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).

Switzerland · Canton AG

Mettauertal

5273–5277

AG CANTON5273 5274 5275 5276+1 PLZ

Residents

2'156

Area

21.6 km²

Population density

100 pop./km²

Elevation

350 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

645 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

109%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

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%

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

Vote results for Mettauertal

BFS

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

57.5% YesNo 42.5%

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

56.3% YesNo 43.8%

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

38.6% YesNo 61.4%

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

47.5% YesNo 52.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

34.3% YesNo 65.7%

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

18.7% YesNo 81.3%

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

43.7% YesNo 56.3%

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

38.4% YesNo 61.6%

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

70.2% YesNo 29.8%

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

45.3% YesNo 54.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP43.0% · strongest party

SVP43.0%

Mitte19.5%

SP13.4%

FDP9.2%

GLP6.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier109%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

109%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 101 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax 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

Income tax as % of gross income

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 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual 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 m

Highest 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

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

29.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

38.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'600

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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

28.07 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.3 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.4 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.51 Rp./kWh

28.07 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 27.73 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.47 %

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 72 min · Car 46 min

AgglomerationPT 46 min · Car 23 min

Remoteness 48/196 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitewil-ag.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities2'156 #106 AG · #926 CH Families & children17.4% #186 AG · #1772 CH Age structure24.6% #15 AG · #449 CH Women share49.5% #98 AG · #1286 CH Foreign residents20.1% #112 AG · #858 CH Population density100/km² #188 AG · #1469 CH Tax burden13'005 #103 AG · #529 CH Taxes109% #101 AG Warmest municipalities9.8 °C #101 AG · #730 CH Sunniest municipalities39.4% #188 AG · #2054 CH Rainiest municipalities1'128 mm #33 AG · #936 CH Voter turnout55.3% #89 AG · #1035 CH Against Switzerland19% #50 AG · #621 CH Aligned with Switzerland81% #118 AG · #834 CH SVP strongholds43% #87 AG · #496 CH SP strongholds13.4% #87 AG · #1123 CH Centre strongholds19.5% #13 AG · #556 CH FDP strongholds9.2% #162 AG · #1484 CH GLP strongholds6.6% #113 AG · #840 CH Green strongholds3.5% #176 AG · #1809 CH Largest by area21.6 km² #3 AG · #449 CH Highest municipalities350 m #176 AG · #2018 CH Remotest municipalities72 min #48 AG · #968 CH Best-connected municipalities72 min #151 AG · #1157 CH Highest peaks645 m #80 AG · #1376 CH Highest-lying municipalities454 m #105 AG · #1690 CH Greatest vertical range344 m #23 AG · #914 CH Steepest municipalities11.6° #24 AG · #805 CH Solar potential30 GWh #63 AG · #680 CH Cheapest electricity28.07 Rp./kWh #163 AG · #1125 CH Most expensive electricity28.07 Rp./kWh #36 AG · #984 CH

Postal codes (5)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 5

Etzgen5275 Hottwil5277 Mettau5274 Oberhofen AG5273 Wil AG5276

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

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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