Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
439 50.9%
Men
423 49.1%
Children & youth (0–19)
192 22.3%
Swiss citizens
777 90.1%
Foreign residents
85 9.9%
Population density
169 pop./km²
0–19 · 192 · 22.3%20–64 · 492 · 57.1%65+ · 178 · 20.6%
Foreign residents 9.9%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −1 (−0.1%) · 5 births · 11 deaths · net migration +5
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 Zofingen: 23.9% Yes
20.3% YesNo 79.7%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 33.3% Yes
37.3% YesNo 62.7%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 56.3% Yes
63.0% YesNo 37.0%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 56.1% Yes
63.5% YesNo 36.6%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 41.9% Yes
36.4% YesNo 63.6%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 54.8% Yes
58.6% YesNo 41.4%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 45.5% Yes
43.3% YesNo 56.7%
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 Zofingen: 22.2% Yes
14.3% YesNo 85.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 45.5% Yes
46.8% YesNo 53.2%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 41.4% Yes
44.9% YesNo 55.1%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP50.5% · strongest party
SVP50.5%
FDP11.2%
SP10.5%
EVP7.9%
Mitte6.1%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier119%
Cantonal tax multiplier103%
119%AG range 48%127%
Tax rank 170 of 196 in canton AargauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'539 CHF(13.5%)
Rank 167 of 196 in the canton · 702 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:13'539 CHF(~13.5%)
BottenwilCanton range AargauSwitzerland median
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| Gross income | Bottenwil | Aargau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.4% | 3.8–5.6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.4% | 5.2–7.7% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9% | 6.4–9.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.4% | 7.4–10.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.5% | 8.2–11.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.4% | 8.9–12.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.5% | 9.8–14% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.5% | 10.5–14.9% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15.3% | 11.2–15.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 16% | 11.7–16.5% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16.8% | 12.4–17.3% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 17.5% | 13–18% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 19.2% | 14.4–19.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 20.5% | 15.5–21.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 21.8% | 16.6–22.4% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 23% | 17.6–23.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 23.9% | 18.4–24.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 24.7% | 19.1–25.3% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.1 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'119 mm
9.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
661 m
Mean elevation
561 m
Relief
191 m
Mean slope
12.5°
Flat share
17.4%
South-facing
23.9%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 191 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
8.9 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
11.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'000
Per inhabitant
10'336 kWh/yr
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 24.09.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2027Tariff H4
25.36 Rp./kWh
Energy
9.68 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.88 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.15 Rp./kWh
25.36 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Eniwa 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.
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
3.61 %
Second homes
10.9 %
Avg. rooms
4.4
Dwellings
415
Built before 194633.0%
Built since 200118.3%
3.61 %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
170
Workplaces
66
Services share
50.6 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 40 (23.5%) · Secondary 44 (25.9%) · Tertiary 86 (50.6%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
17
Organic share
17.6 %
Farmland
209 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 municipalities862 #176 AG · #1546 CHGrowing municipalities-0.1% #154 AG · #1494 CHShrinking municipalities-0.1% #44 AG · #615 CHJobs per resident0.2 #164 AG · #1784 CHFamilies & children22.3% #27 AG · #473 CHAge structure20.6% #69 AG · #1125 CHWomen share50.9% #13 AG · #461 CHForeign residents9.9% #192 AG · #1707 CHPopulation density169/km² #170 AG · #1137 CHTax burden13'539 #167 AG · #702 CHTaxes119% #170 AGWarmest municipalities9.1 °C #193 AG · #1323 CHSunniest municipalities40% #148 AG · #1905 CHRainiest municipalities1'119 mm #52 AG · #990 CHVoter turnout54.9% #107 AG · #1230 CHSVP strongholds50.5% #33 AG · #225 CHSP strongholds10.5% #140 AG · #1468 CHCentre strongholds6.1% #186 AG · #1671 CHFDP strongholds11.2% #109 AG · #1254 CHGLP strongholds4.4% #176 AG · #1330 CHGreen strongholds5.2% #118 AG · #1519 CHLargest by area5.1 km² #119 AG · #1536 CHHighest municipalities498 m #46 AG · #1220 CHSecond homes10.9% #28 AG · #1069 CHOrganic farming17.6% #51 AG · #746 CHBest-connected municipalities72 min #152 AG · #1159 CHRemotest municipalities72 min #49 AG · #968 CHHighest peaks661 m #69 AG · #1324 CHHighest-lying municipalities561 m #32 AG · #1170 CHGreatest vertical range191 m #127 AG · #1413 CHSteepest municipalities12.5° #16 AG · #729 CHSolar potential9 GWh #170 AG · #1624 CHSolar potential per capita10'336 kWh #54 AG · #1015 CHCheapest electricity25.36 Rp./kWh #36 AG · #504 CHMost expensive electricity25.36 Rp./kWh #165 AG · #1609 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Bottenwil?
- Bottenwil has 2 postal codes: 4813, 4814.
- What is the tax rate in Bottenwil?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Bottenwil is 119% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
- How much tax do you pay in Bottenwil?
- A single person without children pays about 13'539 CHF income tax in Bottenwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 167 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Bottenwil have?
- Bottenwil has 862 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Bottenwil?
- Bottenwil has 85 foreign residents, a share of 9.86% (2025).
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