What is the postal code of Wittnau?

The postal code of Wittnau is 5064.

What is the tax rate in Wittnau?

The municipal tax multiplier of Wittnau is 119% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.

How much tax do you pay in Wittnau?

A single person without children pays about 13'539 CHF income tax in Wittnau on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 167 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Wittnau have?

Wittnau has 1'449 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Wittnau?

Wittnau has 175 foreign residents, a share of 12.08% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AG

Wittnau

5064

AG CANTON5064

Residents

1'449

Area

11.3 km²

Population density

129 pop./km²

Elevation

404 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

715 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

119%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

727 50.2%

Men

722 49.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

288 19.9%

Swiss citizens

1'274 87.9%

Foreign residents

175 12.1%

Population density

129 pop./km²

0–19 · 288 · 19.9%20–64 · 877 · 60.5%65+ · 284 · 19.6%

Foreign residents 12.1%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Wittnau

BFS

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

63.1% YesNo 36.9%

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

58.5% YesNo 41.5%

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

39.9% YesNo 60.1%

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

47.5% YesNo 52.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

43.5% YesNo 56.5%

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

18.7% YesNo 81.3%

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

42.8% YesNo 57.2%

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

38.1% YesNo 61.9%

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

74.8% YesNo 25.2%

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

43.5% YesNo 56.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP43.9% · strongest party

SVP43.9%

Mitte17.5%

SP11.1%

GRÜNE9.1%

FDP8.1%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier119%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

119%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 167 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'539 CHF(13.5%)

Rank 167 of 196 in the canton · 702 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:13'539 CHF(~13.5%)

WittnauCanton range AargauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Wittnau	Aargau	Switzerland median
40'000	5.4%	3.8–5.6%	5.4%
50'000	7.4%	5.2–7.7%	7.8%
60'000	9%	6.4–9.3%	10.5%
70'000	10.4%	7.4–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	11.5%	8.2–11.9%	13.1%
90'000	12.4%	8.9–12.8%	14.1%
100'000	13.5%	9.8–14%	15.3%
110'000	14.5%	10.5–14.9%	16.3%
120'000	15.3%	11.2–15.8%	17.2%
130'000	16%	11.7–16.5%	18.1%
140'000	16.8%	12.4–17.3%	19%
150'000	17.5%	13–18%	19.7%
175'000	19.2%	14.4–19.7%	21.6%
200'000	20.5%	15.5–21.1%	23.2%
225'000	21.8%	16.6–22.4%	24.6%
250'000	23%	17.6–23.6%	25.8%
275'000	23.9%	18.4–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	24.7%	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 1991–20201'080 mm

10.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

715 m

Mean elevation

534 m

Relief

337 m

Mean slope

14.1°

Flat share

26.0%

South-facing

26.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 337 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

14 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

18.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'100

14 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

26.91 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.2 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.63 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.55 Rp./kWh

26.91 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Energie Oberes Fricktal 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

1.79 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

670

Built before 194625.4%

Built since 200130.1%

1.79 %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 57 min · Car 43 min

AgglomerationPT 16 min · Car 11 min

Remoteness 142/196 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitewittnau.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'449 #137 AG · #1195 CH Families & children19.9% #120 AG · #1187 CH Age structure19.6% #101 AG · #1326 CH Women share50.2% #45 AG · #813 CH Foreign residents12.1% #178 AG · #1538 CH Population density129/km² #179 AG · #1318 CH Tax burden13'539 #172 AG · #707 CH Taxes119% #167 AG Warmest municipalities10.1 °C #44 AG · #430 CH Sunniest municipalities40.4% #49 AG · #1654 CH Rainiest municipalities1'080 mm #106 AG · #1220 CH Voter turnout61.2% #18 AG · #384 CH Against Switzerland19% #49 AG · #620 CH Aligned with Switzerland81% #117 AG · #833 CH SVP strongholds43.9% #80 AG · #458 CH SP strongholds11.1% #128 AG · #1398 CH Centre strongholds17.5% #29 AG · #668 CH FDP strongholds8.1% #173 AG · #1585 CH GLP strongholds5.8% #139 AG · #1016 CH Green strongholds9.1% #14 AG · #689 CH Largest by area11.3 km² #32 AG · #874 CH Highest municipalities404 m #129 AG · #1877 CH Remotest municipalities57 min #142 AG · #1434 CH Best-connected municipalities57 min #55 AG · #686 CH Highest peaks715 m #38 AG · #1169 CH Highest-lying municipalities534 m #45 AG · #1286 CH Greatest vertical range337 m #26 AG · #930 CH Steepest municipalities14.1° #7 AG · #615 CH Solar potential14 GWh #130 AG · #1288 CH Cheapest electricity26.91 Rp./kWh #51 AG · #592 CH Most expensive electricity26.91 Rp./kWh #147 AG · #1516 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

5064

Wittnau

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Wittnau5064

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Wittnau?: The postal code of Wittnau is 5064.
What is the tax rate in Wittnau?: The municipal tax multiplier of Wittnau is 119% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Wittnau?: A single person without children pays about 13'539 CHF income tax in Wittnau on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 167 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Wittnau have?: Wittnau has 1'449 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Wittnau?: Wittnau has 175 foreign residents, a share of 12.08% (2025).

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