Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
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%
Population change 2025: +102 (+2.4%) · 42 births · 35 deaths · net migration +96
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 Zurzach: 21.6% Yes
14.7% YesNo 85.3%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Zurzach: 33.0% Yes
35.3% YesNo 64.7%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Zurzach: 59.7% Yes
62.0% YesNo 38.1%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Zurzach: 56.6% Yes
63.8% YesNo 36.2%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Zurzach: 41.6% Yes
37.2% YesNo 62.8%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Zurzach: 50.8% Yes
48.6% YesNo 51.4%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Zurzach: 42.2% Yes
35.7% YesNo 64.3%
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 Zurzach: 19.5% Yes
12.7% YesNo 87.3%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Zurzach: 43.7% Yes
48.9% YesNo 51.1%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Zurzach: 40.6% Yes
43.5% YesNo 56.5%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP49.6% · strongest party
SVP49.6%
Mitte19.2%
FDP11.2%
SP9.2%
GRÜNE3.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier107%
Cantonal tax multiplier103%
107%AG range 48%127%
Tax rank 94 of 196 in canton AargauTax 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
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 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual 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 mHighest 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
Roof potential
34.9 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
44.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
7'800
Per inhabitant
7'891 kWh/yr
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 24.09.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2027Tariff H4
29.86 Rp./kWh
Energy
10.37 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
14.95 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.24 Rp./kWh
29.86 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator AEW 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.
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
0.5 %
Second homes
7.9 %
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 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
1'842
Workplaces
231
Services share
50.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 51 (2.8%) · Secondary 869 (47.2%) · Tertiary 922 (50.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
11
Organic share
9.1 %
Farmland
275 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 municipalities4'428 #56 AG · #507 CHGrowing municipalities2.4% #34 AG · #268 CHShrinking municipalities2.4% #163 AG · #1842 CHJobs per resident0.42 #54 AG · #773 CHFamilies & children19.2% #139 AG · #1401 CHAge structure23.8% #20 AG · #547 CHWomen share48.3% #166 AG · #1782 CHForeign residents43.8% #9 AG · #48 CHPopulation density596/km² #67 AG · #432 CHTax burden12'899 #94 AG · #501 CHTaxes107% #94 AGWarmest municipalities10 °C #68 AG · #532 CHSunniest municipalities39.4% #189 AG · #2055 CHRainiest municipalities1'031 mm #157 AG · #1487 CHVoter turnout51.9% #148 AG · #1607 CHAgainst Switzerland21.6% #37 AG · #421 CHAligned with Switzerland78.4% #133 AG · #1042 CHSVP strongholds49.6% #42 AG · #247 CHSP strongholds9.2% #159 AG · #1598 CHCentre strongholds19.2% #16 AG · #574 CHFDP strongholds11.2% #111 AG · #1256 CHGLP strongholds3.3% #189 AG · #1537 CHGreen strongholds3.6% #174 AG · #1803 CHLargest by area7.4 km² #72 AG · #1208 CHHighest municipalities350 m #177 AG · #2019 CHSecond homes7.9% #98 AG · #1646 CHOrganic farming9.1% #109 AG · #1298 CHBest-connected municipalities63 min #102 AG · #890 CHRemotest municipalities63 min #102 AG · #1243 CHHighest peaks576 m #121 AG · #1631 CHHighest-lying municipalities362 m #185 AG · #2060 CHGreatest vertical range260 m #64 AG · #1117 CHSteepest municipalities6.5° #117 AG · #1321 CHSolar potential35 GWh #48 AG · #569 CHSolar potential per capita7'891 kWh #113 AG · #1484 CHCheapest electricity29.86 Rp./kWh #182 AG · #1787 CHMost expensive electricity29.86 Rp./kWh #45 AG · #350 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- 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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