Living in Auw: electricity and health insurance 2027

Electricity (H4) 30.18 cents/kWh, 11.3% more expensive than the Swiss average

H4 price comparison

Auw

30.18 cents/kWh

Canton of Aargau

27.56 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

Elektra Genossenschaft Auw

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
36.95 cents/kWh▼ 10.8%	33.17 cents/kWh▼ 11.9%	30.18 cents/kWh▼ 12.9%	30.18 cents/kWh▼ 12.9%	28.58 cents/kWh▼ 13.8%	27.09 cents/kWh▼ 14.3%	27.74 cents/kWh▼ 13.9%	28.69 cents/kWh▼ 13.5%

H4 breakdown

Grid usage12.88 cents/kWh
Energy13.40 cents/kWh
Levies0.27 cents/kWh
Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
Standing charge96 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 474.70 CHF/month▲ 4.6%
Adults, on average596.25 CHF/month▲ 4.8%
Young adultsfrom 346.50 CHF/month▲ 4.6%
Young adults, on average442.59 CHF/month▲ 4.5%
Childrenfrom 102.10 CHF/month▲ 3.5%
Children, on average143.56 CHF/month▲ 4.8%

Premium region in Aargau: 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

Residents2,325
Foreign share21.7%
Ages 0–19557 · 24.0%
Ages 20–641,468 · 63.1%
Ages 65 and over300 · 12.9%
Residents per km²271.6

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

Altitude451–788 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

Temperature9.6 °C
Annual precipitation1,132 mm
Sunshine, share of possible hours41.2%
Frost days78.1
Days of 30 °C or more9.1
Reference stationLuzern, 20.7 km

Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026

Context

For Auw, the comparisons look like this.

Auw is not a mountain municipality.

12.9% of the people in Auw are older, 24.0% are young and 63.1% are of working age.

Per square kilometre, Auw has 271.6 people, 2,325 in all.

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 Auw?

Auw is not a mountain municipality. 12.9% of the people in Auw are older, 24.0% are young and 63.1% are of working age. Per square kilometre, Auw has 271.6 people, 2,325 in all.

Border neighbours

Auw or Sins7,820 m · 36.3%
Auw or Hohenrain1,078 m · 22.6%
Auw or Mühlau2,396 m · 20.0%
Auw or Beinwil (Freiamt)6,859 m · 17.7%

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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