Fahrwangen is a municipality in the district of Lenzburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

Prehistorical finds from various Neolithic eras, Roman and Alamanni ruins all testify to a long history of human habitation around Fahrwangen.

As the Catholic troops attacked, according to legend, the women of Fahrwangen and Meisterschwanden marched out to join the soldiers.

Any man who is captured in a net must pay his Lösegelds or ransom (often in the form of alcoholic drinks) to get free.

Continuously, since the early 20th century, a high proportion of the population is employed in industry (1920–70 over 60%, 2000 58%).

Fahrwangen lies on the southern edge of the district of Lenzburg, in the Seetal valley east of the Hallwilersee.

It consists of the irregular, unplanned, and quite closely packed village of Fahrwangen, built around a central square.

[5] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess Or a lion passant Gules and of the last.

[9] The age distribution, as of 2008[update], in Fahrwangen is; 173 children or 9.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 253 teenagers or 13.8% are between 10 and 19.

[11] About 55.5% 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] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 41.8% of the vote.

[9] From the 2000 census[update], 663 or 40.1% were Roman Catholic, while 614 or 37.1% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

The library was open a total of 280 days with average of 7 hours per week during that year.