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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
567 50.4%
Men
558 49.6%
Children & youth (0–19)
237 21.1%
Swiss citizens
949 84.4%
Foreign residents
176 15.6%
Population density
128 pop./km²
0–19 · 237 · 21.1%20–64 · 644 · 57.2%65+ · 244 · 21.7%
Foreign residents 15.6%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −3 (−0.3%) · 8 births · 12 deaths · net migration +1
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 Laufenburg: 31.7% Yes
33.0% YesNo 67.0%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufenburg: 58.3% Yes
60.4% YesNo 39.6%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufenburg: 54.4% Yes
61.2% YesNo 38.8%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufenburg: 41.2% Yes
39.2% YesNo 60.8%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufenburg: 48.7% Yes
51.4% YesNo 48.7%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufenburg: 43.1% Yes
34.3% YesNo 65.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufenburg: 20.9% Yes
19.0% YesNo 81.0%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufenburg: 43.0% Yes
39.8% YesNo 60.2%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufenburg: 38.1% Yes
40.8% YesNo 59.2%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP43.5% · strongest party
SVP43.5%
Mitte22.3%
SP12.4%
FDP7.0%
GRÜNE6.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier120%
Cantonal tax multiplier103%
120%AG range 48%127%
Tax rank 176 of 196 in canton Aargau
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'592 CHF(13.6%)
Rank 173 of 196 in the canton · 721 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:13'592 CHF(~13.6%)
GansingenCanton range AargauSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeGansingenAargauSwitzerland median
40'0005.5%3.8–5.6%5.4%
50'0007.4%5.2–7.7%7.8%
60'0009.1%6.4–9.3%10.5%
70'00010.4%7.4–10.7%11.9%
80'00011.6%8.2–11.9%13.1%
90'00012.5%8.9–12.8%14.1%
100'00013.6%9.8–14%15.3%
110'00014.6%10.5–14.9%16.3%
120'00015.4%11.2–15.8%17.2%
130'00016.1%11.7–16.5%18.1%
140'00016.9%12.4–17.3%19%
150'00017.6%13–18%19.7%
175'00019.2%14.4–19.7%21.6%
200'00020.6%15.5–21.1%23.2%
225'00021.9%16.6–22.4%24.6%
250'00023.1%17.6–23.6%25.8%
275'00024%18.4–24.5%26.8%
300'00024.8%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 1991–20209.9 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'099 mm
9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
697 m
Mean elevation
498 m
Relief
332 m
Mean slope
12.8°
Flat share
7.3%
South-facing
17.0%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 332 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
13.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
16.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'900
Per inhabitant
11'662 kWh/yr
13 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
29.86 Rp./kWh
Energy
10.37 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
14.95 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.24 Rp./kWh
29.86 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.

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
0.79 %
Second homes
9.8 %
Avg. rooms
4.4
Dwellings
506
Built before 194623.5%
Built since 200125.7%
0.79 %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
174
Workplaces
85
Services share
49.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 77 (44.3%) · Secondary 11 (6.3%) · Tertiary 86 (49.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
25
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
492 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 66 min · Car 47 min
AgglomerationPT 40 min · Car 25 min
Remoteness 83/196 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number4164
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'125 #154 AG · #1373 CHGrowing municipalities-0.3% #163 AG · #1553 CHShrinking municipalities-0.3% #34 AG · #557 CHJobs per resident0.15 #186 AG · #1985 CHFamilies & children21.1% #66 AG · #787 CHAge structure21.7% #50 AG · #915 CHWomen share50.4% #34 AG · #695 CHForeign residents15.6% #150 AG · #1226 CHPopulation density128/km² #180 AG · #1324 CHTax burden13'592 #173 AG · #721 CHTaxes120% #176 AGWarmest municipalities9.9 °C #76 AG · #619 CHSunniest municipalities39.3% #190 AG · #2062 CHRainiest municipalities1'099 mm #82 AG · #1111 CHVoter turnout60.4% #29 AG · #553 CHAgainst Switzerland15.8% #69 AG · #823 CHAligned with Switzerland84.2% #97 AG · #634 CHSVP strongholds43.5% #84 AG · #474 CHSP strongholds12.4% #106 AG · #1241 CHCentre strongholds22.3% #3 AG · #437 CHFDP strongholds7% #186 AG · #1714 CHGLP strongholds3.6% #186 AG · #1478 CHGreen strongholds6.6% #63 AG · #1194 CHLargest by area8.8 km² #56 AG · #1072 CHHighest municipalities382 m #156 AG · #1964 CHSecond homes9.8% #42 AG · #1227 CHOrganic farming0% #168 AG · #1863 CHBest-connected municipalities66 min #116 AG · #970 CHRemotest municipalities66 min #83 AG · #1147 CHHighest peaks697 m #51 AG · #1217 CHHighest-lying municipalities498 m #75 AG · #1431 CHGreatest vertical range332 m #30 AG · #938 CHSteepest municipalities12.8° #13 AG · #711 CHSolar potential13 GWh #139 AG · #1344 CHSolar potential per capita11'662 kWh #36 AG · #801 CHCheapest electricity29.86 Rp./kWh #161 AG · #1766 CHMost expensive electricity29.86 Rp./kWh #24 AG · #329 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 1
What is the postal code of Gansingen?
The postal code of Gansingen is 5272.
What is the tax rate in Gansingen?
The municipal tax multiplier of Gansingen is 120% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Gansingen?
A single person without children pays about 13'592 CHF income tax in Gansingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 173 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Gansingen have?
Gansingen has 1'125 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Gansingen?
Gansingen has 176 foreign residents, a share of 15.64% (2025).

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