What is the postal code of Gränichen?

Gränichen has 2 postal codes: 5722, 5723.

What is the tax rate in Gränichen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Gränichen is 111% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.

How much tax do you pay in Gränichen?

A single person without children pays about 13'112 CHF income tax in Gränichen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 116 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Gränichen have?

Gränichen has 8'699 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Gränichen?

Gränichen has 2'221 foreign residents, a share of 25.53% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AG

Gränichen

5722–5723

AG CANTON5722 5723

Residents

8'699

Area

17.2 km²

Population density

505 pop./km²

Elevation

411 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

630 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

111%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

4'427 50.9%

Men

4'272 49.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'795 20.6%

Swiss citizens

6'478 74.5%

Foreign residents

2'221 25.5%

Population density

505 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'795 · 20.6%20–64 · 5'114 · 58.8%65+ · 1'790 · 20.6%

Foreign residents 25.5%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Gränichen

BFS

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

58.0% YesNo 42.0%

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

55.9% YesNo 44.1%

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

39.9% YesNo 60.1%

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

79.7% YesNo 20.3%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

45.8% YesNo 54.2%

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

22.3% YesNo 77.7%

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

45.1% YesNo 54.9%

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

41.3% YesNo 58.7%

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

72.7% YesNo 27.3%

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

46.4% YesNo 53.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP36.6% · strongest party

SVP36.6%

SP15.5%

FDP15.1%

Mitte8.0%

GLP7.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier111%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

111%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 116 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'112 CHF(13.1%)

Rank 116 of 196 in the canton · 562 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:13'112 CHF(~13.1%)

GränichenCanton range AargauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Gränichen	Aargau	Switzerland median
40'000	5.3%	3.8–5.6%	5.4%
50'000	7.2%	5.2–7.7%	7.8%
60'000	8.7%	6.4–9.3%	10.5%
70'000	10.1%	7.4–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	11.1%	8.2–11.9%	13.1%
90'000	12%	8.9–12.8%	14.1%
100'000	13.1%	9.8–14%	15.3%
110'000	14.1%	10.5–14.9%	16.3%
120'000	14.8%	11.2–15.8%	17.2%
130'000	15.5%	11.7–16.5%	18.1%
140'000	16.3%	12.4–17.3%	19%
150'000	17%	13–18%	19.7%
175'000	18.6%	14.4–19.7%	21.6%
200'000	20%	15.5–21.1%	23.2%
225'000	21.3%	16.6–22.4%	24.6%
250'000	22.4%	17.6–23.6%	25.8%
275'000	23.3%	18.4–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	24.1%	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 1991–20209.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'107 mm

9.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

630 m

Mean elevation

488 m

Relief

232 m

Mean slope

10.8°

Flat share

27.3%

South-facing

16.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 232 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

54.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

72.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

12'100

54 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

26.93 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.9 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.65 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3 Rp./kWh

26.93 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator TB Gränichen 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

0.97 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

3'928

Built before 194618.3%

Built since 200133.7%

0.97 %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 70 min · Car 55 min

AgglomerationPT 30 min · Car 18 min

Remoteness 60/196 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitegraenichen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities8'699 #22 AG · #229 CH Families & children20.6% #84 AG · #948 CH Age structure20.6% #68 AG · #1124 CH Women share50.9% #12 AG · #460 CH Foreign residents25.5% #65 AG · #525 CH Population density505/km² #78 AG · #498 CH Tax burden13'112 #118 AG · #564 CH Taxes111% #116 AG Warmest municipalities9.7 °C #107 AG · #809 CH Sunniest municipalities40% #132 AG · #1889 CH Rainiest municipalities1'107 mm #73 AG · #1067 CH Voter turnout51.3% #147 AG · #1563 CH Against Switzerland15% #85 AG · #931 CH Aligned with Switzerland85% #75 AG · #529 CH SVP strongholds36.6% #143 AG · #864 CH SP strongholds15.5% #54 AG · #891 CH Centre strongholds8% #159 AG · #1442 CH FDP strongholds15.1% #32 AG · #813 CH GLP strongholds7.4% #88 AG · #683 CH Green strongholds6.1% #77 AG · #1309 CH Largest by area17.2 km² #8 AG · #558 CH Highest municipalities411 m #124 AG · #1835 CH Remotest municipalities70 min #60 AG · #1032 CH Best-connected municipalities70 min #135 AG · #1082 CH Highest peaks630 m #92 AG · #1422 CH Highest-lying municipalities488 m #81 AG · #1488 CH Greatest vertical range232 m #84 AG · #1218 CH Steepest municipalities10.8° #37 AG · #865 CH Solar potential54 GWh #21 AG · #277 CH Cheapest electricity26.93 Rp./kWh #52 AG · #594 CH Most expensive electricity26.93 Rp./kWh #145 AG · #1513 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Gränichen5722 Teufenthal AG5723

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Gränichen?: Gränichen has 2 postal codes: 5722, 5723.
What is the tax rate in Gränichen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Gränichen is 111% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Gränichen?: A single person without children pays about 13'112 CHF income tax in Gränichen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 116 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Gränichen have?: Gränichen has 8'699 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Gränichen?: Gränichen has 2'221 foreign residents, a share of 25.53% (2025).

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