What is the postal code of Windisch?

The postal code of Windisch is 5210.

What is the tax rate in Windisch?

The municipal tax multiplier of Windisch is 115% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.

How much tax do you pay in Windisch?

A single person without children pays about 13'325 CHF income tax in Windisch on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 139 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Windisch have?

Windisch has 8'286 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Windisch?

Windisch has 2'573 foreign residents, a share of 31.05% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AG

Windisch

5210

AG CANTON5210

Residents

8'286

Area

4.9 km²

Population density

1'688 pop./km²

Elevation

361 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

115%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

4'114 49.7%

Men

4'172 50.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'681 20.3%

Swiss citizens

5'713 69.0%

Foreign residents

2'573 31.1%

Population density

1'688 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'681 · 20.3%20–64 · 5'012 · 60.5%65+ · 1'593 · 19.2%

Foreign residents 31.1%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Windisch

BFS

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

44.3% YesNo 55.7%

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

35.6% YesNo 64.4%

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

53.8% YesNo 46.2%

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

47.6% YesNo 52.4%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

58.0% YesNo 42.0%

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

39.7% YesNo 60.3%

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

33.0% YesNo 67.0%

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

28.9% YesNo 71.1%

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

77.9% YesNo 22.1%

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

36.1% YesNo 63.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SP27.1% · strongest party

SP27.1%

SVP19.3%

GRÜNE11.9%

FDP11.9%

Mitte11.0%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier115%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

115%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 142 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'325 CHF(13.3%)

Rank 139 of 196 in the canton · 632 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:13'325 CHF(~13.3%)

WindischCanton range AargauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Windisch	Aargau	Switzerland median
40'000	5.4%	3.8–5.6%	5.4%
50'000	7.3%	5.2–7.7%	7.8%
60'000	8.9%	6.4–9.3%	10.5%
70'000	10.2%	7.4–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	11.3%	8.2–11.9%	13.1%
90'000	12.2%	8.9–12.8%	14.1%
100'000	13.3%	9.8–14%	15.3%
110'000	14.3%	10.5–14.9%	16.3%
120'000	15.1%	11.2–15.8%	17.2%
130'000	15.8%	11.7–16.5%	18.1%
140'000	16.5%	12.4–17.3%	19%
150'000	17.2%	13–18%	19.7%
175'000	18.9%	14.4–19.7%	21.6%
200'000	20.3%	15.5–21.1%	23.2%
225'000	21.5%	16.6–22.4%	24.6%
250'000	22.7%	17.6–23.6%	25.8%
275'000	23.6%	18.4–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	24.4%	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 1991–202010.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020973 mm

10.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

467 m

Mean elevation

364 m

Relief

139 m

Mean slope

4.7°

Flat share

68.9%

South-facing

2.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 139 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

41.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

57.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

9'300

42 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

26.26 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.8 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

7.7 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.43 Rp./kWh

26.26 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Einwohnergemeinde Windisch, 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

1.01 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

3'867

Built before 194619.7%

Built since 200124.4%

1.01 %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 53 min · Car 40 min

AgglomerationPT 28 min · Car 20 min

Remoteness 166/196 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitewindisch.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities8'286 #26 AG · #241 CH Families & children20.3% #100 AG · #1047 CH Age structure19.2% #110 AG · #1398 CH Women share49.7% #80 AG · #1143 CH Foreign residents31.1% #34 AG · #267 CH Population density1'688/km² #6 AG · #99 CH Tax burden13'325 #145 AG · #638 CH Taxes115% #142 AG Warmest municipalities10.1 °C #43 AG · #429 CH Sunniest municipalities40.2% #85 AG · #1770 CH Rainiest municipalities973 mm #190 AG · #1743 CH Voter turnout55.6% #82 AG · #998 CH Against Switzerland10% #130 AG · #1244 CH Aligned with Switzerland90% #35 AG · #255 CH SVP strongholds19.3% #193 AG · #1813 CH SP strongholds27.1% #3 AG · #110 CH Centre strongholds11% #110 AG · #1111 CH FDP strongholds11.9% #93 AG · #1160 CH GLP strongholds10.5% #24 AG · #264 CH Green strongholds11.9% #5 AG · #356 CH Largest by area4.9 km² #126 AG · #1563 CH Highest municipalities361 m #171 AG · #2003 CH Remotest municipalities53 min #166 AG · #1552 CH Best-connected municipalities53 min #30 AG · #569 CH Highest peaks467 m #183 AG · #1991 CH Highest-lying municipalities364 m #184 AG · #2058 CH Greatest vertical range139 m #159 AG · #1649 CH Steepest municipalities4.7° #159 AG · #1629 CH Solar potential42 GWh #30 AG · #434 CH Cheapest electricity26.26 Rp./kWh #32 AG · #509 CH Most expensive electricity26.26 Rp./kWh #165 AG · #1598 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

5210

Windisch

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Windisch5210

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Windisch?: The postal code of Windisch is 5210.
What is the tax rate in Windisch?: The municipal tax multiplier of Windisch is 115% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Windisch?: A single person without children pays about 13'325 CHF income tax in Windisch on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 139 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Windisch have?: Windisch has 8'286 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Windisch?: Windisch has 2'573 foreign residents, a share of 31.05% (2025).

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