Living in Aarwangen: electricity and health insurance 2027

Electricity (H4) 23.86 cents/kWh, 12.0% cheaper than the Swiss average

H4 price comparison

Aarwangen

23.86 cents/kWh

Canton of Bern

26.68 cents/kWh

Switzerland

27.12 cents/kWh

Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026

Electricity 2027

Standard product

Einwohnergemeinde Aarwangen, Elektrizitätsversorgung

Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Consumption profiles, as of 13.10.2026
2-room flat2-rmH1 · 1,600 kWh/yearcents/kWh	4-room flat4-rmH2 · 2,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh	4-room flat with electric water heater4-rmH3 · 4,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh	5-room flat5-rmH4 · 4,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh	5-room detached house5-rmH5 · 7,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh	5-room detached house with electric heating5-rmH6 · 25,000 kWh/yearcents/kWh	5-room detached house with heat pump5-rmH7 · 13,000 kWh/yearcents/kWh	large owner-occupied flatflatH8 · 7,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh
29.50 cents/kWh▼ 19.0%	26.35 cents/kWh▼ 20.9%	23.86 cents/kWh▼ 22.6%	23.86 cents/kWh▼ 22.6%	22.62 cents/kWh▼ 23.6%	21.31 cents/kWh▼ 24.8%	21.86 cents/kWh▼ 21.9%	22.62 cents/kWh▼ 23.6%

H4 breakdown

Grid usage7.66 cents/kWh
Energy10.90 cents/kWh
Levies1.00 cents/kWh
Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
Standing charge50 CHF/year

Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Consumption profiles, as of 13.10.2026

Health insurance 2027

Adultsfrom 468.10 CHF/month▲ 4.6%
Adults, on average594.69 CHF/month▲ 3.9%
Young adultsfrom 341.80 CHF/month▲ 4.6%
Young adults, on average443.76 CHF/month▲ 3.8%
Childrenfrom 103 CHF/month▲ 4.6%
Children, on average140.28 CHF/month▲ 3.6%

Premium region 3: all municipalities

Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), Health insurance premiums, opendata.swiss, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), premium regions under the FDHA Ordinance on Premium Regions, as of 13.10.2026

Population 2025

Residents4,873
Foreign share19.8%
Ages 0–19980 · 20.1%
Ages 20–642,824 · 58.0%
Ages 65 and over1,069 · 21.9%
Residents per km²492.2

Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), STATPOP 2025, as of 20.10.2026Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), geographic key figures, as of 20.10.2026

Geography

Altitude407–513 m
Lakeno
Mountain municipalityno

Mountain municipality means the settlement sits at 1,000 m or higher.

Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), geographic key figures, as of 20.10.2026Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D, as of 13.10.2026

Climate, 1991–2020 averages

Temperature9.5 °C
Annual precipitation1,112 mm
Sunshine, share of possible hours40.3%
Frost days92.2
Days of 30 °C or more12.2
Reference stationWynau, 2.7 km

Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026

Context

For Aarwangen, the comparisons look like this.

Aarwangen is not a mountain municipality, by the altitude of the settlement.

Of working age in Aarwangen: 58.0%, young: 20.1%, older: 21.9%.

4,873 people live in Aarwangen. That is 492.2 per square kilometre.

Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss official commune register, as of 13.10.2026 Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Spatial divisions of Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026 Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D

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Questions

What do population, geography and climate say about Aarwangen?

Aarwangen is not a mountain municipality, by the altitude of the settlement. Of working age in Aarwangen: 58.0%, young: 20.1%, older: 21.9%. 4,873 people live in Aarwangen. That is 492.2 per square kilometre.

Border neighbours

Aarwangen or Wynau1,745 m · 30.8%
Aarwangen or Langenthal2,843 m · 30.6%
Aarwangen or Roggwil (BE)860 m · 11.0%
Aarwangen or Bannwil3,457 m · 9.3%
Aarwangen or Schwarzhäusern2,267 m · 9.3%
Aarwangen or Graben1,234 m · 7.3%
Aarwangen or Thunstetten3,614 m · 7.3%

Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026

Nearby municipalities

Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D Straight-line distance between municipality centres.

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