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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
1'109 49.1%
Men
1'148 50.9%
Children & youth (0–19)
392 17.4%
Swiss citizens
1'650 73.1%
Foreign residents
607 26.9%
Population density
201 pop./km²
0–19 · 392 · 17.4%20–64 · 1'349 · 59.8%65+ · 516 · 22.9%
Foreign residents 26.9%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +26 (+1.2%) · 17 births · 13 deaths · net migration +21
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 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Brugg: 28.2% Yes
29.6% YesNo 70.4%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Brugg: 57.0% Yes
63.2% YesNo 36.9%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Brugg: 49.2% Yes
56.8% YesNo 43.2%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Brugg: 44.0% Yes
42.9% YesNo 57.1%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Brugg: 52.4% Yes
49.0% YesNo 51.0%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Brugg: 48.0% Yes
43.8% YesNo 56.2%
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
42.1% YesNo 57.9%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP38.1% · strongest party
SVP38.1%
FDP15.7%
Mitte14.2%
SP11.5%
GLP8.9%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier87%
Cantonal tax multiplier103%
87%AG range 48%127%
Tax rank 16 of 196 in canton Aargau
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
11'832 CHF(11.8%)
Rank 16 of 196 in the canton · 276 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
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:11'832 CHF(~11.8%)
VilligenCanton range AargauSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeVilligenAargauSwitzerland median
40'0004.7%3.8–5.6%5.4%
50'0006.4%5.2–7.7%7.8%
60'0007.8%6.4–9.3%10.5%
70'0009%7.4–10.7%11.9%
80'00010%8.2–11.9%13.1%
90'00010.8%8.9–12.8%14.1%
100'00011.8%9.8–14%15.3%
110'00012.7%10.5–14.9%16.3%
120'00013.4%11.2–15.8%17.2%
130'00014.1%11.7–16.5%18.1%
140'00014.8%12.4–17.3%19%
150'00015.4%13–18%19.7%
175'00017%14.4–19.7%21.6%
200'00018.3%15.5–21.1%23.2%
225'00019.5%16.6–22.4%24.6%
250'00020.6%17.6–23.6%25.8%
275'00021.4%18.4–24.5%26.8%
300'00022.2%19.1–25.3%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.1 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'027 mm
10.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
699 m
Mean elevation
472 m
Relief
374 m
Mean slope
10.2°
Flat share
35.1%
South-facing
26.5%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 374 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
27.8 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
33.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
6'200
Per inhabitant
12'304 kWh/yr
28 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 · 2027
Tariff H4
24.18 Rp./kWh
Energy
9.7 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
9.98 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.9 Rp./kWh
24.18 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Einwohnergemeinde Villigen, Elektrizitätsversorgung
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
Standard 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 · ARE
Vacancy rate
0.27 %
Second homes
8 %
Avg. rooms
3.9
Dwellings
1'098
Built before 194623.0%
Built since 200126.0%
0.27 %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 · 2024
Jobs
1'541
Workplaces
127
Services share
92.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 55 (3.6%) · Secondary 54 (3.5%) · Tertiary 1'432 (92.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
16
Organic share
18.8 %
Farmland
480 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 55 min · Car 47 min
AgglomerationPT 20 min · Car 16 min
Remoteness 155/196 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number4121
DistrictBezirk Brugg
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities2'257 #103 AG · #907 CHGrowing municipalities1.2% #76 AG · #701 CHShrinking municipalities1.2% #121 AG · #1410 CHJobs per resident0.68 #17 AG · #241 CHFamilies & children17.4% #185 AG · #1771 CHAge structure22.9% #30 AG · #696 CHWomen share49.1% #119 AG · #1484 CHForeign residents26.9% #60 AG · #453 CHPopulation density201/km² #157 AG · #1024 CHTax burden11'832 #17 AG · #277 CHTaxes87% #16 AGWarmest municipalities10.1 °C #42 AG · #428 CHSunniest municipalities39.6% #178 AG · #2027 CHRainiest municipalities1'027 mm #160 AG · #1504 CHVoter turnout56.3% #85 AG · #1047 CHAgainst Switzerland12.7% #104 AG · #1076 CHAligned with Switzerland87.3% #62 AG · #406 CHSVP strongholds38.1% #132 AG · #762 CHSP strongholds11.5% #124 AG · #1362 CHCentre strongholds14.2% #70 AG · #887 CHFDP strongholds15.7% #25 AG · #765 CHGLP strongholds8.9% #52 AG · #450 CHGreen strongholds6% #80 AG · #1331 CHLargest by area11.2 km² #35 AG · #884 CHHighest municipalities399 m #135 AG · #1901 CHSecond homes8% #95 AG · #1629 CHOrganic farming18.8% #48 AG · #705 CHBest-connected municipalities55 min #42 AG · #630 CHRemotest municipalities55 min #155 AG · #1491 CHHighest peaks699 m #50 AG · #1213 CHHighest-lying municipalities472 m #97 AG · #1584 CHGreatest vertical range374 m #18 AG · #859 CHSteepest municipalities10.2° #41 AG · #907 CHSolar potential28 GWh #68 AG · #741 CHSolar potential per capita12'304 kWh #30 AG · #721 CHCheapest electricity24.18 Rp./kWh #9 AG · #254 CHMost expensive electricity24.18 Rp./kWh #188 AG · #1852 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 2
What is the postal code of Villigen?
Villigen has 2 postal codes: 5233, 5234.
What is the tax rate in Villigen?
The municipal tax multiplier of Villigen is 87% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Villigen?
A single person without children pays about 11'832 CHF income tax in Villigen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 16 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Villigen have?
Villigen has 2'257 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Villigen?
Villigen has 607 foreign residents, a share of 26.89% (2025).

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