Municipalities in the Canton of Aargau

The canton of Aargau comprises 210 political municipalities , officially in Aargau inhabitants communities are called (in January 2020). The main town is Aarau . District capitals are highlighted in bold.

List of municipalities

Municipalities of the Canton of Aargau
Name of the parish	Resident December 31, 2019	Proportion of foreigners in percent December 31, 2019	Area in km²	Inhabitant per km²	district
Aarau	21,473	20.8	12.34	1740	Aarau
Aarburg	8362	44.1	4.41	1896	Zofingen
Abtwil	966	12.7	4.14	233	Muri
Ammerswil	724	14.0	3.19	227	Lenzburg
Aristau	1488	17.2	8.64	172	Muri
Arni (AG)	1870	13.6	3.37	555	Bremgarten
Auenstein	1606	12.6	5.68	283	Brugg
Auw	2148	19.1	8.56	251	Muri
to bathe	19,578	26.8	13.17	1487	to bathe
Bad Zurzach	4368	38.7	6.52	670	Zurzach
Baldingen	267	11.6	2.82	95	Zurzach
Beinwil (Freiamt)	1175	8.9	11.31	104	Muri
Beinwil am See	3339	14.4	3.82	874	Kulm
Bellikon	1554	9.9	4.94	315	to bathe
Bergdietikon	2833	17.8	5.94	477	to bathe
Berikon	4757	18.2	5.38	884	Bremgarten
Besenbüren	626	7.7	2.38	263	Muri
Bettwil	636	10.2	4.25	150	Muri
Biberstein	1592	9.4	4.10	388	Aarau
Birmenstorf	2986	19.9	7.80	383	to bathe
Birr	4587	44.3	5.05	908	Brugg
Birrhard	759	15.7	3.00	253	Brugg
Birrwil	1148	15.2	3.41	337	Kulm
Boebikon	171	11.7	2.60	66	Zurzach
Boniswil	1479	14.5	2.41	614	Lenzburg
Boswil	2871	18.9	11.78	244	Muri
Bottenwil	807	10.5	5.10	158	Zofingen
Böttstein	3916	41.3	7.43	527	Zurzach
Bozberg	1645	11.6	15.50	106	Brugg
Bözen	803	15.2	3.96	203	Brugg
Bremgarten	8218	21.7	11.36	723	Bremgarten
Brittnau	3948	10.8	13.67	289	Zofingen
Brugg	12,554	28.4	8.26	1520	Brugg
Brunegg	876	22.7	1.55	565	Lenzburg
Box	7965	35.2	5.32	1497	Aarau
Coins	1104	16.5	5.78	191	Muri
Castle	1004	31.7	0.94	1068	Kulm
Buettikon	975	18.8	2.82	346	Bremgarten
Buttwil	1243	12.5	4.57	272	Muri
Densbueren	724	10.4	12.52	58	Aarau
Dietwil	1335	16.6	5.49	243	Muri
Dintikon	2254	24.8	3.72	606	Lenzburg
Dottikon	3885	37.0	3.88	1001	Bremgarten
Döttingen	4149	43.2	6.93	599	Zurzach
Dürrenäsch	1261	10.9	5.91	213	Kulm
Effingen	620	17.1	6.85	91	Brugg
Eggenwil	1038	18.4	2.46	422	Bremgarten
Egliswil	1477	13.7	6.29	235	Lenzburg
Things of honor	4842	17.1	7.29	664	to bathe
Eiken	2301	21.9	7.08	325	Laufenburg
Elfingen	295	9.2	4.22	70	Brugg
Endingen	2563	18.3	11.91	215	Zurzach
Ennetbaden	3510	23.1	2.11	1664	to bathe
Erlinsbach	4247	17.2	9.86	431	Aarau
Fahrwangen	2273	23.5	4.01	567	Lenzburg
Fischbach-Göslikon	1616	17.6	3.07	526	Bremgarten
Fisibach	513	31.4	5.77	89	Zurzach
Fislisbach	5556	25.7	5.05	1100	to bathe
Freienwil	1042	12.9	3.99	261	to bathe
Frick	5607	26.0	9.96	563	Laufenburg
Full-Reuenthal	883	17.6	4.78	185	Zurzach
Goose singing	1052	9.3	8.77	120	Laufenburg
Gibstorf	5460	26.9	5.65	966	to bathe
Geltwil	222	10.8	3.28	68	Muri
Gipf-Oberfrick	3650	14.3	10.17	359	Laufenburg
Gontenschwil	2150	17.8	9.74	221	Kulm
Graenichen	7987	22.0	17.23	464	Aarau
Habsburg	423	10.6	2.23	190	Brugg
Hagglingen	2441	14.5	7.75	315	Bremgarten
Hallwil	877	19.3	2.18	402	Lenzburg
Hausen	3646	24.4	3.20	1139	Brugg
Hellikon	785	5.0	7.04	112	Rheinfelden
Hendschiken	1308	18.3	3.52	372	Lenzburg
Heart after	1578	16.2	6.27	252	Laufenburg
Hirschthal	1612	10.9	3.53	457	Aarau
Holderbank	1377	33.2	2.33	591	Lenzburg
Holziken	1476	17.4	2.86	516	Kulm
Hornussen	981	19.1	7.27	135	Laufenburg
Hunzenschwil	4042	29.1	3.26	1240	Lenzburg
Islisberg	630	12.5	1.66	380	Bremgarten
Jonen	2181	15.1	5.70	383	Bremgarten
Kaiseraugst	5537	29.1	4.90	1130	Rheinfelden
Kaiserstuhl	418	38.8	0.32	1306	Zurzach
Kaisten	2683	17.9	18.09	148	Laufenburg
Kallern	387	10.6	2.68	144	Muri
Kill cheeks	2058	26.6	2.43	847	to bathe
Kirchleerau	873	11.1	4.36	200	Zofingen
Klingnau	3542	29.2	6.71	528	Zurzach
Koblenz	1685	42.3	4.08	413	Zurzach
Kölliken	4569	20.4	8.89	514	Zofingen
Künten	1789	15.9	4.89	366	to bathe
Küttigen	6276	16.0	11.90	527	Aarau
Laufenburg	3682	33.1	14.47	254	Laufenburg
Leibstadt	1377	34.9	6.40	215	Zurzach
Leimbach	473	10.8	1.15	411	Kulm
Lengnau	2789	15.5	12.67	220	Zurzach
Lenzburg	10,829	28.4	11.31	957	Lenzburg
Leuggern	2135	20.1	13.76	155	Zurzach
Leutwil	761	8.5	3.75	203	Kulm
Lupfig	3141	18.8	8.45	372	Brugg
Maids	3889	15.4	11.02	353	Rheinfelden
Mägenwil	2121	23.5	3.48	609	to bathe
Mandach	334	6.3	5.54	60	Brugg
Meisterschwanden	2959	15.5	4.25	696	Lenzburg
Mellikon	226	13.8	2.70	84	Zurzach
Mellingen	5773	34.0	4.87	1185	to bathe
Menziken	6497	39.3	6.38	1018	Kulm
Merenschwand	3616	19.2	13.51	268	Muri
Mettauertal	2034	15.1	21.59	94	Laufenburg
Möhlin	11,062	25.0	18.80	588	Rheinfelden
Mönthal	395	11.6	3.94	100	Brugg
Moosleerau	898	14.1	3.81	236	Zofingen
Möriken-Wildegg	4502	21.2	6.61	681	Lenzburg
Low	3907	13.7	7.03	556	Aarau
Mühlau	1205	19.0	5.52	218	Muri
Garbage	1083	17.6	3.16	343	Brugg
Stale	1558	34.1	3.14	496	Rheinfelden
Münchwilen	951	28.4	2.46	387	Laufenburg
Murgenthal	3014	19.9	18.62	162	Zofingen
Muri	8135	21.6	12.34	659	Muri
Neuenhof	8915	48.5	5.38	1657	to bathe
Niederlenz	4772	28.7	3.31	1442	Lenzburg
Niederrohrdorf	4135	18.6	3.33	1242	to bathe
Niederwil	2818	17.0	6.15	458	Bremgarten
Oberentfelden	8492	31.8	7.16	1186	Aarau
Oberhof	591	11.5	8.20	72	Laufenburg
Oberkulm	2723	23.1	9.41	289	Kulm
Oberlunkhofen	2039	14.3	3.25	627	Bremgarten
Obermumpf	1046	15.5	5.02	208	Rheinfelden
Oberrohrdorf	4086	17.6	4.30	950	to bathe
Oberrüti	1541	12.2	5.38	286	Muri
Obersiggenthal	8637	31.2	8.36	1033	to bathe
Oberwil-Lieli	2459	12.5	5.35	460	Bremgarten
Oeschgen	1043	13.3	4.38	238	Laufenburg
Oftringen	14,096	36.9	12.85	1097	Zofingen
Olsberg	363	13.2	4.61	79	Rheinfelden
Othmarsingen	2926	25.7	4.72	620	Lenzburg
Reinach	8776	41.4	9.47	927	Kulm
Reitnau	1553	11.3	8.02	194	Zofingen
Rekingen	944	34.3	3.10	305	Zurzach
Remetschwil	2023	14.3	3.88	521	to bathe
Remigen	1227	18.3	7.87	156	Brugg
Rheinfelden	13,524	32.5	16.02	844	Rheinfelden
Rietheim	715	35.7	3.94	181	Zurzach
Riniken	1458	17.9	4.76	306	Brugg
Rothrist	9148	22.8	11.85	772	Zofingen
Rottenschwil	911	14.8	4.49	203	Muri
Rudolfstetten-Friedlisberg	4520	27.6	4.90	922	Bremgarten
Rüfenach	840	11.8	4.17	201	Brugg
Rümikon	339	34.5	2.94	115	Zurzach
Rupperswil	5485	21.6	6.22	882	Lenzburg
Safenwil	3934	24.5	5.99	657	Zofingen
Sarmenstorf	2932	15.0	8.30	353	Bremgarten
Schafisheim	3016	19.8	6.33	476	Lenzburg
Schinznach	2262	16.8	12.24	185	Brugg
Schlossrued	837	9.1	7.25	115	Kulm
Schmiedrued	1157	9.5	8.65	134	Kulm
Schneisingen	1485	12.6	8.26	180	Zurzach
Schöftland	4431	16.7	6.28	706	Kulm
Schupfart	798	13.5	7.05	113	Rheinfelden
Rake hole	684	24.3	2.77	247	Laufenburg
Seengen	4086	11.7	9.69	422	Lenzburg
Seon	5219	24.9	9.62	543	Lenzburg
Siglistorf	634	20.3	5.51	115	Zurzach
Sins	4290	19.4	20.31	211	Muri
Sisseln	1595	27.1	2.52	633	Laufenburg
Spreitenbach	12,087	50.4	8.60	1405	to bathe
Staffelbach	1301	13.9	8.93	146	Zofingen
Staufen	3875	18.5	3.58	1082	Lenzburg
stone	3145	39.8	2.83	1111	Rheinfelden
Stetten	2206	21.7	4.41	500	to bathe
Strengelbach	4860	27.1	6.03	806	Zofingen
Suhr	10,443	33.5	10.62	983	Aarau
Daytime	1489	17.7	3.29	453	Bremgarten
Tegerfelden	1196	17.0	7.11	168	Zurzach
Teufenthal	1637	25.9	3.57	459	Kulm
Thalheim	812	7.0	9.92	82	Brugg
Turgi	3000	38.5	1.55	1935	to bathe
Ueken	882	17.8	5.10	173	Laufenburg
Uerkheim	1343	9.4	7.09	189	Zofingen
Uezwil	491	9.4	2.44	201	Bremgarten
Unterentfelden	4197	25.8	2.88	1457	Aarau
Unterulm	3132	30.7	8.88	353	Kulm
Unterlunkhofen	1470	12.7	4.49	327	Bremgarten
Untersiggenthal	7186	28.5	8.28	868	to bathe
Veltheim	1519	18.4	5.24	290	Brugg
Villigen	2145	27.6	11.21	191	Brugg
Villmergen	7436	32.1	11.94	623	Bremgarten
Villnachern	1655	16.4	5.75	288	Brugg
Vordemwald	1977	7.5	10.14	195	Zofingen
Wallbach	1983	15.4	4.55	436	Rheinfelden
Waltenschwil	2959	15.4	4.54	652	Muri
Wegenstetten	1046	10.7	7.12	147	Rheinfelden
Wettingen	20,960	27.9	10.60	1977	to bathe
Widen	3773	16.7	2.62	1440	Bremgarten
Wiliberg	163	3.1	1.17	139	Zofingen
Windisch	7607	28.9	4.91	1549}	Brugg
Wislikofen	354	11.3	3.75	94	Zurzach
Wittnau	1324	9.4	11.25	118	Laufenburg
Well	16,541	39.1	12.48	1325	Bremgarten
Wohlenschwil	1598	18.3	4.39	364	to bathe
Wölflinswil	1040	8.1	9.51	109	Laufenburg
Würenlingen	4765	24.9	9.37	509	to bathe
Würenlos	6498	18.3	9.03	720	to bathe
Draw	1176	17.5	6.88	171	Laufenburg
Zeiningen	2381	16.8	11.37	209	Rheinfelden
Zetzwil	1343	13.3	5.80	232	Kulm
Zofingen	11,834	19.7	11.08	1068	Zofingen
Zufikon	4501	20.0	4.81	936	Bremgarten
To close	866	12.9	8.39	103	Rheinfelden
Canton of Aargau (210)	685,424	25.2	1403.80	488	-

Changes in the community since 1853

Municipalities until 1961
Parishes until 1969
Municipalities until 1982
Municipalities until 1983
Municipalities until 2001
Municipalities until 2002
Municipalities until 2005
Municipalities until 2006
Municipalities until 2009
Municipalities until 2011
Municipalities until 2012
Municipalities until 2013
Municipalities until 2017
Municipalities by 2018
Municipalities by 2019

Since 1853, the number of parishes including all mergers and separations has decreased by 29.

Mergers

Separation of Oberzeihen from the municipality of Herznach / dissolution of the municipality of Niederzeihen → merger to form the new municipality of Zeihen (1853)
Dissolution of the municipalities of Oberleibstadt and Unterleibstadt → merger to form the new municipality of Leibstadt (May 3, 1866)
Dissolution of the community of Rein → incorporation into Rüfenach (January 1, 1898)
Dissolution of the municipality of Alliswil → incorporation into Boniswil (1899)
Dissolution of the municipality of Werd → incorporation into Rottenschwil (1899)
Dissolution of the municipality of Retterswil → incorporation into Seon (1899)
Dissolution of the community of Mellstorf → incorporation into Wislikofen (January 1, 1899)
Dissolution of the municipality of Tennwil → incorporation after Meisterschwanden (1900)
Dissolution of the municipalities of Kempfhof and Oetlikon → incorporation into Würenlos (1900)
Dissolution of the Altenburg community → incorporation into Brugg (January 1, 1901)
Dissolution of the municipality of Nesselnbach → incorporation into Niederwil (January 1, 1901)
Dissolution of the municipalities of Balzenwil and Riken → merger to form the new municipality of Murgenthal (1901)
Dissolution of the municipality of Wittwil → incorporation into Staffelbach (1901)
Dissolution of the municipalities of Büblikon and Wohlenschwil → merger to form the new municipality of Wohlenschwil (January 1, 1906)
Dissolution of the municipality of Lieli → incorporation into Oberwil (1909)
Dissolution of the municipality of Anglikon → incorporation into Wohlen (January 1, 1914)
Dissolution of the community of Waldhäusern → incorporation into Bünzen (1940)
Dissolution of the municipality of Dättwil → incorporation into Baden (January 1, 1962)
Dissolution of the municipality of Lauffohr → incorporation into Brugg (January 1, 1970)
Dissolution of the community Sulz (Baden district) → incorporation into Künten (1973)
Dissolution of the municipality of Mühlethal → incorporation into Zofingen (January 1, 2002)
Dissolution of the municipalities of Oberehrendingen and Unterehrendingen → merger to form the new municipality of Ehrendingen (January 1, 2006)
Dissolution of the community of Stilli → incorporation into Villigen (January 1, 2006)
Dissolution of the community of Hilfikon → incorporation into Villmergen (January 1, 2010)
Dissolution of the Rohr municipality → incorporation into Aarau (January 1, 2010)
Dissolution of the municipalities of Etzgen , Hottwil , Mettau , Oberhofen and Wil → merger to form the new municipality of Mettauertal (January 1, 2010)
Dissolution of the municipality of Umiken → incorporation into Brugg (January 1, 2010)
Dissolution of the community Sulz → incorporation into Laufenburg (January 1st, 2010)
Dissolution of the municipality of Ittenthal → incorporation after Kaisten (January 1st, 2010)
Dissolution of the municipality of Benzenschwil → incorporation into Merenschwand (January 1, 2012)
Dissolution of the communities Gallenkirch , Linn , Oberbözberg and Unterbözberg → merger to form the new community Bözberg (January 1, 2013)
Dissolution of the community of Hermetschwil-Staffeln → incorporation into Bremgarten (January 1, 2014)
Dissolution of the communities of Oberflachs and Schinznach-Dorf → merger to form the new community of Schinznach (January 1, 2014)
Dissolution of the community Unterendingen → incorporation into Endingen (January 1, 2014)
Dissolution of the community of Scherz → incorporation into Lupfig (January 1, 2018)
Dissolution of the municipality of Attelwil → incorporation into Reitnau (January 1, 2019)
Dissolution of the community of Schinznach-Bad → incorporation into Brugg (January 1, 2020)
Dissolution of the municipality of Berikon , Rudolfstetten-Friedlisberg and Widen (planned)
Dissolution of the municipalities of Bad Zurzach , Baldingen , Böbikon , Kaiserstuhl , Rekingen , Rietheim , Rümikon and Wislikofen → merger to form Zurzach (planned)

Breakups

Dissolution of the municipality of Rohrdorf → Division into the new municipalities of Niederrohrdorf , Oberrohrdorf and Remetschwil (May 22, 1854)
Dissolution of the municipality of Bözberg → division into the new municipalities of Oberbözberg and Unterbözberg (September 24, 1872)
Dissolution of the community of Gibstorf → Division into the new communities of Gibstorf and Turgi (January 1, 1884)
Dissolution of the municipality of Arni-Islisberg → division into the new municipalities of Arni and Islisberg (January 1, 1983)

Name change

Oberwil → Oberwil-Lieli (January 1, 1984)

Zurzach → Bad Zurzach (December 1, 2006)

Hausen near Brugg → Hausen (AG) (January 1, 2003)
Schinznach Bad → Schinznach-Bad (January 1, 2003)
Schinznach Dorf → Schinznach-Dorf (January 1, 2003)

Web links

Commons : municipalities and places in the canton of Aargau - collection of images, videos and audio files

Canton Aargau: key data on municipalities

Individual evidence

↑ Cantonal population statistics 2019. Department of Finance and Resources, Statistics Aargau, March 30, 2020, accessed on April 2, 2019 .
↑ Cantonal population statistics 2019. Department of Finance and Resources, Statistics Aargau, March 30, 2020, accessed on April 2, 2019 .
↑ Federal Statistical Office Generalized Limits 2020.

[1] Cantonal population statistics 2019. Department of Finance and Resources, Statistics Aargau, March 30, 2020, accessed on April 2, 2019 .

[2] Cantonal population statistics 2019. Department of Finance and Resources, Statistics Aargau, March 30, 2020, accessed on April 2, 2019 .

[Generalisierte_Grenzen_2020-3] Federal Statistical Office Generalized Limits 2020.