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).

Switzerland · Canton AG

Veltheim

5106

AG CANTON5106

Residents

1'598

Area

5.2 km²

Population density

305 pop./km²

Elevation

372 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

683 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

105%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

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%

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

Vote results for Veltheim

BFS

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

57.9% YesNo 42.1%

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

56.9% YesNo 43.1%

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

38.4% YesNo 61.6%

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

63.4% YesNo 36.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

43.1% YesNo 56.9%

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

22.3% YesNo 77.7%

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

44.7% YesNo 55.3%

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

42.5% YesNo 57.5%

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

73.9% YesNo 26.1%

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

49.5% YesNo 50.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP41.2% · strongest party

SVP41.2%

SP16.8%

FDP11.1%

Mitte8.1%

GRÜNE7.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier105%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

105%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 81 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax 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

Income tax as % of gross income

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 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual 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 m

Highest 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

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

16.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

21 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'700

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 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

0.98 %

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 63 min · Car 46 min

AgglomerationPT 23 min · Car 15 min

Remoteness 99/196 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteveltheim.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'598 #130 AG · #1122 CH Families & children19.6% #125 AG · #1280 CH Age structure18.1% #142 AG · #1628 CH Women share49.2% #113 AG · #1436 CH Foreign residents23.3% #73 AG · #631 CH Population density305/km² #120 AG · #772 CH Tax burden12'792 #87 AG · #473 CH Taxes105% #81 AG Warmest municipalities10.1 °C #41 AG · #427 CH Sunniest municipalities40.2% #84 AG · #1769 CH Rainiest municipalities985 mm #185 AG · #1691 CH Voter turnout53.1% #119 AG · #1340 CH Against Switzerland16% #75 AG · #859 CH Aligned with Switzerland84% #89 AG · #601 CH SVP strongholds41.2% #109 AG · #610 CH SP strongholds16.8% #41 AG · #760 CH Centre strongholds8.1% #157 AG · #1428 CH FDP strongholds11.1% #114 AG · #1263 CH GLP strongholds6.2% #128 AG · #935 CH Green strongholds7.2% #40 AG · #1049 CH Largest by area5.2 km² #116 AG · #1523 CH Highest municipalities372 m #167 AG · #1988 CH Remotest municipalities63 min #99 AG · #1240 CH Best-connected municipalities63 min #99 AG · #887 CH Highest peaks683 m #56 AG · #1263 CH Highest-lying municipalities413 m #151 AG · #1937 CH Greatest vertical range339 m #25 AG · #924 CH Steepest municipalities7.4° #94 AG · #1184 CH Solar potential17 GWh #114 AG · #1161 CH Cheapest electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #108 AG · #1018 CH Most expensive electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #55 AG · #1056 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

5106

Veltheim AG

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Veltheim AG5106

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Frequently asked questions

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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