What is the postal code of Laufenburg?

Laufenburg has 3 postal codes: 5080, 5084, 5085.

What is the tax rate in Laufenburg?

The municipal tax multiplier of Laufenburg is 108% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.

How much tax do you pay in Laufenburg?

A single person without children pays about 12'952 CHF income tax in Laufenburg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 98 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Laufenburg have?

Laufenburg has 3'882 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Laufenburg?

Laufenburg has 1'420 foreign residents, a share of 36.58% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AG

Laufenburg

5080–5085

AG CANTON5080 5084 5085

Residents

3'882

Area

14.5 km²

Population density

268 pop./km²

Elevation

318 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

685 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

108%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'819 46.9%

Men

2'063 53.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

753 19.4%

Swiss citizens

2'462 63.4%

Foreign residents

1'420 36.6%

Population density

268 pop./km²

0–19 · 753 · 19.4%20–64 · 2'282 · 58.8%65+ · 847 · 21.8%

Foreign residents 36.6%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Laufenburg

BFS

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

61.2% YesNo 38.8%

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

48.1% YesNo 52.0%

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

41.3% YesNo 58.7%

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

40.0% YesNo 60.0%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

46.4% YesNo 53.6%

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

23.3% YesNo 76.8%

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

39.7% YesNo 60.3%

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

36.5% YesNo 63.5%

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

76.0% YesNo 24.0%

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

41.0% YesNo 59.0%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP34.3% · strongest party

SVP34.3%

Mitte19.3%

SP18.6%

FDP12.4%

GRÜNE6.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier108%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

108%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 99 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'952 CHF(13%)

Rank 98 of 196 in the canton · 511 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:12'952 CHF(~13%)

LaufenburgCanton range AargauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Laufenburg	Aargau	Switzerland median
40'000	5.2%	3.8–5.6%	5.4%
50'000	7.1%	5.2–7.7%	7.8%
60'000	8.6%	6.4–9.3%	10.5%
70'000	9.9%	7.4–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	11%	8.2–11.9%	13.1%
90'000	11.9%	8.9–12.8%	14.1%
100'000	13%	9.8–14%	15.3%
110'000	13.9%	10.5–14.9%	16.3%
120'000	14.7%	11.2–15.8%	17.2%
130'000	15.4%	11.7–16.5%	18.1%
140'000	16.1%	12.4–17.3%	19%
150'000	16.8%	13–18%	19.7%
175'000	18.4%	14.4–19.7%	21.6%
200'000	19.8%	15.5–21.1%	23.2%
225'000	21%	16.6–22.4%	24.6%
250'000	22.2%	17.6–23.6%	25.8%
275'000	23.1%	18.4–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	23.8%	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 1991–202010.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'057 mm

10.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

685 m

Mean elevation

442 m

Relief

396 m

Mean slope

12.7°

Flat share

17.5%

South-facing

15.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 396 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

37.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

47 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

8'400

38 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

29.1 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.73 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

13.47 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.1 Rp./kWh

29.1 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Einwohnergemeinde Laufenburg, Städt. Elektrizitätsversorung

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

1.29 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

1'935

Built before 194637.5%

Built since 200122.9%

1.29 %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 56 min · Car 38 min

AgglomerationPT 21 min · Car 16 min

Remoteness 148/196 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitelaufenburg.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'882 #66 AG · #579 CH Families & children19.4% #134 AG · #1345 CH Age structure21.8% #47 AG · #898 CH Women share46.9% #190 AG · #2017 CH Foreign residents36.6% #20 AG · #127 CH Population density268/km² #130 AG · #848 CH Tax burden12'952 #98 AG · #511 CH Taxes108% #99 AG Warmest municipalities10.4 °C #15 AG · #248 CH Sunniest municipalities39.6% #180 AG · #2029 CH Rainiest municipalities1'057 mm #133 AG · #1342 CH Voter turnout52.8% #125 AG · #1383 CH Against Switzerland9% #142 AG · #1298 CH Aligned with Switzerland91% #27 AG · #197 CH SVP strongholds34.3% #160 AG · #1018 CH SP strongholds18.6% #25 AG · #574 CH Centre strongholds19.3% #14 AG · #567 CH FDP strongholds12.4% #81 AG · #1108 CH GLP strongholds4.4% #175 AG · #1327 CH Green strongholds6.5% #65 AG · #1212 CH Largest by area14.5 km² #12 AG · #672 CH Highest municipalities318 m #186 AG · #2043 CH Remotest municipalities56 min #148 AG · #1462 CH Best-connected municipalities56 min #47 AG · #656 CH Highest peaks685 m #55 AG · #1257 CH Highest-lying municipalities442 m #116 AG · #1778 CH Greatest vertical range396 m #14 AG · #822 CH Steepest municipalities12.7° #14 AG · #719 CH Solar potential38 GWh #41 AG · #511 CH Cheapest electricity29.1 Rp./kWh #174 AG · #1283 CH Most expensive electricity29.1 Rp./kWh #23 AG · #824 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Laufenburg5080 Rheinsulz5084 Sulz AG5085

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Laufenburg?: Laufenburg has 3 postal codes: 5080, 5084, 5085.
What is the tax rate in Laufenburg?: The municipal tax multiplier of Laufenburg is 108% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Laufenburg?: A single person without children pays about 12'952 CHF income tax in Laufenburg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 98 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Laufenburg have?: Laufenburg has 3'882 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Laufenburg?: Laufenburg has 1'420 foreign residents, a share of 36.58% (2025).

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