About Möhlin
Möhlin is a municipality in the district of Rheinfelden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
- Canton
- Aargau
- Area
- 18.8 km²
Population
11'389residents
Median taxable income
CHF 69'996
Vacancy
0.66%
Foreign residents
27.4%
Dwellings
5'152
Jobs (FTE)
4'243
Tax multiplier
112%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of Möhlin, 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
4'243 full-time-equivalent jobs across 603 businesses — services make up 72% of employment, industry 25% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
4'243FTE total
Primary2.9%
Secondary25.2%
Tertiary71.9%
Land use
19% built-up, 41% agricultural, 37% forest. Measured across 1'882 hectares (2018).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement20.0%
Agriculture42.2%
Forest37.9%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 37.7%, ahead of SP at 18.9%.
Source BFS
SVP37.7%+5.8 pp
SP18.9%+1.8 pp
Mitte13.3%
FDP10.6%−0.1 pp
GLP7.9%−2.0 pp
Grüne6.0%−4.9 pp
EVP2.2%−0.9 pp
Others
1.2%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
92.8% of dwellings are primary residences; 7.2% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences92.8%
Second homes7.2%
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