Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'068 49.5%
Men
1'088 50.5%
Children & youth (0–19)
376 17.4%
Swiss citizens
1'723 79.9%
Foreign residents
433 20.1%
Population density
100 pop./km²
0–19 · 376 · 17.4%20–64 · 1'249 · 57.9%65+ · 531 · 24.6%
Foreign residents 20.1%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −20 (−0.9%) · 9 births · 21 deaths · net migration −8
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 Laufenburg: 23.2% Yes
23.0% YesNo 77.0%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufenburg: 31.7% Yes
34.4% YesNo 65.6%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufenburg: 58.3% Yes
57.5% YesNo 42.5%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufenburg: 54.4% Yes
56.3% YesNo 43.8%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufenburg: 41.2% Yes
38.6% YesNo 61.4%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufenburg: 48.7% Yes
47.5% YesNo 52.5%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufenburg: 43.1% Yes
34.3% YesNo 65.7%
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 Laufenburg: 20.9% Yes
18.7% YesNo 81.3%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufenburg: 43.0% Yes
43.7% YesNo 56.3%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufenburg: 38.1% Yes
38.4% YesNo 61.6%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP43.0% · strongest party
SVP43.0%
Mitte19.5%
SP13.4%
FDP9.2%
GLP6.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier109%
Cantonal tax multiplier103%
109%AG range 48%127%
Tax rank 101 of 196 in canton AargauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'005 CHF(13%)
Rank 100 of 196 in the canton · 526 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:13'005 CHF(~13%)
MettauertalCanton range AargauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Mettauertal | 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 | 8.7% | 6.4–9.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10% | 7.4–10.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.1% | 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 | 16.2% | 12.4–17.3% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.9% | 13–18% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18.5% | 14.4–19.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.8% | 15.5–21.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 21.1% | 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 | 23.9% | 19.1–25.3% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.8 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'128 mm
9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
645 m
Mean elevation
454 m
Relief
344 m
Mean slope
11.6°
Flat share
17.3%
South-facing
17.4%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 344 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
29.9 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
38.3 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
6'600
Per inhabitant
13'878 kWh/yr
30 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
26.05 Rp./kWh
Energy
10.85 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.82 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.51 Rp./kWh
26.05 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Elektra Mettauertal und Umgebung Genossenschaft (EMU)
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
0.47 %
Second homes
10.4 %
Avg. rooms
4.3
Dwellings
1'069
Built before 194632.6%
Built since 200123.9%
0.47 %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
735
Workplaces
196
Services share
40 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 117 (15.9%) · Secondary 324 (44.1%) · Tertiary 294 (40.0%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
43
Organic share
14 %
Farmland
935 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 municipalities2'156 #106 AG · #926 CHGrowing municipalities-0.9% #180 AG · #1783 CHShrinking municipalities-0.9% #17 AG · #329 CHJobs per resident0.34 #78 AG · #1102 CHFamilies & children17.4% #186 AG · #1772 CHAge structure24.6% #15 AG · #449 CHWomen share49.5% #98 AG · #1286 CHForeign residents20.1% #112 AG · #858 CHPopulation density100/km² #188 AG · #1469 CHTax burden13'005 #103 AG · #529 CHTaxes109% #101 AGWarmest municipalities9.8 °C #101 AG · #730 CHSunniest municipalities39.4% #188 AG · #2054 CHRainiest municipalities1'128 mm #33 AG · #936 CHVoter turnout56.7% #80 AG · #997 CHAgainst Switzerland18.6% #50 AG · #622 CHAligned with Switzerland81.4% #118 AG · #833 CHSVP strongholds43% #87 AG · #496 CHSP strongholds13.4% #87 AG · #1126 CHCentre strongholds19.5% #13 AG · #558 CHFDP strongholds9.2% #162 AG · #1488 CHGLP strongholds6.6% #113 AG · #842 CHGreen strongholds3.5% #176 AG · #1814 CHLargest by area21.6 km² #3 AG · #449 CHHighest municipalities350 m #176 AG · #2018 CHSecond homes10.4% #33 AG · #1134 CHOrganic farming14% #73 AG · #964 CHBest-connected municipalities72 min #151 AG · #1158 CHRemotest municipalities72 min #48 AG · #967 CHHighest peaks645 m #80 AG · #1376 CHHighest-lying municipalities454 m #105 AG · #1690 CHGreatest vertical range344 m #23 AG · #914 CHSteepest municipalities11.6° #24 AG · #805 CHSolar potential30 GWh #63 AG · #680 CHSolar potential per capita13'878 kWh #14 AG · #546 CHCheapest electricity26.05 Rp./kWh #53 AG · #891 CHMost expensive electricity26.05 Rp./kWh #146 AG · #1218 CH
Postal codes (5)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 5Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Mettauertal?
- Mettauertal has 5 postal codes: 5273, 5274, 5275, 5276, 5277.
- What is the tax rate in Mettauertal?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Mettauertal is 109% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
- How much tax do you pay in Mettauertal?
- A single person without children pays about 13'005 CHF income tax in Mettauertal on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 100 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Mettauertal have?
- Mettauertal has 2'156 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Mettauertal?
- Mettauertal has 433 foreign residents, a share of 20.08% (2025).
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