Land Register Extract in Aargau
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In canton Aargau, eleven regional land registry districts keep the land register. This page shows you how to find your responsible district, order the land register extract, and what fees to expect.
This page explains publicly accessible registers and does not constitute tax, legal, construction, or financial advice. Consult a qualified professional for legal or tax questions.
Why the land register extract matters when checking a property in Aargau
The land register extract shows you who owns a property and what easements, mortgages, or annotations burden it — information the PLR cadastre does not provide. In Aargau, the responsible body is the regional land registry district, not a single cantonal office.
What the land register extract shows
The extract names the owner, any easements and land charges (such as rights of way or pipeline rights), mortgages, and annotations. Anyone may ask who owns a property without giving a reason; for more detailed information — such as mortgages — you must show a legitimate interest.
Source: The land register, canton Aargau (ag.ch) · Glossary: land register
Finding your responsible land registry district
Aargau does not keep one central land register — it is split into eleven regional land registry districts. The canton's municipality search or interactive district map shows which district is responsible for your municipality.
Source: Responsible land registry office, canton Aargau (ag.ch)
Ordering the extract
You order the land register extract from the responsible district — in writing via the canton's order forms, or in person at the counter. A full extract, rather than only the public one, requires you to show a legitimate interest.
Source: Ordering land register documents, canton Aargau (ag.ch)
What the extract costs
For issuing a land register extract, canton Aargau charges an office fee of CHF 30 for the first property and CHF 15 for each additional property ordered at the same time by the same owner, plus CHF 1.20 postage.
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The four honesty states
Every fact in an alpflo register brief carries exactly one of these states.
Confirmed in an official Swiss register. Direct source.
Register queried; nothing on this parcel. The absence is documented.
Derived from a model or an API: real, but not directly from the register. Please verify.
Hit an edge case. Stated honestly at the boundary, never silently discarded.
Frequently asked questions about the Aargau land register extract
How much does a land register extract cost in Aargau?
The office fee is CHF 30 for the first property and CHF 15 for each additional property ordered at the same time by the same owner, plus CHF 1.20 postage.
How do I find my responsible land registry office in Aargau?
Canton Aargau has eleven regional land registry districts. The municipality search or district map on ag.ch shows which district is responsible for your municipality.
Can anyone request information from the land register?
Anyone may ask who owns a property without giving a reason. For more detailed information, such as mortgages, you must show a legitimate interest.
What's the difference between the land register and the PLR cadastre?
The land register records private-law relationships — ownership, easements, mortgages. The PLR cadastre shows public-law restrictions such as zoning and building lines. You need both for a complete picture.
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What the public registers hold for an address — the parcel, the PLR cadastre, building data — alpflo compiles on request into a register brief for a specific property, every fact with its official source. Invoiced. A brief is written in German or French, for a German- or French-speaking commune — there is no English edition.
On request · invoiced · every fact with its source.