Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
592 50.1%
Men
589 49.9%
Children & youth (0–19)
242 20.5%
Swiss citizens
986 83.5%
Foreign residents
195 16.5%
Population density
270 pop./km²
0–19 · 242 · 20.5%20–64 · 736 · 62.3%65+ · 203 · 17.2%
Foreign residents 16.5%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −4 (−0.3%) · 7 births · 8 deaths · net migration −2
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
22.3% YesNo 77.7%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufenburg: 31.7% Yes
31.7% YesNo 68.3%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufenburg: 58.3% Yes
59.0% YesNo 41.0%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufenburg: 54.4% Yes
55.4% YesNo 44.6%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufenburg: 41.2% Yes
39.9% YesNo 60.1%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufenburg: 48.7% Yes
48.8% YesNo 51.3%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufenburg: 43.1% Yes
42.8% YesNo 57.2%
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
23.1% YesNo 76.9%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufenburg: 43.0% Yes
41.6% YesNo 58.5%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufenburg: 38.1% Yes
33.5% YesNo 66.5%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP42.4% · strongest party
SVP42.4%
Mitte14.8%
FDP11.7%
SP10.0%
GLP9.8%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier114%
Cantonal tax multiplier103%
114%AG range 48%127%
Tax rank 138 of 196 in canton AargauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'272 CHF(13.3%)
Rank 132 of 196 in the canton · 603 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:13'272 CHF(~13.3%)
OeschgenCanton range AargauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Oeschgen | Aargau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.3% | 3.8–5.6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.3% | 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 | 11.3% | 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 | 14.2% | 10.5–14.9% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15% | 11.2–15.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.7% | 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 | 18.8% | 14.4–19.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 20.2% | 15.5–21.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 21.5% | 16.6–22.4% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 22.6% | 17.6–23.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 23.5% | 18.4–24.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 24.3% | 19.1–25.3% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.5 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'072 mm
10.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
495 m
Mean elevation
387 m
Relief
177 m
Mean slope
8.1°
Flat share
34.4%
South-facing
23.6%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 177 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
11.4 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
14.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'500
Per inhabitant
9'610 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 · 2027Tariff 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 · 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
0.37 %
Second homes
12.7 %
Avg. rooms
4.2
Dwellings
544
Built before 194619.3%
Built since 200138.4%
0.37 %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
291
Workplaces
71
Services share
65.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 28 (9.6%) · Secondary 73 (25.1%) · Tertiary 190 (65.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
7
Organic share
14.3 %
Farmland
310 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 municipalities1'181 #151 AG · #1338 CHGrowing municipalities-0.3% #165 AG · #1587 CHShrinking municipalities-0.3% #32 AG · #526 CHJobs per resident0.25 #126 AG · #1536 CHFamilies & children20.5% #93 AG · #981 CHAge structure17.2% #158 AG · #1748 CHWomen share50.1% #52 AG · #881 CHForeign residents16.5% #143 AG · #1163 CHPopulation density270/km² #128 AG · #842 CHTax burden13'272 #137 AG · #608 CHTaxes114% #138 AGWarmest municipalities10.5 °C #12 AG · #221 CHSunniest municipalities40.1% #119 AG · #1836 CHRainiest municipalities1'072 mm #118 AG · #1266 CHVoter turnout52.3% #141 AG · #1557 CHAgainst Switzerland21.6% #34 AG · #418 CHAligned with Switzerland78.4% #130 AG · #1039 CHSVP strongholds42.4% #93 AG · #530 CHSP strongholds10% #149 AG · #1523 CHCentre strongholds14.8% #59 AG · #845 CHFDP strongholds11.7% #97 AG · #1189 CHGLP strongholds9.8% #37 AG · #348 CHGreen strongholds4.6% #138 AG · #1618 CHLargest by area4.4 km² #140 AG · #1648 CHHighest municipalities394 m #141 AG · #1919 CHSecond homes12.7% #12 AG · #812 CHOrganic farming14.3% #71 AG · #935 CHBest-connected municipalities61 min #86 AG · #825 CHRemotest municipalities61 min #113 AG · #1307 CHHighest peaks495 m #170 AG · #1899 CHHighest-lying municipalities387 m #174 AG · #2013 CHGreatest vertical range177 m #134 AG · #1456 CHSteepest municipalities8.1° #81 AG · #1106 CHSolar potential11 GWh #153 AG · #1455 CHSolar potential per capita9'610 kWh #69 AG · #1139 CHCheapest electricity29.86 Rp./kWh #163 AG · #1768 CHMost expensive electricity29.86 Rp./kWh #26 AG · #331 CH
Postal codes (1)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 1Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Oeschgen?
- The postal code of Oeschgen is 5072.
- What is the tax rate in Oeschgen?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Oeschgen is 114% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
- How much tax do you pay in Oeschgen?
- A single person without children pays about 13'272 CHF income tax in Oeschgen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 132 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Oeschgen have?
- Oeschgen has 1'181 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Oeschgen?
- Oeschgen has 195 foreign residents, a share of 16.51% (2025).
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