Uezwil is a municipality in the district of Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Uezwil  | |
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| Coordinates: 47°19′N 8°17′E / 47.317°N 8.283°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Aargau |
| District | Bremgarten |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Peter Koch |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.44 km2 (0.94 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 532 m (1,745 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 485 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 5619 |
| SFOS number | 4078 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-AG |
| Surrounded by | Büttikon, Waltenschwil, Kallern, Sarmenstorf |
| Website | uezwil SFSO statistics |
History
editIn 1936, a 4,500-year-old megalith dating from the Neolithic Age was discovered. Roman finds point to human habitation in the area during the classical period. Around 500, a settlement of Alamanni developed in the area. A village of this name was first documented in 1306 in a Habsburg land deed.[3]
Geography
editUezwil has an area, as of 2006[update], of 2.4 square kilometers (0.93 sq mi). Of this area, 65.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 28.4% is forested. The rest of the land, (5.8%) is settled.[4]
Coat of arms
editThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per pale Or three Arrows Gules in pale fesswise issuant and Azure.[5]
Demographics
editUezwil has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 504.[6] As of 2008[update], 8.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[7] Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 13.9%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (97.5%), with English being second most common ( 0.8%) and French being third ( 0.6%).[4]
The age distribution, as of 2008[update], in Uezwil is; 51 children or 12.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 48 teenagers or 11.7% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 41 people or 10.0% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 58 people or 14.1% are between 30 and 39, 85 people or 20.6% are between 40 and 49, and 56 people or 13.6% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 45 people or 10.9% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 21 people or 5.1% are between 70 and 79, there are 6 people or 1.5% who are between 80 and 89, and there is 1 person who is 90 and older.[8]
As of 2000[update], there were 7 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 39 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 78 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household was 2.72 individuals.[9] In 2008[update] there were 105 single family homes (or 64.8% of the total) out of a total of 162 homes and apartments.[10] There were a total of 0 empty apartments for a 0.0% vacancy rate.[10] As of 2007[update], the construction rate of new housing units was 7.9 new units per 1000 residents.[4]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 48.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (13.1%), the CVP (13%) and the FDP (9%).[4]
In Uezwil about 78% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[4] Of the school age population (in the 2008/2009 school year[update]), there are 28 students attending primary school in the municipality.[9]
The historical population is given in the following table:[8]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 300 | — |
| 1980 | 293 | −2.3% |
| 1990 | 335 | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 364 | +8.7% |
Economy
editAs of 2007[update], Uezwil had an unemployment rate of 1.13%. As of 2005[update], there were 58 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 16 businesses involved in this sector. 6 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 3 businesses in this sector. 11 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 6 businesses in this sector.[4]
As of 2000[update] there was a total of 199 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 156 or about 78.4% of the residents worked outside Uezwil while 13 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 56 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality.[11] Of the working population, 3.9% used public transportation to get to work, and 60.7% used a private car.[4]
Religion
editFrom the 2000 census[update], 233 or 64.5% were Roman Catholic, while 77 or 21.3% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there was 1 individual who belonged to the Christian Catholic faith.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ Municipality of Uezwil website-History (in German) accessed 2 March 2010
- ^ a b c d e f g Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 2 March 2010
- ^ Flags of the World.com accessed 2 March 2010
- ^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bereich 01 -Bevölkerung (in German) accessed 20 January 2010
- ^ a b Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bevölkerungsdaten für den Kanton Aargau und die Gemeinden (Archiv) (in German) accessed 20 January 2010
- ^ a b c Statistical Department of Canton Aargau – Aargauer Zahlen 2009 (in German) accessed 20 January 2010
- ^ a b Statistical Department of Canton Aargau (in German) accessed 20 January 2010
- ^ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau-Bereich 11 Verkehr und Nachrichtenwesen (in German) accessed 21 January 2010
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