizens

653 88.7%

Foreign residents

83 11.3%

Population density

173 pop./km²

0–19 · 154 · 20.9%20–64 · 439 · 59.6%65+ · 143 · 19.4%

Foreign residents 11.3%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Bettwil

BFS

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

65.2% YesNo 34.8%

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

64.5% YesNo 35.5%

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

34.9% YesNo 65.1%

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

54.6% YesNo 45.4%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

43.1% YesNo 56.9%

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

17.4% YesNo 82.7%

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

49.4% YesNo 50.6%

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

41.9% YesNo 58.1%

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

71.6% YesNo 28.4%

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

49.0% YesNo 51.0%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP45.6% · strongest party

SVP45.6%

Mitte16.9%

FDP11.8%

GLP6.8%

SP6.4%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier102%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

102%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 63 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'632 CHF(12.6%)

Rank 60 of 196 in the canton · 415 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:12'632 CHF(~12.6%)

BettwilCanton range AargauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Bettwil	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	10.7%	8.2–11.9%	13.1%
90'000	11.6%	8.9–12.8%	14.1%
100'000	12.6%	9.8–14%	15.3%
110'000	13.5%	10.5–14.9%	16.3%
120'000	14.3%	11.2–15.8%	17.2%
130'000	15%	11.7–16.5%	18.1%
140'000	15.7%	12.4–17.3%	19%
150'000	16.4%	13–18%	19.7%
175'000	18%	14.4–19.7%	21.6%
200'000	19.3%	15.5–21.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.6%	16.6–22.4%	24.6%
250'000	21.7%	17.6–23.6%	25.8%
275'000	22.6%	18.4–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	23.4%	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 1991–20208.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'112 mm

8.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

759 m

Mean elevation

703 m

Relief

125 m

Mean slope

5.1°

Flat share

50.9%

South-facing

0.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 125 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

9.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

11.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'100

9 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

27.33 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.5 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.85 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.65 Rp./kWh

27.33 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Einwohnergemeinde Bettwil, 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

1.16 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

344

Built before 194623.0%

Built since 200134.9%

1.16 %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 91 min · Car 47 min

AgglomerationPT 36 min · Car 19 min

Remoteness 6/196 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitebettwil.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities736 #181 AG · #1626 CH Families & children20.9% #77 AG · #854 CH Age structure19.4% #108 AG · #1361 CH Women share49.2% #114 AG · #1437 CH Foreign residents11.3% #186 AG · #1609 CH Population density173/km² #167 AG · #1117 CH Tax burden12'632 #60 AG · #415 CH Taxes102% #63 AG Warmest municipalities8.8 °C #196 AG · #1467 CH Sunniest municipalities40.4% #51 AG · #1656 CH Rainiest municipalities1'112 mm #69 AG · #1042 CH Voter turnout62% #14 AG · #325 CH SVP strongholds45.6% #66 AG · #374 CH SP strongholds6.4% #190 AG · #1838 CH Centre strongholds16.9% #38 AG · #706 CH FDP strongholds11.8% #94 AG · #1176 CH GLP strongholds6.8% #108 AG · #798 CH Green strongholds3.7% #170 AG · #1778 CH Largest by area4.3 km² #144 AG · #1666 CH Highest municipalities739 m #1 AG · #522 CH Remotest municipalities91 min #6 AG · #536 CH Best-connected municipalities91 min #191 AG · #1586 CH Highest peaks759 m #26 AG · #1063 CH Highest-lying municipalities703 m #1 AG · #761 CH Greatest vertical range125 m #168 AG · #1713 CH Steepest municipalities5.1° #149 AG · #1551 CH Solar potential9 GWh #168 AG · #1600 CH Cheapest electricity27.33 Rp./kWh #76 AG · #760 CH Most expensive electricity27.33 Rp./kWh #121 AG · #1347 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Bettwil5618 Buttwil5632

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Bettwil?: Bettwil has 2 postal codes: 5618, 5632.
What is the tax rate in Bettwil?: The municipal tax multiplier of Bettwil is 102% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Bettwil?: A single person without children pays about 12'632 CHF income tax in Bettwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 60 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Bettwil have?: Bettwil has 736 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Bettwil?: Bettwil has 83 foreign residents, a share of 11.28% (2025).

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