Abtwil is a municipality in the district of Muri in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

[3] During the Middle Ages the sovereign rights to the village were held by the Knights Hospitaller of Hohenrain.

In 1256 Count Gottfried von Habsburg-Laufenburg unsuccessfully contested Knights' rights.

[5] The municipality is located in the Muri district on the south foot of the Lindenberg.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure a Crosier Or issuant from Base with a Ribbon Argent.

This is an example of canting, since the coat of arms show an abbot's (German: Abt) crosier.

[9] The age distribution, as of 2008[update], in Abtwil is; 92 children or 12.3% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 131 teenagers or 17.4% are between 10 and 19.

[11] About 61% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a mortgage or a rent-to-own agreement).

[9] From the 2000 census[update], 491 or 72.8% were Roman Catholic, while 79 or 11.7% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.