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).

Meisterschwanden (AG): Postal Codes 5615–5617, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

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%

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

Vote results for Meisterschwanden

BFS

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

62.9% YesNo 37.1%

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

57.7% YesNo 42.3%

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

32.5% YesNo 67.5%

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

56.7% YesNo 43.3%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

47.8% YesNo 52.2%

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

17.2% YesNo 82.9%

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

49.6% YesNo 50.4%

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

38.8% YesNo 61.2%

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

44.6% YesNo 55.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP43.6% · strongest party

SVP43.6%

FDP19.5%

SP10.7%

GLP8.7%

Mitte8.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier60%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

60%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 4 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax 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

Income tax as % of gross income

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 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual 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 m

Highest 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

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

26.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

35.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'900

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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

27.89 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.4 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.23 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.06 Rp./kWh

27.89 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 27.73 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.41 %

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 81 min · Car 56 min

AgglomerationPT 30 min · Car 20 min

Remoteness 27/196 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitemeisterschwanden.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

31

Largest municipalities3'330 #74 AG · #665 CH Families & children15.5% #193 AG · #1948 CH Age structure22.7% #36 AG · #732 CH Women share48.6% #152 AG · #1682 CH Foreign residents18.2% #134 AG · #1019 CH Population density485/km² #86 AG · #522 CH Tax burden10'393 #4 AG · #76 CH Taxes60% #4 AG Warmest municipalities9.7 °C #125 AG · #827 CH Sunniest municipalities40.2% #97 AG · #1782 CH Rainiest municipalities1'099 mm #83 AG · #1112 CH Voter turnout64.6% #6 AG · #174 CH Against Switzerland18.2% #52 AG · #664 CH Aligned with Switzerland81.8% #113 AG · #797 CH SVP strongholds43.6% #83 AG · #468 CH SP strongholds10.7% #138 AG · #1447 CH Centre strongholds8.3% #152 AG · #1404 CH FDP strongholds19.5% #3 AG · #494 CH GLP strongholds8.7% #60 AG · #482 CH Green strongholds4.1% #162 AG · #1726 CH Largest by area6.9 km² #85 AG · #1286 CH Highest municipalities505 m #41 AG · #1185 CH Remotest municipalities81 min #27 AG · #744 CH Best-connected municipalities81 min #170 AG · #1367 CH Highest peaks556 m #134 AG · #1695 CH Highest-lying municipalities480 m #89 AG · #1530 CH Greatest vertical range108 m #179 AG · #1793 CH Steepest municipalities3.5° #182 AG · #1838 CH Solar potential27 GWh #77 AG · #778 CH Cheapest electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #130 AG · #1040 CH Most expensive electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #77 AG · #1078 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Fahrwangen5615 Meisterschwanden5616 Tennwil5617

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

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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