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).

Switzerland · Canton AG

Oeschgen

5072

AG CANTON5072

Residents

1'181

Area

4.4 km²

Population density

270 pop./km²

Elevation

394 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

114%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

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%

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

Vote results for Oeschgen

BFS

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

59.0% YesNo 41.0%

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

55.4% YesNo 44.6%

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

39.9% YesNo 60.1%

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

48.8% YesNo 51.3%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

42.8% YesNo 57.2%

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

23.1% YesNo 76.9%

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

41.6% YesNo 58.5%

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

33.5% YesNo 66.5%

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

76.3% YesNo 23.7%

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

44.0% YesNo 56.0%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP42.4% · strongest party

SVP42.4%

Mitte14.8%

FDP11.7%

SP10.0%

GLP9.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier114%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

114%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 138 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax 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

Income tax as % of gross income

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 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual 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 m

Highest 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

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

11.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

14.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'500

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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

27.89 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.4 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.23 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.06 Rp./kWh

27.89 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 27.73 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.37 %

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 61 min · Car 35 min

AgglomerationPT 10 min · Car 6 min

Remoteness 113/196 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteoeschgen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'181 #151 AG · #1338 CH Families & children20.5% #93 AG · #981 CH Age structure17.2% #158 AG · #1748 CH Women share50.1% #52 AG · #881 CH Foreign residents16.5% #143 AG · #1163 CH Population density270/km² #128 AG · #842 CH Tax burden13'272 #137 AG · #608 CH Taxes114% #138 AG Warmest municipalities10.5 °C #12 AG · #221 CH Sunniest municipalities40.1% #119 AG · #1836 CH Rainiest municipalities1'072 mm #118 AG · #1266 CH Voter turnout51.4% #146 AG · #1551 CH Against Switzerland22% #34 AG · #417 CH Aligned with Switzerland78% #130 AG · #1039 CH SVP strongholds42.4% #93 AG · #529 CH SP strongholds10% #149 AG · #1517 CH Centre strongholds14.8% #59 AG · #841 CH FDP strongholds11.7% #97 AG · #1188 CH GLP strongholds9.8% #37 AG · #348 CH Green strongholds4.6% #138 AG · #1614 CH Largest by area4.4 km² #140 AG · #1648 CH Highest municipalities394 m #141 AG · #1919 CH Remotest municipalities61 min #113 AG · #1307 CH Best-connected municipalities61 min #86 AG · #825 CH Highest peaks495 m #170 AG · #1899 CH Highest-lying municipalities387 m #174 AG · #2013 CH Greatest vertical range177 m #134 AG · #1456 CH Steepest municipalities8.1° #81 AG · #1106 CH Solar potential11 GWh #153 AG · #1455 CH Cheapest electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #121 AG · #1031 CH Most expensive electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #68 AG · #1069 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

5072

Oeschgen

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Oeschgen5072

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

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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