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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
468 51.0%
Men
450 49.0%
Children & youth (0–19)
189 20.6%
Swiss citizens
747 81.4%
Foreign residents
171 18.6%
Population density
109 pop./km²
0–19 · 189 · 20.6%20–64 · 518 · 56.4%65+ · 211 · 23.0%
Foreign residents 18.6%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +9 (+1%) · 10 births · 8 deaths · net migration +6
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
35.9% YesNo 64.1%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Rheinfelden: 54.8% Yes
53.6% YesNo 46.4%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Rheinfelden: 48.0% Yes
57.0% YesNo 43.0%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Rheinfelden: 45.1% Yes
37.1% YesNo 62.9%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Rheinfelden: 44.4% Yes
41.6% YesNo 58.4%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Rheinfelden: 49.7% Yes
36.3% YesNo 63.7%
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 Rheinfelden: 23.6% Yes
19.6% YesNo 80.4%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Rheinfelden: 41.4% Yes
42.6% YesNo 57.4%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Rheinfelden: 37.7% Yes
46.2% YesNo 53.8%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP45.4% · strongest party
SVP45.4%
Mitte14.2%
SP12.1%
GRÜNE7.7%
FDP6.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier115%
Cantonal tax multiplier103%
115%AG range 48%127%
Tax rank 140 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
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:13'325 CHF(~13.3%)
ZuzgenCanton range AargauSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeZuzgenAargauSwitzerland median
40'0005.4%3.8–5.6%5.4%
50'0007.3%5.2–7.7%7.8%
60'0008.9%6.4–9.3%10.5%
70'00010.2%7.4–10.7%11.9%
80'00011.3%8.2–11.9%13.1%
90'00012.2%8.9–12.8%14.1%
100'00013.3%9.8–14%15.3%
110'00014.3%10.5–14.9%16.3%
120'00015.1%11.2–15.8%17.2%
130'00015.8%11.7–16.5%18.1%
140'00016.5%12.4–17.3%19%
150'00017.2%13–18%19.7%
175'00018.9%14.4–19.7%21.6%
200'00020.3%15.5–21.1%23.2%
225'00021.5%16.6–22.4%24.6%
250'00022.7%17.6–23.6%25.8%
275'00023.6%18.4–24.5%26.8%
300'00024.4%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 1991–202010.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'047 mm
10.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
637 m
Mean elevation
502 m
Relief
276 m
Mean slope
10.3°
Flat share
25.2%
South-facing
13.5%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 276 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
11.5 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
14.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'600
Per inhabitant
12'560 kWh/yr
12 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
29.56 Rp./kWh
Energy
10.37 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
14.95 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.95 Rp./kWh
29.56 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator AEW Energie 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.

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
1.9 %
Second homes
10.9 %
Avg. rooms
4.5
Dwellings
422
Built before 194628.0%
Built since 200124.4%
1.9 %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
235
Workplaces
74
Services share
64.7 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 53 (22.6%) · Secondary 30 (12.8%) · Tertiary 152 (64.7%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 55 min · Car 35 min
AgglomerationPT 53 min · Car 17 min
Remoteness 157/196 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number4264
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Localities

swisstopo · 1
What is the postal code of Zuzgen?
The postal code of Zuzgen is 4315.
What is the tax rate in Zuzgen?
The municipal tax multiplier of Zuzgen is 115% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Zuzgen?
A single person without children pays about 13'325 CHF income tax in Zuzgen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 139 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Zuzgen have?
Zuzgen has 918 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Zuzgen?
Zuzgen has 171 foreign residents, a share of 18.63% (2025).

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