What is the postal code of Buttwil?

The postal code of Buttwil is 5632.

What is the tax rate in Buttwil?

The municipal tax multiplier of Buttwil is 102% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.

How much tax do you pay in Buttwil?

A single person without children pays about 12'632 CHF income tax in Buttwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 60 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Buttwil have?

Buttwil has 1'305 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Buttwil?

Buttwil has 180 foreign residents, a share of 13.79% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AG

Buttwil

5632

AG CANTON5632

Residents

1'305

Area

4.6 km²

Population density

286 pop./km²

Elevation

644 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

102%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

660 50.6%

Men

645 49.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

296 22.7%

Swiss citizens

1'125 86.2%

Foreign residents

180 13.8%

Population density

286 pop./km²

0–19 · 296 · 22.7%20–64 · 774 · 59.3%65+ · 235 · 18.0%

Foreign residents 13.8%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Buttwil

BFS

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

60.3% YesNo 39.7%

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

60.4% YesNo 39.7%

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

44.4% YesNo 55.6%

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

48.9% YesNo 51.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

42.5% YesNo 57.5%

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

20.3% YesNo 79.8%

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

49.5% YesNo 50.5%

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

41.2% YesNo 58.8%

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

72.5% YesNo 27.5%

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

46.0% YesNo 54.0%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP39.0% · strongest party

SVP39.0%

Mitte15.9%

GLP12.9%

SP10.1%

FDP9.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier102%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

102%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 64 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'632 CHF(12.6%)

Rank 60 of 196 in the canton · 415 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:12'632 CHF(~12.6%)

ButtwilCanton range AargauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Buttwil	Aargau	Switzerland median
40'000	5.1%	3.8–5.6%	5.4%
50'000	6.9%	5.2–7.7%	7.8%
60'000	8.4%	6.4–9.3%	10.5%
70'000	9.7%	7.4–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	10.7%	8.2–11.9%	13.1%
90'000	11.6%	8.9–12.8%	14.1%
100'000	12.6%	9.8–14%	15.3%
110'000	13.5%	10.5–14.9%	16.3%
120'000	14.3%	11.2–15.8%	17.2%
130'000	15%	11.7–16.5%	18.1%
140'000	15.7%	12.4–17.3%	19%
150'000	16.4%	13–18%	19.7%
175'000	18%	14.4–19.7%	21.6%
200'000	19.3%	15.5–21.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.6%	16.6–22.4%	24.6%
250'000	21.7%	17.6–23.6%	25.8%
275'000	22.6%	18.4–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	23.4%	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 1991–20209.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'121 mm

9.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

814 m

Mean elevation

686 m

Relief

238 m

Mean slope

6.8°

Flat share

30.8%

South-facing

0.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 238 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

12 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

15.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'700

12 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

26.77 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.1 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.01 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.19 Rp./kWh

26.77 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Energie Freiamt 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

0.18 %

Avg. rooms

4.5

Dwellings

564

Built before 19467.8%

Built since 200124.6%

0.18 %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 87 min · Car 45 min

AgglomerationPT 38 min · Car 21 min

Remoteness 12/196 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitebuttwil.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'305 #148 AG · #1267 CH Families & children22.7% #16 AG · #378 CH Age structure18% #146 AG · #1651 CH Women share50.6% #21 AG · #586 CH Foreign residents13.8% #167 AG · #1381 CH Population density286/km² #123 AG · #804 CH Tax burden12'632 #61 AG · #416 CH Taxes102% #64 AG Warmest municipalities9.4 °C #171 AG · #1071 CH Sunniest municipalities41% #20 AG · #1426 CH Rainiest municipalities1'121 mm #49 AG · #981 CH Voter turnout55.2% #90 AG · #1046 CH Against Switzerland13% #106 AG · #1077 CH Aligned with Switzerland87% #64 AG · #408 CH SVP strongholds39% #124 AG · #724 CH SP strongholds10.1% #148 AG · #1509 CH Centre strongholds15.9% #53 AG · #768 CH FDP strongholds9.7% #149 AG · #1435 CH GLP strongholds12.9% #8 AG · #100 CH Green strongholds6.1% #79 AG · #1311 CH Largest by area4.6 km² #132 AG · #1609 CH Highest municipalities644 m #6 AG · #708 CH Remotest municipalities87 min #12 AG · #613 CH Best-connected municipalities87 min #185 AG · #1506 CH Highest peaks814 m #11 AG · #964 CH Highest-lying municipalities686 m #2 AG · #797 CH Greatest vertical range238 m #78 AG · #1189 CH Steepest municipalities6.8° #108 AG · #1269 CH Solar potential12 GWh #147 AG · #1415 CH Cheapest electricity26.77 Rp./kWh #41 AG · #554 CH Most expensive electricity26.77 Rp./kWh #154 AG · #1551 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

5632

Buttwil

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Buttwil5632

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Buttwil?: The postal code of Buttwil is 5632.
What is the tax rate in Buttwil?: The municipal tax multiplier of Buttwil is 102% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Buttwil?: A single person without children pays about 12'632 CHF income tax in Buttwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 60 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Buttwil have?: Buttwil has 1'305 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Buttwil?: Buttwil has 180 foreign residents, a share of 13.79% (2025).

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