Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
787 49.2%
Men
811 50.8%
Children & youth (0–19)
313 19.6%
Swiss citizens
1'225 76.7%
Foreign residents
373 23.3%
Population density
305 pop./km²
0–19 · 313 · 19.6%20–64 · 995 · 62.3%65+ · 290 · 18.1%
Foreign residents 23.3%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −2 (−0.1%) · 7 births · 9 deaths · net migration +1
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
22.6% YesNo 77.5%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Brugg: 28.2% Yes
34.4% YesNo 65.6%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Brugg: 57.0% Yes
57.9% YesNo 42.1%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Brugg: 49.2% Yes
56.9% YesNo 43.1%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Brugg: 44.0% Yes
38.4% YesNo 61.6%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Brugg: 52.4% Yes
63.4% YesNo 36.6%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Brugg: 48.0% Yes
43.1% YesNo 56.9%
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
22.3% YesNo 77.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Brugg: 40.4% Yes
44.7% YesNo 55.3%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Brugg: 35.3% Yes
42.5% YesNo 57.5%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP41.2% · strongest party
SVP41.2%
SP16.8%
FDP11.1%
Mitte8.1%
GRÜNE7.2%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier105%
Cantonal tax multiplier103%
105%AG range 48%127%
Tax rank 81 of 196 in canton AargauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'792 CHF(12.8%)
Rank 77 of 196 in the canton · 463 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:12'792 CHF(~12.8%)
VeltheimCanton range AargauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Veltheim | Aargau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.1% | 3.8–5.6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7% | 5.2–7.7% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.5% | 6.4–9.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 9.8% | 7.4–10.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 10.9% | 8.2–11.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 11.7% | 8.9–12.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 12.8% | 9.8–14% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 13.7% | 10.5–14.9% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.5% | 11.2–15.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.2% | 11.7–16.5% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 15.9% | 12.4–17.3% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.6% | 13–18% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18.2% | 14.4–19.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.6% | 15.5–21.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.8% | 16.6–22.4% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.9% | 17.6–23.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22.8% | 18.4–24.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23.6% | 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 1991–2020985 mm
10.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
683 m
Mean elevation
413 m
Relief
339 m
Mean slope
7.4°
Flat share
43.7%
South-facing
12.7%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 339 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
16.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
21 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'700
Per inhabitant
10'476 kWh/yr
17 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
0.98 %
Second homes
7.4 %
Avg. rooms
4.2
Dwellings
716
Built before 194626.5%
Built since 200118.6%
0.98 %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
678
Workplaces
98
Services share
48.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 57 (8.4%) · Secondary 293 (43.2%) · Tertiary 328 (48.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
13
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
309 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 municipalities1'598 #130 AG · #1122 CHGrowing municipalities-0.1% #156 AG · #1500 CHShrinking municipalities-0.1% #42 AG · #611 CHJobs per resident0.42 #53 AG · #772 CHFamilies & children19.6% #125 AG · #1280 CHAge structure18.1% #142 AG · #1628 CHWomen share49.2% #113 AG · #1436 CHForeign residents23.3% #73 AG · #631 CHPopulation density305/km² #120 AG · #772 CHTax burden12'792 #87 AG · #473 CHTaxes105% #81 AGWarmest municipalities10.1 °C #41 AG · #427 CHSunniest municipalities40.2% #84 AG · #1769 CHRainiest municipalities985 mm #185 AG · #1691 CHVoter turnout53.6% #124 AG · #1412 CHAgainst Switzerland15.7% #75 AG · #859 CHAligned with Switzerland84.3% #89 AG · #601 CHSVP strongholds41.2% #109 AG · #611 CHSP strongholds16.8% #41 AG · #765 CHCentre strongholds8.1% #157 AG · #1432 CHFDP strongholds11.1% #114 AG · #1266 CHGLP strongholds6.2% #128 AG · #937 CHGreen strongholds7.2% #40 AG · #1052 CHLargest by area5.2 km² #116 AG · #1523 CHHighest municipalities372 m #167 AG · #1988 CHSecond homes7.4% #120 AG · #1748 CHOrganic farming0% #163 AG · #1858 CHBest-connected municipalities63 min #99 AG · #887 CHRemotest municipalities63 min #99 AG · #1240 CHHighest peaks683 m #56 AG · #1263 CHHighest-lying municipalities413 m #151 AG · #1937 CHGreatest vertical range339 m #25 AG · #924 CHSteepest municipalities7.4° #94 AG · #1184 CHSolar potential17 GWh #114 AG · #1161 CHSolar potential per capita10'476 kWh #51 AG · #988 CHCheapest electricity29.86 Rp./kWh #154 AG · #1759 CHMost expensive electricity29.86 Rp./kWh #17 AG · #322 CH
Postal codes (1)
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swisstopo- What is the postal code of Veltheim?
- The postal code of Veltheim is 5106.
- What is the tax rate in Veltheim?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Veltheim is 105% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
- How much tax do you pay in Veltheim?
- A single person without children pays about 12'792 CHF income tax in Veltheim on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 77 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Veltheim have?
- Veltheim has 1'598 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Veltheim?
- Veltheim has 373 foreign residents, a share of 23.34% (2025).
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