Living in Birrwil: electricity and health insurance 2027

Electricity (H4) 26.38 cents/kWh, 2.7% cheaper than the Swiss average

H4 price comparison

Birrwil

26.38 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

EWS Energie AG

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
28.80 cents/kWh▼ 4.4%	27.45 cents/kWh▼ 3.7%	26.38 cents/kWh▼ 3.1%	26.38 cents/kWh▼ 3.1%	25.85 cents/kWh▼ 2.8%	25.29 cents/kWh▼ 2.4%	25.51 cents/kWh▼ 2.6%	25.85 cents/kWh▼ 2.8%

H4 breakdown

Grid usage11.55 cents/kWh
Energy11.20 cents/kWh
Levies0.00 cents/kWh
Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
Standing chargeno standing charge

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

Residents1,416
Foreign share21.4%
Ages 0–19184 · 13.0%
Ages 20–64883 · 62.4%
Ages 65 and over349 · 24.6%
Residents per km²415.2

The area used for density includes lakes.

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

Altitude449–771 m
Lakeyes
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

Temperature9.4 °C
Annual precipitation1,100 mm
Sunshine, share of possible hours40.6%
Frost days78.2
Days of 30 °C or more14
Reference stationBuchs / Aarau, 13.3 km

Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026

Context

For Birrwil, the comparisons look like this.

Birrwil is not a mountain municipality. The highest point alone does not decide it.

Of working age in Birrwil: 62.4%, young: 13.0%, older: 24.6%.

Per square kilometre, Birrwil has 415.2 people, 1,416 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 Birrwil?

Birrwil is not a mountain municipality. The highest point alone does not decide it. Of working age in Birrwil: 62.4%, young: 13.0%, older: 24.6%. Per square kilometre, Birrwil has 415.2 people, 1,416 in all.

Border neighbours

Birrwil or Meisterschwanden3,288 m · 13.2%
Birrwil or Leutwil1,441 m · 12.1%
Birrwil or Boniswil2,409 m · 11.9%

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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