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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
579 51.8%
Men
538 48.2%
Children & youth (0–19)
253 22.6%
Swiss citizens
979 87.7%
Foreign residents
138 12.4%
Population density
280 pop./km²
0–19 · 253 · 22.6%20–64 · 647 · 57.9%65+ · 217 · 19.4%
Foreign residents 12.4%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +17 (+1.6%) · 12 births · 4 deaths · net migration +5
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 Baden: 24.4% Yes
24.1% YesNo 75.9%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Baden: 53.5% Yes
51.4% YesNo 48.6%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Baden: 43.1% Yes
46.2% YesNo 53.8%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Baden: 45.4% Yes
46.5% YesNo 53.5%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Baden: 49.2% Yes
50.3% YesNo 49.7%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Baden: 54.5% Yes
55.3% YesNo 44.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Baden: 38.7% Yes
31.6% YesNo 68.4%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Baden: 32.5% Yes
30.9% YesNo 69.2%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP31.2% · strongest party
SVP31.2%
SP17.9%
Mitte13.2%
FDP11.7%
GLP9.9%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier114%
Cantonal tax multiplier103%
114%AG range 48%127%
Tax rank 134 of 196 in canton Aargau
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'272 CHF(13.3%)
Rank 132 of 196 in the canton · 603 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:13'272 CHF(~13.3%)
FreienwilCanton range AargauSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeFreienwilAargauSwitzerland median
40'0005.3%3.8–5.6%5.4%
50'0007.3%5.2–7.7%7.8%
60'0008.8%6.4–9.3%10.5%
70'00010.2%7.4–10.7%11.9%
80'00011.3%8.2–11.9%13.1%
90'00012.2%8.9–12.8%14.1%
100'00013.3%9.8–14%15.3%
110'00014.2%10.5–14.9%16.3%
120'00015%11.2–15.8%17.2%
130'00015.7%11.7–16.5%18.1%
140'00016.5%12.4–17.3%19%
150'00017.2%13–18%19.7%
175'00018.8%14.4–19.7%21.6%
200'00020.2%15.5–21.1%23.2%
225'00021.5%16.6–22.4%24.6%
250'00022.6%17.6–23.6%25.8%
275'00023.5%18.4–24.5%26.8%
300'00024.3%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 1991–20201'033 mm
9.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
624 m
Mean elevation
532 m
Relief
196 m
Mean slope
6.6°
Flat share
38.2%
South-facing
2.6%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 196 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
8.2 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
10.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
1'800
Per inhabitant
7'314 kWh/yr
8 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
26.95 Rp./kWh
Energy
10.93 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.97 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.72 Rp./kWh
26.95 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Genossenschaft Elektra Ehrendingen
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
0.63 %
Second homes
8.5 %
Avg. rooms
4.4
Dwellings
476
Built before 194613.4%
Built since 200136.1%
0.63 %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
138
Workplaces
65
Services share
70.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 26 (18.8%) · Secondary 15 (10.9%) · Tertiary 97 (70.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
9
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
184 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 60 min · Car 40 min
AgglomerationPT 24 min · Car 15 min
Remoteness 120/196 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number4028
DistrictBezirk Baden
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'117 #156 AG · #1382 CHGrowing municipalities1.6% #57 AG · #508 CHShrinking municipalities1.6% #139 AG · #1600 CHJobs per resident0.12 #195 AG · #2060 CHFamilies & children22.6% #17 AG · #396 CHAge structure19.4% #105 AG · #1358 CHWomen share51.8% #2 AG · #174 CHForeign residents12.4% #175 AG · #1508 CHPopulation density280/km² #125 AG · #817 CHTax burden13'272 #134 AG · #605 CHTaxes114% #134 AGWarmest municipalities9.6 °C #133 AG · #892 CHSunniest municipalities40% #136 AG · #1893 CHRainiest municipalities1'033 mm #152 AG · #1474 CHVoter turnout61.4% #22 AG · #470 CHAgainst Switzerland11.8% #112 AG · #1130 CHAligned with Switzerland88.2% #51 AG · #354 CHSVP strongholds31.2% #173 AG · #1198 CHSP strongholds17.9% #29 AG · #639 CHCentre strongholds13.2% #79 AG · #947 CHFDP strongholds11.7% #96 AG · #1188 CHGLP strongholds9.9% #35 AG · #334 CHGreen strongholds9.5% #10 AG · #640 CHLargest by area4 km² #149 AG · #1713 CHHighest municipalities510 m #38 AG · #1165 CHSecond homes8.5% #78 AG · #1507 CHOrganic farming0% #142 AG · #1837 CHBest-connected municipalities60 min #75 AG · #781 CHRemotest municipalities60 min #120 AG · #1341 CHHighest peaks624 m #94 AG · #1443 CHHighest-lying municipalities532 m #48 AG · #1296 CHGreatest vertical range196 m #122 AG · #1391 CHSteepest municipalities6.6° #115 AG · #1308 CHSolar potential8 GWh #180 AG · #1686 CHSolar potential per capita7'314 kWh #135 AG · #1614 CHCheapest electricity26.95 Rp./kWh #89 AG · #1116 CHMost expensive electricity26.95 Rp./kWh #107 AG · #990 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 1
What is the postal code of Freienwil?
The postal code of Freienwil is 5423.
What is the tax rate in Freienwil?
The municipal tax multiplier of Freienwil is 114% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Freienwil?
A single person without children pays about 13'272 CHF income tax in Freienwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 132 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Freienwil have?
Freienwil has 1'117 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Freienwil?
Freienwil has 138 foreign residents, a share of 12.35% (2025).

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