About Wegenstetten
Wegenstetten is a municipality in the district of Rheinfelden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
- Canton
- Aargau
- Area
- 7.1 km²
Population
1'017residents
Median taxable income
CHF 69'186
Vacancy
1.81%
Foreign residents
10.8%
Dwellings
497
Jobs (FTE)
208
Tax multiplier
118%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of Wegenstetten, 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
208 full-time-equivalent jobs across 64 businesses — services make up 54% of employment, industry 18% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
208FTE total
Primary27.9%
Secondary17.8%
Tertiary54.3%
Land use
9% built-up, 57% agricultural, 34% forest. Measured across 707 hectares (2018).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement8.8%
Agriculture57.1%
Forest34.1%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 45.9%, ahead of Mitte at 16.8%.
Source BFS
SVP45.9%+8.3 pp
Mitte16.8%
SP10.0%+1.6 pp
FDP9.4%−0.9 pp
GLP5.9%−1.8 pp
Grüne4.7%−4.0 pp
EDU1.3%±0 pp
Others
1.3%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
84.9% of dwellings are primary residences; 15.1% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences84.9%
Second homes15.1%
Climate data
Annual mean 9.6°C with 972 mm of rain. Warmest in July (18.6°C), coldest in January (1.0°C). Station: Rünenberg, 611 m.
Source MeteoSchweiz
9.6°C
Annual mean
Mean 9.6°C
Rain 972 mm
Sun ≈140 days
Rünenberg · 611 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
