Municipalities of the canton of Aargau

The canton of Aargau comprises 213 political communities, the inhabitants are called municipalities (as of January 2014). District locations are highlighted in bold.

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Changes in the municipal inventory since 1853

Communities by 2005

Communities by 2009

Communities by 2011

Communities by 2012

Communities by 2013

Since 1853, the number of municipalities decreased including all mergers and separations by 27

Mergers

  • Separation of Oberzeihen of the community Herznach / resolution of the municipality Niederzeihen → merger to the new community Zeihen (1853 )
  • Resolution of the municipalities upper body and abdominal city City → merger to the new community body city (3 May 1866)
  • Resolution of the municipality clean → incorporation to Rüfenach (1 January 1898)
  • Resolution of the municipality Alliswil → incorporation to Boniswil (1899 )
  • Resolution of the municipality Expectant → incorporation to Rottenschwil (1899 )
  • Resolution of the municipality Retterswil → incorporation to Seon (1899 )
  • Resolution of the municipality Mellstorf → incorporation to Wislikofen (1 January 1899)
  • Resolution of the municipality Tennwil → incorporation to Meisterschwanden (1900)
  • Resolution of the communities Kempfhof and Oetlikon → incorporation to Würenlos (1900)
  • Resolution of the municipality Altenburg → incorporation to Brugg (1 January 1901)
  • Resolution of the municipality Nesselnbach → incorporation to Niederwil (1 January 1901)
  • Resolution of the communities Balzenwil and Riken → merger to the new community Murgenthal (1901 )
  • Resolution of the municipality Wittwil → incorporation to Season Bach ( 1901)
  • Resolution of the communities Büblikon and Wohlenschwil → merger to the new community Wohlenschwil (1 January 1906)
  • Resolution of the municipality Lieli → incorporation to Oberwil (1909 )
  • Resolution of the municipality Anglikon → incorporation to Wohlen (1 January 1914)
  • Resolution of the municipality Waldhäusern → incorporation to Bünzen (1940 )
  • Resolution of the municipality Daettwil → incorporation to Baden (1 January 1962)
  • Resolution of the municipality Lauffohr → incorporation to Brugg (1 January 1970)
  • Resolution of the municipality Sulz (district Baden) → incorporation to Künten (1973 )
  • Resolution of the municipality Mühlethal → incorporation to Zofingen ( 1 January 2002)
  • Resolution of the communities Oberehrendingen and Unterehrendingen → merger to the new community Unterehrendingen (1 January 2006 )
  • Resolution of the municipality Stilli → incorporation to Villigen (1 January 2006 )
  • Resolution of the municipality Hilfikon → incorporation to Villmergen (1 January 2010 )
  • Resolution of the municipality pipe → incorporation to Aarau ( 1 January 2010)
  • Resolution of the communities Etzgen, Hottwil, Mettau, Oberhofen and Wil → merger to the new community Mettauertal (1 January 2010 )
  • Resolution of the municipality Umiken → incorporation to Brugg ( 1 January 2010)
  • Resolution of the municipality Sulz → incorporation to Laufenburg ( 1 January 2010)
  • Resolution of the municipality Ittenthal → incorporation to Kaisten (1 January 2010 )
  • Resolution of the municipality Benzenschwil → incorporation to Unterrüti (1 January 2012 )
  • Resolution of the communities Gallenkirch, Linn, Oberbözberg and Unterbözberg → merger to the new community Bözberg (1 January 2013)
  • Resolution of the municipality Hermetschwil squadrons → incorporation to Bremgarten (1 January 2014)
  • Resolution of the communities Oberflachs and Schinznach Village → merger to the new community Schinznach (1 January 2014)
  • Resolution of the municipality Unterendingen → incorporation to Endingen (1 January 2014)

Separations

  • Resolution of the municipality Rohrsdorf → allocation to the new municipalities Vogelrüti, Staretschwil and Busslingen (22 May 1854)
  • Resolution of the municipality Bözberg → allocation to the new municipalities Oberbözberg and Unterbözberg (24 September 1872)
  • Resolution of the municipality Gebenstorf → allocation to the new municipalities Gebenstorf and Turgi (1 January 1884)
  • Resolution of the municipality Arni Islisberg → allocation to the new municipalities Arni and Islisberg (1 January 1983)

Name Change

  • Oberwil → Oberwil- Lieli (1 January 1984)
Municipalities of Switzerland Aarau District Zofingen District Abtwil, Aargau Muri District Ammerswil Lenzburg District Bremgarten District Attelwil Brugg District Auw, Aargau Baden, Switzerland Bad Zurzach Zurzach District Baldingen, Aargau Beinwil am See Kulm District Bellikon Berikon Bettwil Biberstein Birmenstorf, Aargau Birr, Aargau Birrhard Birrwil Boswil Bottenwil Bremgarten, Aargau Brittnau Brunegg Burg, Aargau Buttwil Dietwil Dintikon Dottikon Effingen Eggenwil Egliswil Eiken, Aargau Laufenburg District Elfingen Ennetbaden Erlinsbach, Aargau Fahrwangen Fisibach Fislisbach Freienwil Frick, Aargau Full-Reuenthal Geltwil Gipf-Oberfrick Gontenschwil Hallwil Rheinfelden District Hendschiken Hirschthal Holziken Hunzenschwil Jonen Kaisten, Aargau Kallern Killwangen Kirchleerau Klingnau Koblenz, Switzerland Laufenburg, Aargau Leibstadt Leimbach, Aargau Lengnau, Aargau Lenzburg Leutwil Lupfig Magden Mandach Mellikon Mellingen Menziken Merenschwand Moosleerau Muhen Mumpf Muri Niederlenz Niederrohrdorf Oberentfelden Oberhof, Aargau Oberkulm Oberlunkhofen Obermumpf Oberrohrdorf Oberwil-Lieli Oeschgen Olsberg, Aargau Othmarsingen Reinach, Aargau Reitnau Rekingen Remetschwil Remigen Rietheim, Aargau Riniken Rupperswil Safenwil Sarmenstorf Schafisheim Scherz Schlossrued Schmiedrued Schneisingen Schupfart Schwaderloch Seengen Seon, Aargau Siglistorf Sisseln Spreitenbach Staffelbach Staufen, Aargau Stetten, Aargau Strengelbach Suhr, Aargau Tegerfelden Teufenthal Thalheim, Aargau Ueken Uerkheim Uezwil Unterentfelden Unterkulm Unterlunkhofen Untersiggenthal Veltheim, Aargau Villnachern Vordemwald Wallbach, Aargau Wettingen Widen Wiliberg Windisch Wittnau, Aargau Wohlen, Aargau Zeiningen Zetzwil Zufikon Zuzgen Rohr, Aargau Mettau, Switzerland Oberhofen, Aargau Wil, Aargau Linn, Aargau Schinznach-Dorf Arni-Islisberg Municipalities of the canton of Basel-Landschaft Municipalities of the canton of Bern Municipalities of the canton of Fribourg Municipalities of the canton of Geneva Municipalities of the canton of Jura Municipalities of the canton of Lucerne Municipalities of the canton of Neuchâtel Municipalities of the canton of Solothurn Municipalities of the canton of St. Gallen Municipalities of the canton of Ticino Municipalities of the canton of Thurgau Municipalities of the canton of Vaud Municipalities of the canton of Valais
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