About 5464 Rümikon AG
Zurzach is a municipality in the district of Zurzach in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. On 1 January 2022 the former municipalities of Bad Zurzach, Baldingen, Böbikon, Kaiserstuhl, Rekingen, Rietheim, Rümikon and Wislikofen merged into the new municipality of Zurzach. It is the seat of the district. Bad Zurzach was previously known as Zurzach.
- Canton
- Aargau
- Area
- 26.0 km²
Population
8'336residents
Median taxable income
CHF 65'483
Vacancy
1.68%
Foreign residents
37.1%
Dwellings
4'286
Tax multiplier
115%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of 5464 Rümikon AG, 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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Land use
16% built-up, 39% agricultural, 41% forest. Measured across 2'600 hectares (2018).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement17.1%
Agriculture40.1%
Forest42.7%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 39.1%, ahead of SP at 16.9%.
Source BFS
SVP39.1%+4.2 pp
SP16.9%+0.4 pp
Mitte16.5%
FDP10.5%−0.3 pp
GLP6.0%−0.3 pp
Grüne5.6%−3.9 pp
EVP1.7%+0.6 pp
Others
0.9%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
88.3% of dwellings are primary residences; 11.7% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences88.3%
Second homes11.7%
Climate data
Annual mean 7.9°C with — mm of rain. Warmest in July (16.9°C), coldest in January (-0.8°C). Station: Lägern, 845 m.
Source MeteoSchweiz
7.9°C
Annual mean
Mean 7.9°C
Sun ≈147 days
Lägern · 845 m.a.s.l. · 1991–2020 normals
Warming trend
Mean annual temperature at Zürich / Fluntern has risen by +2.2°C between the first 30 observed years (1864–1893) and the most recent (1996–2025).
Source MeteoSchweiz NBCN
+2.2°C
mean 1996–2025 vs. 1864–1893
Zürich / Fluntern · 556 m.a.s.l. · 1864–2025
