Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'932 49.0%
Men
2'013 51.0%
Children & youth (0–19)
869 22.0%
Swiss citizens
3'057 77.5%
Foreign residents
888 22.5%
Population density
292 pop./km²
0–19 · 869 · 22.0%20–64 · 2'472 · 62.7%65+ · 604 · 15.3%
Foreign residents 22.5%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +52 (+1.3%) · 34 births · 22 deaths · net migration +31
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 Muri: 20.0% Yes
19.9% YesNo 80.1%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 33.8% Yes
31.1% YesNo 68.9%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 60.1% Yes
60.3% YesNo 39.7%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 59.4% Yes
58.5% YesNo 41.5%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 36.7% Yes
35.7% YesNo 64.3%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 48.6% Yes
54.2% YesNo 45.8%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 44.2% Yes
42.3% YesNo 57.7%
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 Muri: 17.9% Yes
16.4% YesNo 83.6%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 44.9% Yes
44.6% YesNo 55.4%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 39.3% Yes
40.2% YesNo 59.8%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP42.3% · strongest party
SVP42.3%
Mitte20.8%
FDP9.6%
GLP8.0%
SP7.9%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier96%
Cantonal tax multiplier103%
96%AG range 48%127%
Tax rank 36 of 196 in canton AargauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'312 CHF(12.3%)
Rank 34 of 196 in the canton · 351 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:12'312 CHF(~12.3%)
MerenschwandCanton range AargauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Merenschwand | Aargau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 4.9% | 3.8–5.6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 6.7% | 5.2–7.7% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.2% | 6.4–9.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 9.4% | 7.4–10.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 10.4% | 8.2–11.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 11.3% | 8.9–12.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 12.3% | 9.8–14% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 13.2% | 10.5–14.9% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14% | 11.2–15.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 14.6% | 11.7–16.5% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 15.4% | 12.4–17.3% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16% | 13–18% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 17.6% | 14.4–19.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 18.9% | 15.5–21.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.2% | 16.6–22.4% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.2% | 17.6–23.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22.1% | 18.4–24.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 22.9% | 19.1–25.3% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.1 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'157 mm
10.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
548 m
Mean elevation
408 m
Relief
169 m
Mean slope
2.6°
Flat share
81.4%
South-facing
0.7%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 169 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
40.2 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
51.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
8'900
Per inhabitant
10'180 kWh/yr
40 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 range H4
22.87–27.52 Rp./kWh
25.19 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operators Elektrizitäts-Genossenschaft Merenschwand · Elektrizitäts-Genossenschaft Benzenschwil
ElCom tariff comparison ↗This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.
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
0.84 %
Second homes
9.1 %
Avg. rooms
4.2
Dwellings
1'657
Built before 194614.5%
Built since 200138.0%
0.84 %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
1'564
Workplaces
262
Services share
37.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 138 (8.8%) · Secondary 833 (53.3%) · Tertiary 593 (37.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
41
Organic share
9.8 %
Farmland
901 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 municipalities3'945 #62 AG · #564 CHGrowing municipalities1.3% #68 AG · #615 CHShrinking municipalities1.3% #128 AG · #1495 CHJobs per resident0.4 #58 AG · #857 CHFamilies & children22% #38 AG · #549 CHAge structure15.3% #185 AG · #1963 CHWomen share49% #129 AG · #1527 CHForeign residents22.5% #83 AG · #684 CHPopulation density292/km² #122 AG · #792 CHTax burden12'312 #37 AG · #354 CHTaxes96% #36 AGWarmest municipalities10.1 °C #46 AG · #432 CHSunniest municipalities41.4% #4 AG · #1255 CHRainiest municipalities1'157 mm #3 AG · #812 CHVoter turnout55.3% #102 AG · #1177 CHAgainst Switzerland14.7% #88 AG · #934 CHAligned with Switzerland85.3% #78 AG · #532 CHSVP strongholds42.3% #97 AG · #542 CHSP strongholds7.9% #173 AG · #1706 CHCentre strongholds20.8% #10 AG · #497 CHFDP strongholds9.6% #152 AG · #1447 CHGLP strongholds8% #75 AG · #585 CHGreen strongholds4.6% #141 AG · #1621 CHLargest by area13.5 km² #16 AG · #726 CHHighest municipalities381 m #157 AG · #1966 CHSecond homes9.1% #58 AG · #1388 CHOrganic farming9.8% #101 AG · #1244 CHBest-connected municipalities68 min #128 AG · #1030 CHRemotest municipalities68 min #71 AG · #1094 CHHighest peaks548 m #140 AG · #1719 CHHighest-lying municipalities408 m #160 AG · #1956 CHGreatest vertical range169 m #141 AG · #1500 CHSteepest municipalities2.6° #193 AG · #1943 CHSolar potential40 GWh #34 AG · #458 CHSolar potential per capita10'180 kWh #56 AG · #1040 CHCheapest electricity25.19 Rp./kWh #25 AG · #479 CHMost expensive electricity25.19 Rp./kWh #172 AG · #1628 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Merenschwand?
- Merenschwand has 2 postal codes: 5634, 5636.
- What is the tax rate in Merenschwand?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Merenschwand is 96% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
- How much tax do you pay in Merenschwand?
- A single person without children pays about 12'312 CHF income tax in Merenschwand on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 34 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Merenschwand have?
- Merenschwand has 3'945 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Merenschwand?
- Merenschwand has 888 foreign residents, a share of 22.51% (2025).
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