Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
4'010 48.0%
Men
4'336 52.0%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'472 17.6%
Swiss citizens
5'257 63.0%
Foreign residents
3'089 37.0%
Population density
321 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'472 · 17.6%20–64 · 4'906 · 58.8%65+ · 1'968 · 23.6%
Foreign residents 37.0%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +10 (+0.1%) · 48 births · 84 deaths · net migration +62
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 Zurzach: 21.6% Yes
25.6% YesNo 74.4%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Zurzach: 33.0% Yes
35.2% YesNo 64.9%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Zurzach: 59.7% Yes
59.0% YesNo 41.0%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Zurzach: 56.6% Yes
54.9% YesNo 45.1%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Zurzach: 41.6% Yes
43.3% YesNo 56.7%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Zurzach: 50.8% Yes
49.0% YesNo 51.0%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Zurzach: 42.2% Yes
46.8% YesNo 53.2%
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 Zurzach: 19.5% Yes
22.5% YesNo 77.5%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Zurzach: 43.7% Yes
46.5% YesNo 53.5%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Zurzach: 40.6% Yes
43.3% YesNo 56.7%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP39.1% · strongest party
SVP39.1%
SP16.9%
Mitte16.5%
FDP10.5%
GLP6.0%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier115%
Cantonal tax multiplier103%
115%AG range 48%127%
Tax rank 147 of 196 in canton AargauTax 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
100'000 CHF:13'325 CHF(~13.3%)
ZurzachCanton range AargauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Zurzach | 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 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.1 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'019 mm
10.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
584 m
Mean elevation
429 m
Relief
269 m
Mean slope
9.3°
Flat share
32.2%
South-facing
7.3%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 269 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
65.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
84.5 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
14'500
Per inhabitant
7'798 kWh/yr
65 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 range H4
24.48–32.08 Rp./kWh
28.85 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operators Elektra Genossenschaft Rietheim · Elektra-Genossenschaft Siglistorf-Wislikofen-Mellstorf · AEW Energie AG · Elektra Genossenschaft Kaiserstuhl
ElCom tariff comparison ↗This municipality is served by 4 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.
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
1.68 %
Second homes
11.7 %
Avg. rooms
3.8
Dwellings
4'280
Built before 194629.7%
Built since 200120.5%
1.68 %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
3'972
Workplaces
555
Services share
83.7 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 123 (3.1%) · Secondary 525 (13.2%) · Tertiary 3'324 (83.7%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
43
Organic share
11.6 %
Farmland
1'059 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 municipalities8'346 #24 AG · #237 CHGrowing municipalities0.1% #136 AG · #1343 CHShrinking municipalities0.1% #61 AG · #766 CHJobs per resident0.48 #42 AG · #587 CHFamilies & children17.6% #180 AG · #1737 CHAge structure23.6% #22 AG · #567 CHWomen share48% #175 AG · #1868 CHForeign residents37% #19 AG · #116 CHPopulation density321/km² #117 AG · #739 CHTax burden13'325 #146 AG · #639 CHTaxes115% #147 AGWarmest municipalities10.1 °C #50 AG · #436 CHSunniest municipalities40% #153 AG · #1910 CHRainiest municipalities1'019 mm #170 AG · #1544 CHVoter turnout50.3% #160 AG · #1759 CHAgainst Switzerland12.7% #108 AG · #1080 CHAligned with Switzerland87.3% #66 AG · #410 CHSVP strongholds39.1% #123 AG · #715 CHSP strongholds16.9% #40 AG · #753 CHCentre strongholds16.5% #44 AG · #730 CHFDP strongholds10.5% #133 AG · #1340 CHGLP strongholds6% #134 AG · #983 CHGreen strongholds5.6% #103 AG · #1431 CHLargest by area26 km² #1 AG · #348 CHHighest municipalities340 m #180 AG · #2030 CHSecond homes11.7% #19 AG · #939 CHOrganic farming11.6% #85 AG · #1109 CHBest-connected municipalities72 min #155 AG · #1162 CHRemotest municipalities72 min #52 AG · #971 CHHighest peaks584 m #115 AG · #1602 CHHighest-lying municipalities429 m #134 AG · #1874 CHGreatest vertical range269 m #60 AG · #1088 CHSteepest municipalities9.3° #58 AG · #990 CHSolar potential65 GWh #17 AG · #200 CHSolar potential per capita7'798 kWh #118 AG · #1509 CHCheapest electricity28.85 Rp./kWh #119 AG · #1597 CHMost expensive electricity28.85 Rp./kWh #78 AG · #510 CH
Postal codes (8)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 8Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Zurzach?
- Zurzach has 8 postal codes: 5323, 5330, 5332, 5333, 5334, 5463, 5464, 5466.
- What is the tax rate in Zurzach?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Zurzach is 115% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
- How much tax do you pay in Zurzach?
- A single person without children pays about 13'325 CHF income tax in Zurzach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 139 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Zurzach have?
- Zurzach has 8'346 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Zurzach?
- Zurzach has 3'089 foreign residents, a share of 37.01% (2025).
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