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).

Switzerland · Canton AG

Bottenwil

4813–4814

AG CANTON4813 4814

Residents

862

Area

5.1 km²

Population density

169 pop./km²

Elevation

498 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

119%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

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%

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

Vote results for Bottenwil

BFS

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

63.0% YesNo 37.0%

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

63.5% YesNo 36.6%

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

36.4% YesNo 63.6%

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

58.6% YesNo 41.4%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

43.3% YesNo 56.7%

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

14.3% YesNo 85.7%

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

46.8% YesNo 53.2%

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

44.9% YesNo 55.1%

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

70.9% YesNo 29.1%

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

53.3% YesNo 46.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP50.5% · strongest party

SVP50.5%

FDP11.2%

SP10.5%

EVP7.9%

Mitte6.1%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier119%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

119%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 170 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax 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

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:13'539 CHF(~13.5%)

BottenwilCanton range AargauSwitzerland median

Show data table

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 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual 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 m

Highest 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

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

8.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

11.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'000

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

27.17 Rp./kWh

Energy

9.78 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.59 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.15 Rp./kWh

27.17 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 27.73 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

3.61 %

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 72 min · Car 55 min

AgglomerationPT 49 min · Car 24 min

Remoteness 49/196 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitebottenwil.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities862 #176 AG · #1546 CH Families & children22.3% #27 AG · #473 CH Age structure20.6% #69 AG · #1125 CH Women share50.9% #13 AG · #461 CH Foreign residents9.9% #192 AG · #1707 CH Population density169/km² #170 AG · #1137 CH Tax burden13'539 #167 AG · #702 CH Taxes119% #170 AG Warmest municipalities9.1 °C #193 AG · #1323 CH Sunniest municipalities40% #148 AG · #1905 CH Rainiest municipalities1'119 mm #52 AG · #990 CH Voter turnout53.8% #111 AG · #1250 CH SVP strongholds50.5% #33 AG · #225 CH SP strongholds10.5% #140 AG · #1463 CH Centre strongholds6.1% #186 AG · #1667 CH FDP strongholds11.2% #109 AG · #1252 CH GLP strongholds4.4% #176 AG · #1328 CH Green strongholds5.2% #118 AG · #1516 CH Largest by area5.1 km² #119 AG · #1536 CH Highest municipalities498 m #46 AG · #1220 CH Remotest municipalities72 min #49 AG · #969 CH Best-connected municipalities72 min #152 AG · #1158 CH Highest peaks661 m #69 AG · #1324 CH Highest-lying municipalities561 m #32 AG · #1170 CH Greatest vertical range191 m #127 AG · #1413 CH Steepest municipalities12.5° #16 AG · #729 CH Solar potential9 GWh #170 AG · #1624 CH Cheapest electricity27.17 Rp./kWh #65 AG · #618 CH Most expensive electricity27.17 Rp./kWh #136 AG · #1495 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Bottenwil4814 Uerkheim4813

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

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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