Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
410 47.2%
Men
459 52.8%
Children & youth (0–19)
166 19.1%
Swiss citizens
743 85.5%
Foreign residents
126 14.5%
Population density
208 pop./km²
0–19 · 166 · 19.1%20–64 · 513 · 59.0%65+ · 190 · 21.9%
Foreign residents 14.5%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −19 (−2.1%) · 7 births · 7 deaths · net migration −18
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
20.4% YesNo 79.6%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Brugg: 28.2% Yes
32.5% YesNo 67.5%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Brugg: 57.0% Yes
60.7% YesNo 39.3%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Brugg: 49.2% Yes
55.9% YesNo 44.2%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Brugg: 44.0% Yes
39.0% YesNo 61.0%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Brugg: 52.4% Yes
53.4% YesNo 46.6%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Brugg: 48.0% Yes
38.8% YesNo 61.2%
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 Brugg: 25.8% Yes
20.9% YesNo 79.1%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Brugg: 40.4% Yes
44.0% YesNo 56.0%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Brugg: 35.3% Yes
35.8% YesNo 64.2%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP41.7% · strongest party
SVP41.7%
SP13.9%
FDP10.7%
Mitte10.3%
GLP7.7%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier123%
Cantonal tax multiplier103%
123%AG range 48%127%
Tax rank 187 of 196 in canton AargauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'752 CHF(13.8%)
Rank 185 of 196 in the canton · 777 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:13'752 CHF(~13.8%)
RüfenachCanton range AargauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Rüfenach | Aargau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.5% | 3.8–5.6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.5% | 5.2–7.7% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.2% | 6.4–9.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.6% | 7.4–10.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.7% | 8.2–11.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.6% | 8.9–12.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.8% | 9.8–14% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.7% | 10.5–14.9% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15.5% | 11.2–15.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 16.3% | 11.7–16.5% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 17% | 12.4–17.3% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 17.7% | 13–18% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 19.4% | 14.4–19.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 20.8% | 15.5–21.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 22.1% | 16.6–22.4% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 23.3% | 17.6–23.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 24.2% | 18.4–24.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 25% | 19.1–25.3% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.1 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'001 mm
10.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
522 m
Mean elevation
407 m
Relief
184 m
Mean slope
6.4°
Flat share
55.9%
South-facing
1.1%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 184 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
12.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
15.1 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'800
Per inhabitant
14'603 kWh/yr
13 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 range H4
25.09–29.51 Rp./kWh
27.3 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operators IBB Strom AG · AEW Energie AG
ElCom tariff comparison ↗This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.
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 %
Second homes
8.9 %
Avg. rooms
4.4
Dwellings
385
Built before 194618.4%
Built since 200126.0%
0 %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
214
Workplaces
59
Services share
73.8 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 41 (19.2%) · Secondary 15 (7.0%) · Tertiary 158 (73.8%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
13
Organic share
7.7 %
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 municipalities869 #175 AG · #1542 CHGrowing municipalities-2.1% #195 AG · #1997 CHShrinking municipalities-2.1% #2 AG · #112 CHJobs per resident0.25 #124 AG · #1534 CHFamilies & children19.1% #143 AG · #1429 CHAge structure21.9% #45 AG · #878 CHWomen share47.2% #186 AG · #1991 CHForeign residents14.5% #162 AG · #1331 CHPopulation density208/km² #153 AG · #1002 CHTax burden13'752 #187 AG · #779 CHTaxes123% #187 AGWarmest municipalities10.1 °C #40 AG · #426 CHSunniest municipalities39.8% #163 AG · #1973 CHRainiest municipalities1'001 mm #179 AG · #1612 CHVoter turnout60.1% #35 AG · #581 CHSVP strongholds41.7% #106 AG · #582 CHSP strongholds13.9% #79 AG · #1066 CHCentre strongholds10.3% #121 AG · #1179 CHFDP strongholds10.7% #125 AG · #1301 CHGLP strongholds7.7% #83 AG · #629 CHGreen strongholds7.5% #34 AG · #984 CHLargest by area4.2 km² #145 AG · #1683 CHHighest municipalities378 m #160 AG · #1971 CHSecond homes8.9% #65 AG · #1429 CHOrganic farming7.7% #118 AG · #1385 CHBest-connected municipalities61 min #85 AG · #824 CHRemotest municipalities61 min #112 AG · #1306 CHHighest peaks522 m #159 AG · #1807 CHHighest-lying municipalities407 m #161 AG · #1958 CHGreatest vertical range184 m #129 AG · #1433 CHSteepest municipalities6.4° #120 AG · #1338 CHSolar potential13 GWh #141 AG · #1367 CHSolar potential per capita14'603 kWh #7 AG · #456 CHCheapest electricity27.3 Rp./kWh #94 AG · #1154 CHMost expensive electricity27.3 Rp./kWh #103 AG · #953 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Rüfenach?
- Rüfenach has 2 postal codes: 5200, 5235.
- What is the tax rate in Rüfenach?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Rüfenach is 123% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
- How much tax do you pay in Rüfenach?
- A single person without children pays about 13'752 CHF income tax in Rüfenach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 185 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Rüfenach have?
- Rüfenach has 869 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Rüfenach?
- Rüfenach has 126 foreign residents, a share of 14.5% (2025).
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