What is the postal code of Böttstein?

Böttstein has 2 postal codes: 5314, 5315.

What is the tax rate in Böttstein?

The municipal tax multiplier of Böttstein is 107% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.

How much tax do you pay in Böttstein?

A single person without children pays about 12'899 CHF income tax in Böttstein on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 94 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Böttstein have?

Böttstein has 4'428 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Böttstein?

Böttstein has 1'941 foreign residents, a share of 43.83% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AG

Böttstein

5314–5315

AG CANTON5314 5315

Residents

4'428

Area

7.4 km²

Population density

596 pop./km²

Elevation

350 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

576 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

107%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'139 48.3%

Men

2'289 51.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

849 19.2%

Swiss citizens

2'487 56.2%

Foreign residents

1'941 43.8%

Population density

596 pop./km²

0–19 · 849 · 19.2%20–64 · 2'525 · 57.0%65+ · 1'054 · 23.8%

Foreign residents 43.8%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Böttstein

BFS

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

62.0% YesNo 38.1%

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

63.8% YesNo 36.2%

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

37.2% YesNo 62.8%

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

48.6% YesNo 51.4%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

35.7% YesNo 64.3%

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

12.7% YesNo 87.3%

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

48.9% YesNo 51.1%

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

43.5% YesNo 56.5%

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

70.8% YesNo 29.2%

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

49.4% YesNo 50.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP49.6% · strongest party

SVP49.6%

Mitte19.2%

FDP11.2%

SP9.2%

GRÜNE3.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier107%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

107%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 94 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'899 CHF(12.9%)

Rank 94 of 196 in the canton · 501 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:12'899 CHF(~12.9%)

BöttsteinCanton range AargauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Böttstein	Aargau	Switzerland median
40'000	5.2%	3.8–5.6%	5.4%
50'000	7%	5.2–7.7%	7.8%
60'000	8.6%	6.4–9.3%	10.5%
70'000	9.9%	7.4–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	11%	8.2–11.9%	13.1%
90'000	11.8%	8.9–12.8%	14.1%
100'000	12.9%	9.8–14%	15.3%
110'000	13.8%	10.5–14.9%	16.3%
120'000	14.6%	11.2–15.8%	17.2%
130'000	15.3%	11.7–16.5%	18.1%
140'000	16%	12.4–17.3%	19%
150'000	16.7%	13–18%	19.7%
175'000	18.3%	14.4–19.7%	21.6%
200'000	19.7%	15.5–21.1%	23.2%
225'000	21%	16.6–22.4%	24.6%
250'000	22.1%	17.6–23.6%	25.8%
275'000	23%	18.4–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	23.8%	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 1991–202010 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'031 mm

10 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

576 m

Mean elevation

362 m

Relief

260 m

Mean slope

6.5°

Flat share

61.2%

South-facing

7.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 260 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

34.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

44.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

7'800

35 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 range H4

27.89–30.02 Rp./kWh

28.95 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operators AEW Energie AG · Elektra Böttstein

This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.

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

0.5 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

1'988

Built before 194611.5%

Built since 200123.2%

0.5 %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 63 min · Car 55 min

AgglomerationPT 13 min · Car 7 min

Remoteness 102/196 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteboettstein.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities4'428 #56 AG · #507 CH Families & children19.2% #139 AG · #1401 CH Age structure23.8% #20 AG · #547 CH Women share48.3% #166 AG · #1782 CH Foreign residents43.8% #9 AG · #48 CH Population density596/km² #67 AG · #432 CH Tax burden12'899 #94 AG · #501 CH Taxes107% #94 AG Warmest municipalities10 °C #68 AG · #532 CH Sunniest municipalities39.4% #189 AG · #2055 CH Rainiest municipalities1'031 mm #157 AG · #1487 CH Voter turnout51.5% #145 AG · #1535 CH Against Switzerland22% #37 AG · #420 CH Aligned with Switzerland78% #133 AG · #1042 CH SVP strongholds49.6% #42 AG · #247 CH SP strongholds9.2% #159 AG · #1591 CH Centre strongholds19.2% #16 AG · #571 CH FDP strongholds11.2% #111 AG · #1254 CH GLP strongholds3.3% #189 AG · #1534 CH Green strongholds3.6% #174 AG · #1798 CH Largest by area7.4 km² #72 AG · #1208 CH Highest municipalities350 m #177 AG · #2019 CH Remotest municipalities63 min #102 AG · #1243 CH Best-connected municipalities63 min #102 AG · #890 CH Highest peaks576 m #121 AG · #1631 CH Highest-lying municipalities362 m #185 AG · #2060 CH Greatest vertical range260 m #64 AG · #1117 CH Steepest municipalities6.5° #117 AG · #1321 CH Solar potential35 GWh #48 AG · #569 CH Cheapest electricity28.95 Rp./kWh #171 AG · #1268 CH Most expensive electricity28.95 Rp./kWh #26 AG · #839 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Böttstein5315 Kleindöttingen5314

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Böttstein?: Böttstein has 2 postal codes: 5314, 5315.
What is the tax rate in Böttstein?: The municipal tax multiplier of Böttstein is 107% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Böttstein?: A single person without children pays about 12'899 CHF income tax in Böttstein on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 94 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Böttstein have?: Böttstein has 4'428 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Böttstein?: Böttstein has 1'941 foreign residents, a share of 43.83% (2025).

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