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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
1'329 51.0%
Men
1'275 49.0%
Children & youth (0–19)
524 20.1%
Swiss citizens
2'058 79.0%
Foreign residents
546 21.0%
Population density
229 pop./km²
0–19 · 524 · 20.1%20–64 · 1'546 · 59.4%65+ · 534 · 20.5%
Foreign residents 21.0%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +59 (+2.3%) · 18 births · 16 deaths · net migration +53
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 Rheinfelden: 28.1% Yes
27.7% YesNo 72.4%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Rheinfelden: 54.8% Yes
55.1% YesNo 44.9%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Rheinfelden: 48.0% Yes
48.9% YesNo 51.1%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Rheinfelden: 45.1% Yes
40.2% YesNo 59.8%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Rheinfelden: 44.4% Yes
45.9% YesNo 54.1%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Rheinfelden: 49.7% Yes
50.0% YesNo 50.0%
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 Rheinfelden: 23.6% Yes
19.1% YesNo 80.9%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Rheinfelden: 41.4% Yes
37.7% YesNo 62.3%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Rheinfelden: 37.7% Yes
36.3% YesNo 63.7%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP40.5% · strongest party
SVP40.5%
Mitte19.1%
SP10.3%
FDP10.0%
GRÜNE8.2%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier112%
Cantonal tax multiplier103%
112%AG range 48%127%
Tax rank 119 of 196 in canton Aargau
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'165 CHF(13.2%)
Rank 119 of 196 in the canton · 572 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:13'165 CHF(~13.2%)
ZeiningenCanton range AargauSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeZeiningenAargauSwitzerland median
40'0005.3%3.8–5.6%5.4%
50'0007.2%5.2–7.7%7.8%
60'0008.8%6.4–9.3%10.5%
70'00010.1%7.4–10.7%11.9%
80'00011.2%8.2–11.9%13.1%
90'00012.1%8.9–12.8%14.1%
100'00013.2%9.8–14%15.3%
110'00014.1%10.5–14.9%16.3%
120'00014.9%11.2–15.8%17.2%
130'00015.6%11.7–16.5%18.1%
140'00016.4%12.4–17.3%19%
150'00017%13–18%19.7%
175'00018.7%14.4–19.7%21.6%
200'00020.1%15.5–21.1%23.2%
225'00021.3%16.6–22.4%24.6%
250'00022.5%17.6–23.6%25.8%
275'00023.4%18.4–24.5%26.8%
300'00024.1%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 1991–202010.3 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'062 mm
10.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
598 m
Mean elevation
409 m
Relief
288 m
Mean slope
9.6°
Flat share
34.7%
South-facing
8.4%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 288 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
22.3 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
28.5 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
5'000
Per inhabitant
8'560 kWh/yr
22 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
25.84 Rp./kWh
Energy
14.34 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
8.14 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
25.84 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Einwohnergemeinde Zeiningen, 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
1.35 %
Second homes
9.2 %
Avg. rooms
4.3
Dwellings
1'189
Built before 194617.9%
Built since 200132.2%
1.35 %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
556
Workplaces
187
Services share
64 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 64 (11.5%) · Secondary 136 (24.5%) · Tertiary 356 (64.0%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
20
Organic share
10 %
Farmland
434 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 56 min · Car 32 min
AgglomerationPT 53 min · Car 13 min
Remoteness 151/196 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number4263
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities2'604 #92 AG · #818 CHGrowing municipalities2.3% #36 AG · #280 CHShrinking municipalities2.3% #161 AG · #1829 CHJobs per resident0.21 #159 AG · #1741 CHFamilies & children20.1% #110 AG · #1116 CHAge structure20.5% #72 AG · #1149 CHWomen share51% #10 AG · #401 CHForeign residents21% #101 AG · #783 CHPopulation density229/km² #145 AG · #949 CHTax burden13'165 #123 AG · #576 CHTaxes112% #119 AGWarmest municipalities10.3 °C #16 AG · #281 CHSunniest municipalities40.9% #23 AG · #1462 CHRainiest municipalities1'062 mm #130 AG · #1317 CHVoter turnout52.7% #135 AG · #1505 CHAgainst Switzerland8.9% #135 AG · #1255 CHAligned with Switzerland91.1% #31 AG · #208 CHSVP strongholds40.5% #114 AG · #638 CHSP strongholds10.3% #144 AG · #1496 CHCentre strongholds19.1% #18 AG · #584 CHFDP strongholds10% #142 AG · #1397 CHGLP strongholds7.1% #101 AG · #734 CHGreen strongholds8.2% #25 AG · #848 CHLargest by area11.4 km² #31 AG · #865 CHHighest municipalities430 m #100 AG · #1708 CHSecond homes9.2% #54 AG · #1362 CHOrganic farming10% #99 AG · #1231 CHBest-connected municipalities56 min #52 AG · #662 CHRemotest municipalities56 min #151 AG · #1464 CHHighest peaks598 m #109 AG · #1555 CHHighest-lying municipalities409 m #157 AG · #1949 CHGreatest vertical range288 m #45 AG · #1026 CHSteepest municipalities9.6° #50 AG · #961 CHSolar potential22 GWh #99 AG · #935 CHSolar potential per capita8'560 kWh #90 AG · #1348 CHCheapest electricity25.84 Rp./kWh #50 AG · #817 CHMost expensive electricity25.84 Rp./kWh #147 AG · #1290 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 3
What is the postal code of Zeiningen?
Zeiningen has 3 postal codes: 4314, 4315, 4323.
What is the tax rate in Zeiningen?
The municipal tax multiplier of Zeiningen is 112% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Zeiningen?
A single person without children pays about 13'165 CHF income tax in Zeiningen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 119 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Zeiningen have?
Zeiningen has 2'604 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Zeiningen?
Zeiningen has 546 foreign residents, a share of 20.97% (2025).

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