About 5083 Ittenthal
Kaisten is a municipality in the district of Laufenburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the municipality of Ittenthal merged into the municipality of Kaisten.
- Canton
- Aargau
- Area
- 18.1 km²
Population
2'946residents
Median taxable income
CHF 71'534
Vacancy
0.35%
Foreign residents
20.9%
Dwellings
1'429
Jobs (FTE)
939
Tax multiplier
102%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of 5083 Ittenthal, coloured by how it's used. Drawn from the BFS Arealstatistik 2025 release — the most recent nationwide snapshot.
Source BFS Arealstatistik
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Jobs & economy
939 full-time-equivalent jobs across 159 businesses — services make up 35% of employment, industry 56% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
939FTE total
Primary9.3%
Secondary55.6%
Tertiary35.1%
Land use
10% built-up, 43% agricultural, 45% forest. Measured across 1'808 hectares (2018).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement10.5%
Agriculture44.0%
Forest45.5%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 40.2%, ahead of Mitte at 18.6%.
Source BFS
SVP40.2%+9.1 pp
Mitte18.6%
SP17.4%−0.3 pp
FDP10.2%+1.3 pp
Grüne5.3%−2.5 pp
GLP5.1%−0.2 pp
EVP1.0%−0.7 pp
Others
0.6%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
92.6% of dwellings are primary residences; 7.4% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences92.6%
Second homes7.4%
Climate data
Annual mean 10.0°C with 920 mm of rain. Warmest in July (19.4°C), coldest in January (1.2°C). Station: Buchs / Aarau, 387 m.
Source MeteoSchweiz
10.0°C
Annual mean
Mean 10.0°C
Rain 920 mm
Sun ≈127 days
Buchs / Aarau · 387 m.a.s.l. · 1991–2020 normals
Warming trend
Mean annual temperature at Basel / Binningen has risen by +2.4°C between the first 30 observed years (1755–1784) and the most recent (1996–2025).
Source MeteoSchweiz NBCN
+2.4°C
mean 1996–2025 vs. 1755–1784
Basel / Binningen · 316 m.a.s.l. · 1755–2025
