5-room Apartments & Houses for sale in Aarau

Vacancy

0.38%

−65% vs CH

Settlement

50%

Median taxable income

CHF 67'153

+22% vs CH

Foreign residents

23.4%

Dwellings

12'632

Jobs (FTE)

34'888

Primary residences

89%

About Aarau

Aarau is a town, a municipality, and the capital of the northern Swiss canton of Aargau. The town is also the capital of the district of Aarau. It is German-speaking and predominantly Protestant. Aarau is situated on the Swiss plateau, in the valley of the Aare, on the river's right bank, and at the southern foot of the Jura Mountains, and is west of Zurich, 58 kilometres south of Basel and 65 kilometres northeast of Bern. The municipality borders directly on the canton of Solothurn to the west. It is the largest town in Aargau. At the beginning of 2010 Rohr became a district of Aarau.

Land use across the commune

Every 100 × 100 m of Aarau, coloured by how it's used. Drawn from the BFS Arealstatistik 2025 release — the most recent nationwide snapshot.

Aarau in numbers

Population

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