Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
2'629 49.4%
Men
2'694 50.6%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'172 22.0%
Swiss citizens
3'835 72.1%
Foreign residents
1'488 28.0%
Population density
568 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'172 · 22.0%20–64 · 3'150 · 59.2%65+ · 1'001 · 18.8%
Foreign residents 28.0%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +61 (+1.2%) · 57 births · 37 deaths · net migration +48
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 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Baden: 26.5% Yes
20.0% YesNo 80.0%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Baden: 24.4% Yes
30.1% YesNo 69.9%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Baden: 53.5% Yes
63.0% YesNo 37.1%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Baden: 43.1% Yes
57.5% YesNo 42.5%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Baden: 45.4% Yes
40.7% YesNo 59.3%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Baden: 49.2% Yes
56.3% YesNo 43.7%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Baden: 54.5% Yes
45.3% YesNo 54.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Baden: 26.8% Yes
18.0% YesNo 82.0%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Baden: 38.7% Yes
44.4% YesNo 55.6%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Baden: 32.5% Yes
39.8% YesNo 60.2%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP42.1% · strongest party
SVP42.1%
Mitte18.5%
FDP12.4%
SP11.1%
GLP5.5%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier100%
Cantonal tax multiplier103%
100%AG range 48%127%
Tax rank 58 of 196 in canton AargauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'526 CHF(12.5%)
Rank 56 of 196 in the canton · 405 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
100'000 CHF:12'526 CHF(~12.5%)
WürenlingenCanton range AargauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Würenlingen | Aargau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5% | 3.8–5.6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 6.8% | 5.2–7.7% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.3% | 6.4–9.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 9.6% | 7.4–10.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 10.6% | 8.2–11.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 11.5% | 8.9–12.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 12.5% | 9.8–14% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 13.4% | 10.5–14.9% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.2% | 11.2–15.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 14.9% | 11.7–16.5% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 15.6% | 12.4–17.3% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.3% | 13–18% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 17.9% | 14.4–19.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.2% | 15.5–21.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.4% | 16.6–22.4% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.5% | 17.6–23.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22.4% | 18.4–24.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23.2% | 19.1–25.3% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'042 mm
10 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
551 m
Mean elevation
385 m
Relief
226 m
Mean slope
4.7°
Flat share
68.4%
South-facing
2.0%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 226 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
53 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
66.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
11'800
Per inhabitant
9'959 kWh/yr
53 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 · 2027Tariff H4
26.25 Rp./kWh
Energy
10.82 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.87 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.7 Rp./kWh
26.25 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Einwohnergemeinde Würenlingen, 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
Health-insurance premiums
BAG · 2024Standard 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 · AREVacancy rate
0.91 %
Second homes
5.7 %
Avg. rooms
4
Dwellings
2'317
Built before 194612.3%
Built since 200136.7%
0.91 %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 · 2024Jobs
4'037
Workplaces
305
Services share
64.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 51 (1.3%) · Secondary 1'398 (34.6%) · Tertiary 2'588 (64.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
11
Organic share
9.1 %
Farmland
302 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities5'323 #37 AG · #401 CHGrowing municipalities1.2% #77 AG · #706 CHShrinking municipalities1.2% #120 AG · #1404 CHJobs per resident0.76 #10 AG · #176 CHFamilies & children22% #35 AG · #546 CHAge structure18.8% #122 AG · #1479 CHWomen share49.4% #101 AG · #1336 CHForeign residents28% #54 AG · #406 CHPopulation density568/km² #74 AG · #457 CHTax burden12'526 #58 AG · #407 CHTaxes100% #58 AGWarmest municipalities10 °C #55 AG · #519 CHSunniest municipalities39.4% #186 AG · #2052 CHRainiest municipalities1'042 mm #148 AG · #1428 CHVoter turnout54.8% #108 AG · #1249 CHAgainst Switzerland15.7% #73 AG · #857 CHAligned with Switzerland84.3% #87 AG · #599 CHSVP strongholds42.1% #100 AG · #551 CHSP strongholds11.1% #127 AG · #1402 CHCentre strongholds18.5% #22 AG · #615 CHFDP strongholds12.4% #79 AG · #1108 CHGLP strongholds5.5% #147 AG · #1094 CHGreen strongholds5.4% #108 AG · #1474 CHLargest by area9.4 km² #50 AG · #1012 CHHighest municipalities370 m #168 AG · #1993 CHSecond homes5.7% #168 AG · #1994 CHOrganic farming9.1% #103 AG · #1292 CHBest-connected municipalities58 min #61 AG · #716 CHRemotest municipalities58 min #133 AG · #1402 CHHighest peaks551 m #137 AG · #1710 CHHighest-lying municipalities385 m #176 AG · #2018 CHGreatest vertical range226 m #90 AG · #1241 CHSteepest municipalities4.7° #156 AG · #1626 CHSolar potential53 GWh #23 AG · #294 CHSolar potential per capita9'959 kWh #60 AG · #1074 CHCheapest electricity26.25 Rp./kWh #57 AG · #910 CHMost expensive electricity26.25 Rp./kWh #140 AG · #1197 CH
Postal codes (1)
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swisstopo- What is the postal code of Würenlingen?
- The postal code of Würenlingen is 5303.
- What is the tax rate in Würenlingen?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Würenlingen is 100% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
- How much tax do you pay in Würenlingen?
- A single person without children pays about 12'526 CHF income tax in Würenlingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 56 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Würenlingen have?
- Würenlingen has 5'323 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Würenlingen?
- Würenlingen has 1'488 foreign residents, a share of 27.95% (2025).
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