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).

Switzerland · Canton AG

Merenschwand

5634–5636

AG CANTON5634 5636

Residents

3'945

Area

13.5 km²

Population density

292 pop./km²

Elevation

393 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

96%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

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%

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

Vote results for Merenschwand

BFS

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

60.3% YesNo 39.7%

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

58.5% YesNo 41.5%

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

35.7% YesNo 64.3%

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

54.2% YesNo 45.8%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

42.3% YesNo 57.7%

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

16.4% YesNo 83.6%

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

44.6% YesNo 55.4%

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

40.2% YesNo 59.8%

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

73.4% YesNo 26.6%

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

47.3% YesNo 52.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP42.3% · strongest party

SVP42.3%

Mitte20.8%

FDP9.6%

GLP8.0%

SP7.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier96%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

96%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 36 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax 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

Income tax as % of gross income

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 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual 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 m

Highest 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

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

40.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

51.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

8'900

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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff range H4

23.95–26.65 Rp./kWh

25.3 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operators Elektrizitäts-Genossenschaft Merenschwand · Elektrizitäts-Genossenschaft Benzenschwil

This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.

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

0.84 %

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 68 min · Car 37 min

AgglomerationPT 30 min · Car 26 min

Remoteness 71/196 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitemerenschwand.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'945 #62 AG · #564 CH Families & children22% #38 AG · #549 CH Age structure15.3% #185 AG · #1963 CH Women share49% #129 AG · #1527 CH Foreign residents22.5% #83 AG · #684 CH Population density292/km² #122 AG · #792 CH Tax burden12'312 #37 AG · #354 CH Taxes96% #36 AG Warmest municipalities10.1 °C #46 AG · #432 CH Sunniest municipalities41.4% #4 AG · #1255 CH Rainiest municipalities1'157 mm #3 AG · #812 CH Voter turnout54.5% #102 AG · #1144 CH Against Switzerland15% #88 AG · #934 CH Aligned with Switzerland85% #78 AG · #532 CH SVP strongholds42.3% #97 AG · #541 CH SP strongholds7.9% #173 AG · #1701 CH Centre strongholds20.8% #10 AG · #496 CH FDP strongholds9.6% #152 AG · #1443 CH GLP strongholds8% #75 AG · #585 CH Green strongholds4.6% #141 AG · #1617 CH Largest by area13.5 km² #16 AG · #726 CH Highest municipalities393 m #143 AG · #1923 CH Remotest municipalities68 min #71 AG · #1094 CH Best-connected municipalities68 min #128 AG · #1030 CH Highest peaks548 m #140 AG · #1719 CH Highest-lying municipalities408 m #160 AG · #1956 CH Greatest vertical range169 m #141 AG · #1500 CH Steepest municipalities2.6° #193 AG · #1943 CH Solar potential40 GWh #34 AG · #458 CH Cheapest electricity25.3 Rp./kWh #17 AG · #362 CH Most expensive electricity25.3 Rp./kWh #180 AG · #1745 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Benzenschwil5636 Merenschwand5634

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

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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