Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
203 51.9%
Men
188 48.1%
Children & youth (0–19)
65 16.6%
Swiss citizens
329 84.1%
Foreign residents
62 15.9%
Population density
99 pop./km²
0–19 · 65 · 16.6%20–64 · 187 · 47.8%65+ · 139 · 35.5%
Foreign residents 15.9%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −2 (−0.5%) · 2 births · 4 deaths · net migration +0
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 Brugg: 26.3% Yes
15.5% YesNo 84.5%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Brugg: 28.2% Yes
39.7% YesNo 60.3%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Brugg: 57.0% Yes
63.9% YesNo 36.1%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Brugg: 49.2% Yes
67.7% YesNo 32.3%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Brugg: 44.0% Yes
29.0% YesNo 71.0%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Brugg: 52.4% Yes
57.8% YesNo 42.2%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Brugg: 48.0% Yes
39.0% YesNo 61.0%
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 Brugg: 25.8% Yes
15.0% YesNo 85.0%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Brugg: 40.4% Yes
55.2% YesNo 44.8%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Brugg: 35.3% Yes
53.6% YesNo 46.4%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP52.8% · strongest party
SVP52.8%
FDP13.5%
Mitte10.4%
SP6.6%
GRÜNE5.4%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier115%
Cantonal tax multiplier103%
115%AG range 48%127%
Tax rank 146 of 196 in canton AargauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'325 CHF(13.3%)
Rank 139 of 196 in the canton · 632 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:13'325 CHF(~13.3%)
MönthalCanton range AargauSwitzerland median
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| Gross income | Mönthal | Aargau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.4% | 3.8–5.6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.3% | 5.2–7.7% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.9% | 6.4–9.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.2% | 7.4–10.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.3% | 8.2–11.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.2% | 8.9–12.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.3% | 9.8–14% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.3% | 10.5–14.9% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15.1% | 11.2–15.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.8% | 11.7–16.5% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16.5% | 12.4–17.3% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 17.2% | 13–18% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18.9% | 14.4–19.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 20.3% | 15.5–21.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 21.5% | 16.6–22.4% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 22.7% | 17.6–23.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 23.6% | 18.4–24.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 24.4% | 19.1–25.3% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.7 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'025 mm
9.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
674 m
Mean elevation
536 m
Relief
235 m
Mean slope
12.8°
Flat share
10.7%
South-facing
31.9%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 235 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
4.8 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
6.3 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
1'100
Per inhabitant
12'353 kWh/yr
5 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
29.56 Rp./kWh
Energy
10.37 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
14.95 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.95 Rp./kWh
29.56 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.
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
1.42 %
Second homes
14.6 %
Avg. rooms
4.2
Dwellings
211
Built before 194628.0%
Built since 200110.9%
1.42 %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
92
Workplaces
27
Services share
42.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 13 (14.1%) · Secondary 40 (43.5%) · Tertiary 39 (42.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
6
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
123 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 municipalities391 #191 AG · #1894 CHGrowing municipalities-0.5% #172 AG · #1646 CHShrinking municipalities-0.5% #26 AG · #463 CHJobs per resident0.24 #134 AG · #1586 CHFamilies & children16.6% #189 AG · #1867 CHAge structure35.5% #1 AG · #23 CHWomen share51.9% #1 AG · #159 CHForeign residents15.9% #147 AG · #1207 CHPopulation density99/km² #189 AG · #1480 CHTax burden13'325 #140 AG · #633 CHTaxes115% #146 AGWarmest municipalities9.7 °C #114 AG · #816 CHSunniest municipalities39.5% #184 AG · #2042 CHRainiest municipalities1'025 mm #164 AG · #1516 CHVoter turnout54.7% #111 AG · #1275 CHSVP strongholds52.8% #19 AG · #169 CHSP strongholds6.6% #188 AG · #1825 CHCentre strongholds10.4% #116 AG · #1165 CHFDP strongholds13.5% #60 AG · #987 CHGLP strongholds4.7% #170 AG · #1269 CHGreen strongholds5.4% #110 AG · #1476 CHLargest by area3.9 km² #152 AG · #1728 CHHighest municipalities478 m #60 AG · #1332 CHSecond homes14.6% #5 AG · #605 CHOrganic farming0% #159 AG · #1854 CHBest-connected municipalities72 min #147 AG · #1154 CHRemotest municipalities72 min #44 AG · #963 CHHighest peaks674 m #63 AG · #1285 CHHighest-lying municipalities536 m #44 AG · #1277 CHGreatest vertical range235 m #81 AG · #1204 CHSteepest municipalities12.8° #12 AG · #710 CHSolar potential5 GWh #190 AG · #1927 CHSolar potential per capita12'353 kWh #29 AG · #715 CHCheapest electricity29.56 Rp./kWh #130 AG · #1698 CHMost expensive electricity29.56 Rp./kWh #57 AG · #399 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Mönthal?
- Mönthal has 2 postal codes: 5078, 5237.
- What is the tax rate in Mönthal?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Mönthal is 115% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
- How much tax do you pay in Mönthal?
- A single person without children pays about 13'325 CHF income tax in Mönthal on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 139 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Mönthal have?
- Mönthal has 391 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Mönthal?
- Mönthal has 62 foreign residents, a share of 15.86% (2025).
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