About 5072 Oeschgen
Oeschgen is a municipality in the district of Laufenburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
- Canton
- Aargau
- Area
- 4.4 km²
Population
1'185residents
Median taxable income
CHF 70'253
Vacancy
0.37%
Foreign residents
16.9%
Dwellings
541
Jobs (FTE)
282
Tax multiplier
114%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of 5072 Oeschgen, 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
282 full-time-equivalent jobs across 68 businesses — services make up 60% of employment, industry 30% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
282FTE total
Primary9.9%
Secondary29.8%
Tertiary60.3%
Land use
15% built-up, 66% agricultural, 18% forest. Measured across 442 hectares (2018).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement15.3%
Agriculture66.3%
Forest18.5%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 42.4%, ahead of Mitte at 14.8%.
Source BFS
SVP42.4%+10.0 pp
Mitte14.8%
FDP11.7%−0.2 pp
SP10.0%−1.0 pp
GLP9.8%+0.7 pp
Grüne4.6%−4.1 pp
EVP4.1%+1.4 pp
Others
0.3%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
87.3% of dwellings are primary residences; 12.7% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences87.3%
Second homes12.7%
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
