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Böztal

Get to know Böztal

Böztal is a municipality in the district of Laufenburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

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It was established on 1 January 2022 with the merger of the municipalities of Bözen, Effingen, Elfingen and Hornussen.

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Landscape

The shape of the place

The land-use survey ending in 2025 shows how the area is shared between buildings, woodland, farmland and water.

48%

Agriculture

  • Agriculture48%
  • Forest41%
  • Settlement10%
  • Water<1%
Survey period ending 2025 · BFS

Housing

Finding a home here

A view of the rental market, drawn from 6 apartment and house listings. These are advertised rents, before any individual negotiation.

Homes to rentHomes to buy
Net asking rent

CHF 21.8

/ m² per month

Middle half of advertised rents

17.424.6

1 Nov 2026

More about Housing
Vacancy
0.86%As of 1 June 2026

2026

0.86%

1.40.70
20222026
Vacancy
20151.41%
20160.49%
20172.41%
20182.31%
20193.14%
20202.12%
20212.31%
20221.41%
20230.66%
20240.65%
20250.79%
20260.86%
Net asking rentCHF 21.8/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Gross asking rentCHF 22.5/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Asking priceCHF 6'463/ m²1 Nov 2026
Dwellings1'402Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 943 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings1During 2024
Primary residences87%Dwelling inventory 2026
Broadband coverage26%FibreAs of 2026 · Broadband coverage is one part of everyday infrastructure. This is coverage across the reported area; availability at a particular home still depends on its address.

People

The people who live here

The population grew by 23.1% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

2'985

3K1.5K0
20212025
Population
20102'424
20112'420
20122'465
20132'488
20142'517
20152'550
20162'584
20172'557
20182'604
20192'690
20202'755
20212'819
20222'843
20232'896
20242'940
20252'985
More about People
Population
2'985End of 2025

2025

2'985

3K1.5K0
20212025
Population
20102'424
20112'420
20122'465
20132'488
20142'517
20152'550
20162'584
20172'557
20182'604
20192'690
20202'755
20212'819
20222'843
20232'896
20242'940
20252'985
Foreign residents
21.3%End of 2025

2025

21.3%

21.310.70
20212025
Foreign residents
201013.2%
201114.2%
201214.8%
201315.5%
201415.7%
201515.8%
201617.1%
201717.3%
201815.9%
201916.4%
202017.8%
202118.9%
202218.3%
202319.0%
202420.4%
202521.3%
Jobs (FTE)
524

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 524 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

524

5242620
20202024
Jobs (FTE)
2011447
2012468
2013483
2014503
2015467
2016460
2017451
2018440
2019447
2020447
2021481
2022485
2023492
2024524

Taxes & income

A picture of local costs

Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026

CHF 11'571

/ year

More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 11'571/ yearTax year 2026

Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026

Tax multiplier
114%Tax year 2026

2026

114%

114570
20222026
Tax multiplier
2022114%
2023114%
2024114%
2025114%
2026114%
Median taxable incomeCHF 54'400All taxpayers · tax period 2022
Median net incomeCHF 61'100As of 2022
Paying direct federal tax78%As of 2022
Cantonal tax multiplier
103%Tax year 2026

2026

103%

112560
20222026
Cantonal tax multiplier
2022112%
2023112%
2024112%
2025111%
2026103%

Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE. Asking rents and prices: Homematch, from listings on Swiss portals.

The municipality
Settlement type
Rural
Municipality type
Peri-urban municipality of low density
Language region
German
Labour market region
Baden
Mountain region
No

Federal Statistical Office · 2020