What is the postal code of Fahrwangen?

The postal code of Fahrwangen is 5615.

What is the tax rate in Fahrwangen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Fahrwangen is 118% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.

How much tax do you pay in Fahrwangen?

A single person without children pays about 13'485 CHF income tax in Fahrwangen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 158 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Fahrwangen have?

Fahrwangen has 2'587 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Fahrwangen?

Fahrwangen has 699 foreign residents, a share of 27.02% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AG

Fahrwangen

5615

AG CANTON5615

Residents

2'587

Area

5 km²

Population density

517 pop./km²

Elevation

543 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

118%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'304 50.4%

Men

1'283 49.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

580 22.4%

Swiss citizens

1'888 73.0%

Foreign residents

699 27.0%

Population density

517 pop./km²

0–19 · 580 · 22.4%20–64 · 1'510 · 58.4%65+ · 497 · 19.2%

Foreign residents 27.0%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Fahrwangen

BFS

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

56.9% YesNo 43.1%

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

62.8% YesNo 37.2%

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

38.3% YesNo 61.7%

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

51.6% YesNo 48.4%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

44.7% YesNo 55.4%

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

16.4% YesNo 83.6%

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

42.2% YesNo 57.8%

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

73.1% YesNo 27.0%

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

49.8% YesNo 50.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP43.7% · strongest party

SVP43.7%

SP13.3%

Mitte11.8%

FDP9.7%

GRÜNE7.0%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier118%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

118%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 160 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'485 CHF(13.5%)

Rank 158 of 196 in the canton · 688 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:13'485 CHF(~13.5%)

FahrwangenCanton range AargauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Fahrwangen	Aargau	Switzerland median
40'000	5.4%	3.8–5.6%	5.4%
50'000	7.4%	5.2–7.7%	7.8%
60'000	9%	6.4–9.3%	10.5%
70'000	10.4%	7.4–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	11.5%	8.2–11.9%	13.1%
90'000	12.4%	8.9–12.8%	14.1%
100'000	13.5%	9.8–14%	15.3%
110'000	14.4%	10.5–14.9%	16.3%
120'000	15.2%	11.2–15.8%	17.2%
130'000	16%	11.7–16.5%	18.1%
140'000	16.7%	12.4–17.3%	19%
150'000	17.4%	13–18%	19.7%
175'000	19.1%	14.4–19.7%	21.6%
200'000	20.5%	15.5–21.1%	23.2%
225'000	21.8%	16.6–22.4%	24.6%
250'000	22.9%	17.6–23.6%	25.8%
275'000	23.8%	18.4–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	24.6%	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 1991–20209.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'105 mm

9.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

658 m

Mean elevation

539 m

Relief

209 m

Mean slope

4.6°

Flat share

57.7%

South-facing

1.5%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 209 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

18.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

24.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'200

19 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

27.89 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.4 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.23 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.06 Rp./kWh

27.89 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 27.73 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.58 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

1'205

Built before 194622.0%

Built since 200137.8%

0.58 %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 82 min · Car 53 min

AgglomerationPT 27 min · Car 16 min

Remoteness 25/196 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitefahrwangen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities2'587 #93 AG · #823 CH Families & children22.4% #23 AG · #450 CH Age structure19.2% #112 AG · #1400 CH Women share50.4% #35 AG · #696 CH Foreign residents27% #59 AG · #449 CH Population density517/km² #77 AG · #489 CH Tax burden13'485 #160 AG · #690 CH Taxes118% #160 AG Warmest municipalities9.5 °C #159 AG · #993 CH Sunniest municipalities40.1% #122 AG · #1839 CH Rainiest municipalities1'105 mm #77 AG · #1072 CH Voter turnout48.6% #168 AG · #1814 CH Against Switzerland18% #60 AG · #706 CH Aligned with Switzerland82% #110 AG · #755 CH SVP strongholds43.7% #82 AG · #466 CH SP strongholds13.3% #93 AG · #1134 CH Centre strongholds11.8% #101 AG · #1044 CH FDP strongholds9.7% #148 AG · #1434 CH GLP strongholds6.9% #104 AG · #775 CH Green strongholds7% #50 AG · #1102 CH Largest by area5 km² #120 AG · #1547 CH Highest municipalities543 m #24 AG · #1029 CH Remotest municipalities82 min #25 AG · #723 CH Best-connected municipalities82 min #172 AG · #1392 CH Highest peaks658 m #73 AG · #1337 CH Highest-lying municipalities539 m #41 AG · #1261 CH Greatest vertical range209 m #107 AG · #1320 CH Steepest municipalities4.6° #162 AG · #1646 CH Solar potential19 GWh #106 AG · #1064 CH Cheapest electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #126 AG · #1036 CH Most expensive electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #73 AG · #1074 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

5615

Fahrwangen

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Fahrwangen5615

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Fahrwangen?: The postal code of Fahrwangen is 5615.
What is the tax rate in Fahrwangen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Fahrwangen is 118% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Fahrwangen?: A single person without children pays about 13'485 CHF income tax in Fahrwangen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 158 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Fahrwangen have?: Fahrwangen has 2'587 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Fahrwangen?: Fahrwangen has 699 foreign residents, a share of 27.02% (2025).

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