What is the postal code of Villmergen?

Villmergen has 5 postal codes: 5605, 5610, 5611, 5612, 5613.

What is the tax rate in Villmergen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Villmergen is 102% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.

How much tax do you pay in Villmergen?

A single person without children pays about 12'632 CHF income tax in Villmergen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 60 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Villmergen have?

Villmergen has 8'290 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Villmergen?

Villmergen has 2'910 foreign residents, a share of 35.1% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AG

Villmergen

5605–5613

AG CANTON5605 5610 5611 5612+1 PLZ

Residents

8'290

Area

11.9 km²

Population density

694 pop./km²

Elevation

433 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

712 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

102%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

4'043 48.8%

Men

4'247 51.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'878 22.7%

Swiss citizens

5'380 64.9%

Foreign residents

2'910 35.1%

Population density

694 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'878 · 22.7%20–64 · 5'031 · 60.7%65+ · 1'381 · 16.7%

Foreign residents 35.1%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Villmergen

BFS

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

62.8% YesNo 37.2%

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

63.6% YesNo 36.4%

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

37.5% YesNo 62.5%

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

51.1% YesNo 48.9%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

47.6% YesNo 52.4%

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

18.3% YesNo 81.7%

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

51.3% YesNo 48.7%

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

43.1% YesNo 56.9%

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

70.7% YesNo 29.3%

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

48.3% YesNo 51.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP48.2% · strongest party

SVP48.2%

FDP12.9%

SP11.9%

Mitte11.1%

GLP7.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier102%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

102%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 60 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'632 CHF(12.6%)

Rank 60 of 196 in the canton · 415 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:12'632 CHF(~12.6%)

VillmergenCanton range AargauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Villmergen	Aargau	Switzerland median
40'000	5.1%	3.8–5.6%	5.4%
50'000	6.9%	5.2–7.7%	7.8%
60'000	8.4%	6.4–9.3%	10.5%
70'000	9.7%	7.4–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	10.7%	8.2–11.9%	13.1%
90'000	11.6%	8.9–12.8%	14.1%
100'000	12.6%	9.8–14%	15.3%
110'000	13.5%	10.5–14.9%	16.3%
120'000	14.3%	11.2–15.8%	17.2%
130'000	15%	11.7–16.5%	18.1%
140'000	15.7%	12.4–17.3%	19%
150'000	16.4%	13–18%	19.7%
175'000	18%	14.4–19.7%	21.6%
200'000	19.3%	15.5–21.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.6%	16.6–22.4%	24.6%
250'000	21.7%	17.6–23.6%	25.8%
275'000	22.6%	18.4–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	23.4%	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 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'094 mm

10 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

712 m

Mean elevation

490 m

Relief

304 m

Mean slope

5.5°

Flat share

57.2%

South-facing

1.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 304 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

80.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

100.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

17'900

81 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

29.97 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.62 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

13.07 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.2 Rp./kWh

29.97 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 27.73 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Gemeindewerke Villmergen

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

0.55 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

3'634

Built before 194615.2%

Built since 200137.4%

0.55 %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 70 min · Car 46 min

AgglomerationPT 14 min · Car 9 min

Remoteness 61/196 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitevillmergen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities8'290 #25 AG · #239 CH Families & children22.7% #13 AG · #375 CH Age structure16.7% #167 AG · #1818 CH Women share48.8% #137 AG · #1605 CH Foreign residents35.1% #22 AG · #157 CH Population density694/km² #52 AG · #362 CH Tax burden12'632 #66 AG · #421 CH Taxes102% #60 AG Warmest municipalities10 °C #56 AG · #520 CH Sunniest municipalities40.2% #78 AG · #1763 CH Rainiest municipalities1'094 mm #90 AG · #1141 CH Voter turnout46.6% #182 AG · #1957 CH Against Switzerland21% #40 AG · #480 CH Aligned with Switzerland79% #126 AG · #971 CH SVP strongholds48.2% #50 AG · #292 CH SP strongholds11.9% #115 AG · #1301 CH Centre strongholds11.1% #109 AG · #1105 CH FDP strongholds12.9% #71 AG · #1043 CH GLP strongholds7.2% #95 AG · #717 CH Green strongholds4.1% #157 AG · #1721 CH Largest by area11.9 km² #25 AG · #828 CH Highest municipalities433 m #96 AG · #1681 CH Remotest municipalities70 min #61 AG · #1033 CH Best-connected municipalities70 min #136 AG · #1083 CH Highest peaks712 m #40 AG · #1177 CH Highest-lying municipalities490 m #80 AG · #1480 CH Greatest vertical range304 m #39 AG · #984 CH Steepest municipalities5.5° #135 AG · #1476 CH Solar potential81 GWh #11 AG · #143 CH Cheapest electricity29.97 Rp./kWh #182 AG · #1503 CH Most expensive electricity29.97 Rp./kWh #15 AG · #604 CH

Postal codes (5)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 5

Anglikon5611 Dottikon5605 Hilfikon5613 Villmergen5612 Wohlen AG5610

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Villmergen?: Villmergen has 5 postal codes: 5605, 5610, 5611, 5612, 5613.
What is the tax rate in Villmergen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Villmergen is 102% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Villmergen?: A single person without children pays about 12'632 CHF income tax in Villmergen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 60 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Villmergen have?: Villmergen has 8'290 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Villmergen?: Villmergen has 2'910 foreign residents, a share of 35.1% (2025).

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