What is the postal code of Birrwil?

The postal code of Birrwil is 5708.

What is the tax rate in Birrwil?

The municipal tax multiplier of Birrwil is 95% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.

How much tax do you pay in Birrwil?

A single person without children pays about 12'259 CHF income tax in Birrwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 30 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Birrwil have?

Birrwil has 1'416 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Birrwil?

Birrwil has 303 foreign residents, a share of 21.4% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AG

Birrwil

5708

AG CANTON5708

Residents

1'416

Area

5.5 km²

Population density

256 pop./km²

Elevation

600 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

95%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

681 48.1%

Men

735 51.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

184 13.0%

Swiss citizens

1'113 78.6%

Foreign residents

303 21.4%

Population density

256 pop./km²

0–19 · 184 · 13.0%20–64 · 883 · 62.4%65+ · 349 · 24.6%

Foreign residents 21.4%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Birrwil

BFS

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

57.7% YesNo 42.3%

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

57.5% YesNo 42.5%

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

32.5% YesNo 67.5%

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

59.2% YesNo 40.9%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

46.8% YesNo 53.2%

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

17.3% YesNo 82.7%

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

46.0% YesNo 54.0%

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

38.9% YesNo 61.1%

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

73.1% YesNo 26.9%

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

46.4% YesNo 53.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP38.3% · strongest party

SVP38.3%

FDP18.8%

SP13.4%

GRÜNE8.3%

Mitte8.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier95%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

95%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 32 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'259 CHF(12.3%)

Rank 30 of 196 in the canton · 344 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:12'259 CHF(~12.3%)

BirrwilCanton range AargauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Birrwil	Aargau	Switzerland median
40'000	4.9%	3.8–5.6%	5.4%
50'000	6.7%	5.2–7.7%	7.8%
60'000	8.1%	6.4–9.3%	10.5%
70'000	9.4%	7.4–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	10.4%	8.2–11.9%	13.1%
90'000	11.2%	8.9–12.8%	14.1%
100'000	12.3%	9.8–14%	15.3%
110'000	13.2%	10.5–14.9%	16.3%
120'000	13.9%	11.2–15.8%	17.2%
130'000	14.6%	11.7–16.5%	18.1%
140'000	15.3%	12.4–17.3%	19%
150'000	16%	13–18%	19.7%
175'000	17.5%	14.4–19.7%	21.6%
200'000	18.9%	15.5–21.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.1%	16.6–22.4%	24.6%
250'000	21.2%	17.6–23.6%	25.8%
275'000	22.1%	18.4–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	22.8%	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 1991–20209.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'098 mm

9.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

770 m

Mean elevation

546 m

Relief

322 m

Mean slope

7.5°

Flat share

45.2%

South-facing

3.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 322 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

11.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

15.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'600

12 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

27.23 Rp./kWh

Energy

13 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.33 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

27.23 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator EWS Energie AG

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

1.01 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

794

Built before 194634.1%

Built since 200133.5%

1.01 %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 71 min · Car 58 min

AgglomerationPT 22 min · Car 13 min

Remoteness 54/196 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitebirrwil.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'416 #139 AG · #1214 CH Families & children13% #196 AG · #2049 CH Age structure24.6% #14 AG · #448 CH Women share48.1% #172 AG · #1850 CH Foreign residents21.4% #96 AG · #751 CH Population density256/km² #134 AG · #870 CH Tax burden12'259 #30 AG · #344 CH Taxes95% #32 AG Warmest municipalities9.7 °C #117 AG · #819 CH Sunniest municipalities40.5% #37 AG · #1616 CH Rainiest municipalities1'098 mm #85 AG · #1119 CH Voter turnout58.3% #48 AG · #661 CH Against Switzerland15.2% #83 AG · #897 CH Aligned with Switzerland84.8% #82 AG · #563 CH SVP strongholds38.3% #129 AG · #751 CH SP strongholds13.4% #86 AG · #1122 CH Centre strongholds8.2% #155 AG · #1415 CH FDP strongholds18.8% #7 AG · #538 CH GLP strongholds6% #130 AG · #977 CH Green strongholds8.3% #22 AG · #824 CH Largest by area5.5 km² #107 AG · #1474 CH Highest municipalities600 m #9 AG · #824 CH Remotest municipalities71 min #54 AG · #1007 CH Best-connected municipalities71 min #140 AG · #1118 CH Highest peaks770 m #21 AG · #1041 CH Highest-lying municipalities546 m #37 AG · #1231 CH Greatest vertical range322 m #32 AG · #955 CH Steepest municipalities7.5° #89 AG · #1167 CH Solar potential12 GWh #150 AG · #1436 CH Cheapest electricity27.23 Rp./kWh #73 AG · #630 CH Most expensive electricity27.23 Rp./kWh #125 AG · #1478 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

5708

Birrwil

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Birrwil5708

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Birrwil?: The postal code of Birrwil is 5708.
What is the tax rate in Birrwil?: The municipal tax multiplier of Birrwil is 95% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Birrwil?: A single person without children pays about 12'259 CHF income tax in Birrwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 30 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Birrwil have?: Birrwil has 1'416 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Birrwil?: Birrwil has 303 foreign residents, a share of 21.4% (2025).

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