What is the postal code of Bünzen?

The postal code of Bünzen is 5624.

What is the tax rate in Bünzen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Bünzen is 110% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.

How much tax do you pay in Bünzen?

A single person without children pays about 13'059 CHF income tax in Bünzen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 107 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Bünzen have?

Bünzen has 1'247 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Bünzen?

Bünzen has 254 foreign residents, a share of 20.37% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AG

Bünzen

5624

AG CANTON5624

Residents

1'247

Area

5.8 km²

Population density

216 pop./km²

Elevation

442 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

110%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

615 49.3%

Men

632 50.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

262 21.0%

Swiss citizens

993 79.6%

Foreign residents

254 20.4%

Population density

216 pop./km²

0–19 · 262 · 21.0%20–64 · 751 · 60.2%65+ · 234 · 18.8%

Foreign residents 20.4%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Bünzen

BFS

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

56.3% YesNo 43.7%

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

62.6% YesNo 37.4%

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

35.9% YesNo 64.1%

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

47.7% YesNo 52.3%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

46.6% YesNo 53.4%

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

21.1% YesNo 78.9%

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

49.0% YesNo 51.0%

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

45.2% YesNo 54.8%

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

71.7% YesNo 28.3%

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

52.6% YesNo 47.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP45.5% · strongest party

SVP45.5%

Mitte16.0%

SP12.2%

GLP8.9%

FDP7.1%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier110%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

110%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 114 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'059 CHF(13.1%)

Rank 107 of 196 in the canton · 551 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:13'059 CHF(~13.1%)

BünzenCanton range AargauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Bünzen	Aargau	Switzerland median
40'000	5.2%	3.8–5.6%	5.4%
50'000	7.1%	5.2–7.7%	7.8%
60'000	8.7%	6.4–9.3%	10.5%
70'000	10%	7.4–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	11.1%	8.2–11.9%	13.1%
90'000	12%	8.9–12.8%	14.1%
100'000	13.1%	9.8–14%	15.3%
110'000	14%	10.5–14.9%	16.3%
120'000	14.8%	11.2–15.8%	17.2%
130'000	15.5%	11.7–16.5%	18.1%
140'000	16.2%	12.4–17.3%	19%
150'000	16.9%	13–18%	19.7%
175'000	18.5%	14.4–19.7%	21.6%
200'000	19.9%	15.5–21.1%	23.2%
225'000	21.2%	16.6–22.4%	24.6%
250'000	22.3%	17.6–23.6%	25.8%
275'000	23.2%	18.4–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	24%	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 1991–20209.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'113 mm

9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

482 m

Mean elevation

443 m

Relief

58 m

Mean slope

2.7°

Flat share

86.0%

South-facing

4.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 58 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

15.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

19.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'400

15 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

25.58 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.5 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

9.38 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.5 Rp./kWh

25.58 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Elektrizitäts-Genossenschaft Boswil-Bünzen

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

1.43 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

560

Built before 194625.9%

Built since 200135.9%

1.43 %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 65 min · Car 42 min

AgglomerationPT 19 min · Car 13 min

Remoteness 89/196 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitebuenzen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'247 #150 AG · #1294 CH Families & children21% #73 AG · #820 CH Age structure18.8% #123 AG · #1480 CH Women share49.3% #108 AG · #1394 CH Foreign residents20.4% #106 AG · #826 CH Population density216/km² #151 AG · #984 CH Tax burden13'059 #107 AG · #551 CH Taxes110% #114 AG Warmest municipalities9.9 °C #84 AG · #627 CH Sunniest municipalities40.9% #22 AG · #1461 CH Rainiest municipalities1'113 mm #65 AG · #1033 CH Voter turnout57.6% #54 AG · #740 CH Against Switzerland20% #44 AG · #546 CH Aligned with Switzerland80% #121 AG · #902 CH SVP strongholds45.5% #67 AG · #379 CH SP strongholds12.2% #108 AG · #1267 CH Centre strongholds16% #51 AG · #762 CH FDP strongholds7.1% #185 AG · #1695 CH GLP strongholds8.9% #55 AG · #453 CH Green strongholds5.5% #105 AG · #1442 CH Largest by area5.8 km² #101 AG · #1427 CH Highest municipalities442 m #90 AG · #1602 CH Remotest municipalities65 min #89 AG · #1179 CH Best-connected municipalities65 min #113 AG · #949 CH Highest peaks482 m #177 AG · #1936 CH Highest-lying municipalities443 m #114 AG · #1766 CH Greatest vertical range58 m #193 AG · #2013 CH Steepest municipalities2.7° #192 AG · #1935 CH Solar potential15 GWh #121 AG · #1219 CH Cheapest electricity25.58 Rp./kWh #24 AG · #437 CH Most expensive electricity25.58 Rp./kWh #174 AG · #1672 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

5624

Bünzen

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Bünzen5624 Waldhäusern AG5624

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Bünzen?: The postal code of Bünzen is 5624.
What is the tax rate in Bünzen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Bünzen is 110% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Bünzen?: A single person without children pays about 13'059 CHF income tax in Bünzen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 107 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Bünzen have?: Bünzen has 1'247 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Bünzen?: Bünzen has 254 foreign residents, a share of 20.37% (2025).

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