Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
862 48.6%
Men
910 51.4%
Children & youth (0–19)
338 19.1%
Swiss citizens
1'557 87.9%
Foreign residents
215 12.1%
Population density
502 pop./km²
0–19 · 338 · 19.1%20–64 · 1'080 · 60.9%65+ · 354 · 20.0%
Foreign residents 12.1%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +9 (+0.5%) · 7 births · 13 deaths · net migration +12
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 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Aarau: 29.6% Yes
19.8% YesNo 80.2%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Aarau: 23.9% Yes
33.9% YesNo 66.1%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Aarau: 51.7% Yes
60.0% YesNo 40.0%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Aarau: 43.2% Yes
60.3% YesNo 39.7%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Aarau: 45.3% Yes
34.5% YesNo 65.5%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Aarau: 67.7% Yes
70.4% YesNo 29.6%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Aarau: 53.7% Yes
44.6% YesNo 55.4%
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 Aarau: 31.0% Yes
15.6% YesNo 84.4%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Aarau: 35.4% Yes
49.5% YesNo 50.5%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Aarau: 31.8% Yes
42.5% YesNo 57.5%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP47.9% · strongest party
SVP47.9%
FDP14.8%
SP8.4%
Mitte7.5%
EVP6.1%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier100%
Cantonal tax multiplier103%
100%AG range 48%127%
Tax rank 56 of 196 in canton AargauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'526 CHF(12.5%)
Rank 56 of 196 in the canton · 405 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
100'000 CHF:12'526 CHF(~12.5%)
HirschthalCanton range AargauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Hirschthal | Aargau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5% | 3.8–5.6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 6.8% | 5.2–7.7% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.3% | 6.4–9.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 9.6% | 7.4–10.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 10.6% | 8.2–11.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 11.5% | 8.9–12.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 12.5% | 9.8–14% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 13.4% | 10.5–14.9% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.2% | 11.2–15.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 14.9% | 11.7–16.5% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 15.6% | 12.4–17.3% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.3% | 13–18% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 17.9% | 14.4–19.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.2% | 15.5–21.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.4% | 16.6–22.4% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.5% | 17.6–23.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22.4% | 18.4–24.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23.2% | 19.1–25.3% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.7 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'137 mm
9.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
647 m
Mean elevation
507 m
Relief
211 m
Mean slope
11°
Flat share
32.4%
South-facing
18.2%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 211 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
16 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
20.1 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'600
Per inhabitant
9'041 kWh/yr
16 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 · 2027Tariff 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
Health-insurance premiums
BAG · 2024Standard 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 · AREVacancy rate
2.27 %
Second homes
7.2 %
Avg. rooms
4.3
Dwellings
837
Built before 194613.5%
Built since 200140.3%
2.27 %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 · 2024Jobs
888
Workplaces
97
Services share
62.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 42 (4.7%) · Secondary 293 (33.0%) · Tertiary 553 (62.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
6
Organic share
50 %
Farmland
130 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'772 #116 AG · #1045 CHGrowing municipalities0.5% #112 AG · #1098 CHShrinking municipalities0.5% #85 AG · #1014 CHJobs per resident0.5 #36 AG · #540 CHFamilies & children19.1% #141 AG · #1427 CHAge structure20% #89 AG · #1245 CHWomen share48.6% #149 AG · #1679 CHForeign residents12.1% #177 AG · #1531 CHPopulation density502/km² #81 AG · #501 CHTax burden12'526 #56 AG · #405 CHTaxes100% #56 AGWarmest municipalities9.7 °C #108 AG · #810 CHSunniest municipalities40.1% #105 AG · #1822 CHRainiest municipalities1'137 mm #16 AG · #886 CHVoter turnout57.1% #71 AG · #942 CHAgainst Switzerland22.5% #28 AG · #360 CHAligned with Switzerland77.5% #134 AG · #1096 CHSVP strongholds47.9% #51 AG · #300 CHSP strongholds8.4% #167 AG · #1668 CHCentre strongholds7.5% #167 AG · #1505 CHFDP strongholds14.8% #39 AG · #847 CHGLP strongholds5.7% #141 AG · #1038 CHGreen strongholds4.3% #149 AG · #1683 CHLargest by area3.5 km² #158 AG · #1798 CHHighest municipalities444 m #89 AG · #1584 CHSecond homes7.2% #127 AG · #1785 CHOrganic farming50% #1 AG · #127 CHBest-connected municipalities72 min #146 AG · #1153 CHRemotest municipalities72 min #43 AG · #962 CHHighest peaks647 m #78 AG · #1370 CHHighest-lying municipalities507 m #69 AG · #1398 CHGreatest vertical range211 m #103 AG · #1308 CHSteepest municipalities11° #34 AG · #851 CHSolar potential16 GWh #117 AG · #1193 CHSolar potential per capita9'041 kWh #78 AG · #1252 CHCheapest electricity25.36 Rp./kWh #32 AG · #500 CHMost expensive electricity25.36 Rp./kWh #161 AG · #1605 CH
Postal codes (1)
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swisstopo- What is the postal code of Hirschthal?
- The postal code of Hirschthal is 5042.
- What is the tax rate in Hirschthal?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Hirschthal is 100% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
- How much tax do you pay in Hirschthal?
- A single person without children pays about 12'526 CHF income tax in Hirschthal on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 56 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Hirschthal have?
- Hirschthal has 1'772 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Hirschthal?
- Hirschthal has 215 foreign residents, a share of 12.13% (2025).
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