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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
398 50.8%
Men
386 49.2%
Children & youth (0–19)
150 19.1%
Swiss citizens
690 88.0%
Foreign residents
94 12.0%
Population density
63 pop./km²
0–19 · 150 · 19.1%20–64 · 440 · 56.1%65+ · 194 · 24.7%
Foreign residents 12.0%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +15 (+2%) · 5 births · 9 deaths · net migration +16
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 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Aarau: 23.9% Yes
35.7% YesNo 64.3%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Aarau: 51.7% Yes
60.9% YesNo 39.1%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Aarau: 43.2% Yes
62.3% YesNo 37.7%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Aarau: 45.3% Yes
31.5% YesNo 68.5%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Aarau: 67.7% Yes
52.2% YesNo 47.8%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Aarau: 53.7% Yes
42.4% YesNo 57.6%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Aarau: 35.4% Yes
46.8% YesNo 53.2%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Aarau: 31.8% Yes
43.9% YesNo 56.1%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP54.6% · strongest party
SVP54.6%
FDP9.8%
Mitte8.3%
SP7.3%
GLP6.8%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier117%
Cantonal tax multiplier103%
117%AG range 48%127%
Tax rank 153 of 196 in canton Aargau
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'432 CHF(13.4%)
Rank 152 of 196 in the canton · 669 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
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:13'432 CHF(~13.4%)
DensbürenCanton range AargauSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeDensbürenAargauSwitzerland median
40'0005.4%3.8–5.6%5.4%
50'0007.3%5.2–7.7%7.8%
60'0009%6.4–9.3%10.5%
70'00010.3%7.4–10.7%11.9%
80'00011.4%8.2–11.9%13.1%
90'00012.3%8.9–12.8%14.1%
100'00013.4%9.8–14%15.3%
110'00014.4%10.5–14.9%16.3%
120'00015.2%11.2–15.8%17.2%
130'00015.9%11.7–16.5%18.1%
140'00016.7%12.4–17.3%19%
150'00017.4%13–18%19.7%
175'00019%14.4–19.7%21.6%
200'00020.4%15.5–21.1%23.2%
225'00021.7%16.6–22.4%24.6%
250'00022.8%17.6–23.6%25.8%
275'00023.8%18.4–24.5%26.8%
300'00024.5%19.1–25.3%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.6 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'071 mm
9.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
861 m
Mean elevation
607 m
Relief
425 m
Mean slope
16.2°
Flat share
4.3%
South-facing
18.7%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 425 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
9.8 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
12.5 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'200
Per inhabitant
12'449 kWh/yr
10 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 · 2027
Tariff H4
25.36 Rp./kWh
Energy
9.68 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.88 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.15 Rp./kWh
25.36 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Standard 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 · ARE
Vacancy rate
1.53 %
Second homes
14 %
Avg. rooms
4.2
Dwellings
393
Built before 194633.6%
Built since 200118.1%
1.53 %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 · 2024
Jobs
425
Workplaces
78
Services share
58.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 59 (13.9%) · Secondary 118 (27.8%) · Tertiary 248 (58.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
21
Organic share
23.8 %
Farmland
649 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 68 min · Car 40 min
AgglomerationPT 21 min · Car 16 min
Remoteness 67/196 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number4004
DistrictBezirk Aarau
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Localities

swisstopo · 2
What is the postal code of Densbüren?
Densbüren has 2 postal codes: 5025, 5026.
What is the tax rate in Densbüren?
The municipal tax multiplier of Densbüren is 117% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Densbüren?
A single person without children pays about 13'432 CHF income tax in Densbüren on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 152 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Densbüren have?
Densbüren has 784 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Densbüren?
Densbüren has 94 foreign residents, a share of 11.99% (2025).

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