Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'618 48.6%
Men
1'712 51.4%
Children & youth (0–19)
516 15.5%
Swiss citizens
2'723 81.8%
Foreign residents
607 18.2%
Population density
485 pop./km²
0–19 · 516 · 15.5%20–64 · 2'057 · 61.8%65+ · 757 · 22.7%
Foreign residents 18.2%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +20 (+0.6%) · 20 births · 27 deaths · net migration +19
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 Lenzburg: 25.6% Yes
22.3% YesNo 77.7%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 31.6% Yes
32.7% YesNo 67.3%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 56.9% Yes
62.9% YesNo 37.1%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 54.0% Yes
57.7% YesNo 42.3%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 42.3% Yes
32.5% YesNo 67.5%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 60.2% Yes
56.7% YesNo 43.3%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 48.8% Yes
47.8% YesNo 52.2%
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 Lenzburg: 22.8% Yes
17.2% YesNo 82.9%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 44.0% Yes
49.6% YesNo 50.4%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 37.2% Yes
38.8% YesNo 61.2%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP43.6% · strongest party
SVP43.6%
FDP19.5%
SP10.7%
GLP8.7%
Mitte8.3%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier60%
Cantonal tax multiplier103%
60%AG range 48%127%
Tax rank 4 of 196 in canton AargauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
10'393 CHF(10.4%)
Rank 4 of 196 in the canton · 76 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:10'393 CHF(~10.4%)
MeisterschwandenCanton range AargauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Meisterschwanden | Aargau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 4.1% | 3.8–5.6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 5.6% | 5.2–7.7% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 6.8% | 6.4–9.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 7.9% | 7.4–10.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 8.8% | 8.2–11.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 9.5% | 8.9–12.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 10.4% | 9.8–14% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 11.2% | 10.5–14.9% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 11.9% | 11.2–15.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 12.5% | 11.7–16.5% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 13.1% | 12.4–17.3% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 13.7% | 13–18% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 15.2% | 14.4–19.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 16.4% | 15.5–21.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 17.5% | 16.6–22.4% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 18.5% | 17.6–23.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 19.4% | 18.4–24.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 20% | 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 1991–20201'099 mm
9.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
556 m
Mean elevation
480 m
Relief
108 m
Mean slope
3.5°
Flat share
69.4%
South-facing
2.9%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 108 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
26.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
35.2 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
5'900
Per inhabitant
8'006 kWh/yr
27 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
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
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
0.41 %
Second homes
8 %
Avg. rooms
4.2
Dwellings
1'700
Built before 194613.8%
Built since 200146.8%
0.41 %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
1'224
Workplaces
225
Services share
71.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 26 (2.1%) · Secondary 325 (26.6%) · Tertiary 873 (71.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
7
Organic share
28.6 %
Farmland
199 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 municipalities3'330 #74 AG · #665 CHGrowing municipalities0.6% #106 AG · #1035 CHShrinking municipalities0.6% #92 AG · #1083 CHJobs per resident0.37 #70 AG · #967 CHFamilies & children15.5% #193 AG · #1948 CHAge structure22.7% #36 AG · #732 CHWomen share48.6% #152 AG · #1682 CHForeign residents18.2% #134 AG · #1019 CHPopulation density485/km² #86 AG · #522 CHTax burden10'393 #4 AG · #76 CHTaxes60% #4 AGWarmest municipalities9.7 °C #125 AG · #827 CHSunniest municipalities40.2% #97 AG · #1782 CHRainiest municipalities1'099 mm #83 AG · #1112 CHVoter turnout65.1% #8 AG · #199 CHAgainst Switzerland17.8% #52 AG · #664 CHAligned with Switzerland82.2% #113 AG · #797 CHSVP strongholds43.6% #83 AG · #468 CHSP strongholds10.7% #138 AG · #1452 CHCentre strongholds8.3% #152 AG · #1408 CHFDP strongholds19.5% #3 AG · #495 CHGLP strongholds8.7% #60 AG · #482 CHGreen strongholds4.1% #162 AG · #1731 CHLargest by area6.9 km² #85 AG · #1286 CHHighest municipalities505 m #41 AG · #1185 CHSecond homes8% #92 AG · #1620 CHOrganic farming28.6% #15 AG · #366 CHBest-connected municipalities81 min #170 AG · #1367 CHRemotest municipalities81 min #27 AG · #744 CHHighest peaks556 m #134 AG · #1695 CHHighest-lying municipalities480 m #89 AG · #1530 CHGreatest vertical range108 m #179 AG · #1793 CHSteepest municipalities3.5° #182 AG · #1838 CHSolar potential27 GWh #77 AG · #778 CHSolar potential per capita8'006 kWh #108 AG · #1462 CHCheapest electricity29.86 Rp./kWh #169 AG · #1774 CHMost expensive electricity29.86 Rp./kWh #32 AG · #337 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Meisterschwanden?
- Meisterschwanden has 3 postal codes: 5615, 5616, 5617.
- What is the tax rate in Meisterschwanden?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Meisterschwanden is 60% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
- How much tax do you pay in Meisterschwanden?
- A single person without children pays about 10'393 CHF income tax in Meisterschwanden on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 4 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Meisterschwanden have?
- Meisterschwanden has 3'330 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Meisterschwanden?
- Meisterschwanden has 607 foreign residents, a share of 18.23% (2025).
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