About Rheinfelden
Rheinfelden is a municipality in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland, seat of the district of Rheinfelden. It is located 15 kilometres east of Basel. The name means the fields of the Rhine, as the town is located on the High Rhine. It is home to Feldschlösschen, the most popular beer in Switzerland. The city is across the river from Rheinfelden in Baden-Württemberg; the two cities were joined until Napoleon Bonaparte fixed the Germany–Switzerland border on the Rhine in 1802 and are still socially and economically tied.
- Canton
- Aargau
- Area
- 16.0 km²
Population
13'820residents
Median taxable income
CHF 70'511
Vacancy
1.67%
Foreign residents
34.3%
Dwellings
7'246
Jobs (FTE)
8'286
Tax multiplier
90%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of Rheinfelden, 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
8'286 full-time-equivalent jobs across 941 businesses — services make up 85% of employment, industry 15% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
8'286FTE total
Primary0.2%
Secondary15.2%
Tertiary84.6%
Land use
25% built-up, 18% agricultural, 50% forest. Measured across 1'601 hectares (2018).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement27.2%
Agriculture19.6%
Forest53.2%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 24.9%, ahead of SP at 23.9%.
Source BFS
SVP24.9%+3.9 pp
SP23.9%+1.6 pp
FDP14.0%−1.3 pp
Mitte11.9%
GLP10.7%−1.4 pp
Grüne8.7%−2.8 pp
EVP2.1%+0.2 pp
Others
1.2%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
92.2% of dwellings are primary residences; 7.8% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences92.2%
Second homes7.8%
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
