Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
474 46.8%
Men
539 53.2%
Children & youth (0–19)
154 15.2%
Swiss citizens
825 81.4%
Foreign residents
188 18.6%
Population density
226 pop./km²
0–19 · 154 · 15.2%20–64 · 669 · 66.0%65+ · 190 · 18.8%
Foreign residents 18.6%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +53 (+5.5%) · 17 births · 5 deaths · net migration +34
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 Muri: 20.0% Yes
21.2% YesNo 78.8%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 33.8% Yes
38.2% YesNo 61.8%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 60.1% Yes
62.9% YesNo 37.1%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 59.4% Yes
64.8% YesNo 35.2%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 36.7% Yes
32.2% YesNo 67.8%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 48.6% Yes
49.5% YesNo 50.5%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 44.2% Yes
47.9% YesNo 52.1%
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 Muri: 17.9% Yes
17.1% YesNo 82.9%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 44.9% Yes
48.6% YesNo 51.4%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 39.3% Yes
40.6% YesNo 59.4%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP48.4% · strongest party
SVP48.4%
Mitte12.8%
SP11.0%
FDP10.6%
GLP8.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier99%
Cantonal tax multiplier103%
99%AG range 48%127%
Tax rank 51 of 196 in canton AargauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'472 CHF(12.5%)
Rank 49 of 196 in the canton · 393 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:12'472 CHF(~12.5%)
RottenschwilCanton range AargauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Rottenschwil | Aargau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5% | 3.8–5.6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 6.8% | 5.2–7.7% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.3% | 6.4–9.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 9.6% | 7.4–10.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 10.6% | 8.2–11.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 11.4% | 8.9–12.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 12.5% | 9.8–14% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 13.4% | 10.5–14.9% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.1% | 11.2–15.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 14.8% | 11.7–16.5% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 15.5% | 12.4–17.3% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.2% | 13–18% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 17.8% | 14.4–19.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.1% | 15.5–21.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.4% | 16.6–22.4% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.5% | 17.6–23.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22.4% | 18.4–24.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23.1% | 19.1–25.3% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'127 mm
10.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
461 m
Mean elevation
392 m
Relief
84 m
Mean slope
2.8°
Flat share
80.8%
South-facing
1.3%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 84 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
8.3 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
10.9 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
1'800
Per inhabitant
8'184 kWh/yr
8 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
24.6 Rp./kWh
Energy
10.8 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.5 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
24.6 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Elektra-Genossenschaft Rottenschwil-Werd
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
0.21 %
Second homes
5 %
Avg. rooms
4
Dwellings
477
Built before 194610.1%
Built since 200138.8%
0.21 %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
222
Workplaces
68
Services share
62.2 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 29 (13.1%) · Secondary 55 (24.8%) · Tertiary 138 (62.2%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
9
Organic share
11.1 %
Farmland
237 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 municipalities1'013 #164 AG · #1452 CHGrowing municipalities5.5% #6 AG · #34 CHShrinking municipalities5.5% #191 AG · #2075 CHJobs per resident0.22 #148 AG · #1688 CHFamilies & children15.2% #194 AG · #1965 CHAge structure18.8% #124 AG · #1481 CHWomen share46.8% #192 AG · #2025 CHForeign residents18.6% #131 AG · #989 CHPopulation density226/km² #147 AG · #959 CHTax burden12'472 #51 AG · #395 CHTaxes99% #51 AGWarmest municipalities10.2 °C #23 AG · #352 CHSunniest municipalities41.1% #16 AG · #1384 CHRainiest municipalities1'127 mm #36 AG · #944 CHVoter turnout54.3% #116 AG · #1320 CHAgainst Switzerland18.8% #46 AG · #586 CHAligned with Switzerland81.2% #120 AG · #870 CHSVP strongholds48.4% #48 AG · #286 CHSP strongholds11% #132 AG · #1416 CHCentre strongholds12.8% #88 AG · #973 CHFDP strongholds10.6% #130 AG · #1320 CHGLP strongholds8.6% #64 AG · #502 CHGreen strongholds2.7% #190 AG · #1910 CHLargest by area4.5 km² #136 AG · #1630 CHHighest municipalities388 m #147 AG · #1942 CHSecond homes5% #186 AG · #2057 CHOrganic farming11.1% #94 AG · #1151 CHBest-connected municipalities61 min #88 AG · #827 CHRemotest municipalities61 min #115 AG · #1309 CHHighest peaks461 m #184 AG · #2001 CHHighest-lying municipalities392 m #168 AG · #1999 CHGreatest vertical range84 m #187 AG · #1916 CHSteepest municipalities2.8° #191 AG · #1923 CHSolar potential8 GWh #179 AG · #1672 CHSolar potential per capita8'184 kWh #102 AG · #1426 CHCheapest electricity24.6 Rp./kWh #14 AG · #338 CHMost expensive electricity24.6 Rp./kWh #183 AG · #1769 CH
Postal codes (1)
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swisstopo- What is the postal code of Rottenschwil?
- The postal code of Rottenschwil is 8919.
- What is the tax rate in Rottenschwil?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Rottenschwil is 99% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
- How much tax do you pay in Rottenschwil?
- A single person without children pays about 12'472 CHF income tax in Rottenschwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 49 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Rottenschwil have?
- Rottenschwil has 1'013 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Rottenschwil?
- Rottenschwil has 188 foreign residents, a share of 18.56% (2025).
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