What is the postal code of Münchwilen?

The postal code of Münchwilen is 4333.

What is the tax rate in Münchwilen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Münchwilen is 113% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.

How much tax do you pay in Münchwilen?

A single person without children pays about 13'219 CHF income tax in Münchwilen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 124 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Münchwilen have?

Münchwilen has 1'091 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Münchwilen?

Münchwilen has 348 foreign residents, a share of 31.9% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AG · Bezirk Laufenburg

Münchwilen

4333

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

531 48.7%

Men

560 51.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

206 18.9%

Swiss citizens

743 68.1%

Foreign residents

348 31.9%

Population density

443 pop./km²

0–19 · 206 · 18.9%20–64 · 704 · 64.5%65+ · 181 · 16.6%

Foreign residents 31.9%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +14 (+1.3%) · 8 births · 3 deaths · net migration +15

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

Vote results for Münchwilen

BFS

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine sichere Ernährung – durch Stärkung einer nachhaltigen inländischen Produktion, mehr pflanzliche Lebensmittel und sauberes Trinkwasser (Ernährungsinitiative)»Federal

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Wahrung der schweizerischen Neutralität (Neutralitätsinitiative)»Federal

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufenburg: 58.3% Yes

62.7% YesNo 37.4%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufenburg: 54.4% Yes

57.8% YesNo 42.2%

14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufenburg: 41.2% Yes

34.1% YesNo 65.9%

14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufenburg: 48.7% Yes

53.0% YesNo 47.0%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufenburg: 43.1% Yes

43.6% YesNo 56.4%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufenburg: 20.9% Yes

16.6% YesNo 83.5%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufenburg: 43.0% Yes

45.4% YesNo 54.6%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufenburg: 38.1% Yes

36.8% YesNo 63.2%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 21.09.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP42.3% · strongest party

SVP42.3%

FDP18.6%

SP15.5%

Mitte9.6%

GRÜNE5.9%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier113%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

113%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 127 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'219 CHF(13.2%)

Rank 124 of 196 in the canton · 584 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:13'219 CHF(~13.2%)

MünchwilenCanton range AargauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Münchwilen	Aargau	Switzerland median
40'000	5.3%	3.8–5.6%	5.4%
50'000	7.2%	5.2–7.7%	7.8%
60'000	8.8%	6.4–9.3%	10.5%
70'000	10.2%	7.4–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	11.2%	8.2–11.9%	13.1%
90'000	12.1%	8.9–12.8%	14.1%
100'000	13.2%	9.8–14%	15.3%
110'000	14.2%	10.5–14.9%	16.3%
120'000	14.9%	11.2–15.8%	17.2%
130'000	15.7%	11.7–16.5%	18.1%
140'000	16.4%	12.4–17.3%	19%
150'000	17.1%	13–18%	19.7%
175'000	18.7%	14.4–19.7%	21.6%
200'000	20.1%	15.5–21.1%	23.2%
225'000	21.4%	16.6–22.4%	24.6%
250'000	22.5%	17.6–23.6%	25.8%
275'000	23.5%	18.4–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	24.2%	19.1–25.3%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.6 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'080 mm

10.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

504 m

Mean elevation

379 m

Relief

211 m

Mean slope

8.6°

Flat share

41.9%

South-facing

0.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 211 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

11.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

14.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'500

Per inhabitant

10'330 kWh/yr

11 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 · 2027

Tariff H4

29.86 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.37 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

14.95 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.24 Rp./kWh

29.86 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 · 2024

Standard model, deductible 300570 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Aargau392 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Münchwilen →Canton Aargau →Premiums explained →

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 · ARE

Vacancy rate

0.97 %

Second homes

5.1 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

513

Built before 194611.7%

Built since 200145.6%

0.97 %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 · 2024

Jobs

572

Workplaces

Services share

29.5 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 5 (0.9%) · Secondary 398 (69.6%) · Tertiary 169 (29.5%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

50 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 54 min · Car 33 min

AgglomerationPT 16 min · Car 6 min

Remoteness 161/196 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number4172

Websitemuenchwilen-ag.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Laufenburg

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Münchwilen ranks

Largest municipalities1'091 #159 AG · #1403 CH Growing municipalities1.3% #71 AG · #633 CH Shrinking municipalities1.3% #126 AG · #1477 CH Jobs per resident0.52 #33 AG · #494 CH Families & children18.9% #147 AG · #1478 CH Age structure16.6% #168 AG · #1831 CH Women share48.7% #147 AG · #1651 CH Foreign residents31.9% #32 AG · #236 CH Population density443/km² #93 AG · #561 CH Tax burden13'219 #128 AG · #588 CH Taxes113% #127 AG Warmest municipalities10.6 °C #9 AG · #187 CH Sunniest municipalities40.2% #92 AG · #1777 CH Rainiest municipalities1'080 mm #105 AG · #1219 CH Voter turnout49.4% #160 AG · #1753 CH Against Switzerland15.2% #84 AG · #898 CH Aligned with Switzerland84.8% #83 AG · #564 CH SVP strongholds42.3% #96 AG · #541 CH SP strongholds15.5% #55 AG · #896 CH Centre strongholds9.6% #129 AG · #1245 CH FDP strongholds18.6% #8 AG · #549 CH GLP strongholds5% #159 AG · #1204 CH Green strongholds5.9% #86 AG · #1355 CH Largest by area2.5 km² #184 AG · #1946 CH Highest municipalities343 m #178 AG · #2024 CH Second homes5.1% #183 AG · #2048 CH Organic farming0% #169 AG · #1864 CH Best-connected municipalities54 min #37 AG · #599 CH Remotest municipalities54 min #161 AG · #1519 CH Highest peaks504 m #165 AG · #1865 CH Highest-lying municipalities379 m #179 AG · #2037 CH Greatest vertical range211 m #105 AG · #1310 CH Steepest municipalities8.6° #73 AG · #1057 CH Solar potential11 GWh #154 AG · #1461 CH Solar potential per capita10'330 kWh #55 AG · #1016 CH Cheapest electricity29.86 Rp./kWh #162 AG · #1767 CH Most expensive electricity29.86 Rp./kWh #25 AG · #330 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

4333

Münchwilen AG

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Münchwilen AG4333

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Münchwilen?: The postal code of Münchwilen is 4333.
What is the tax rate in Münchwilen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Münchwilen is 113% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Münchwilen?: A single person without children pays about 13'219 CHF income tax in Münchwilen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 124 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Münchwilen have?: Münchwilen has 1'091 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Münchwilen?: Münchwilen has 348 foreign residents, a share of 31.9% (2025).

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