Wegenstetten is a municipality in the district of Rheinfelden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
Wegenstetten | |
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 Wegenstetten village and church | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Wegenstetten  | |
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| Coordinates: 47°30′N 7°56′E / 47.500°N 7.933°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Aargau |
| District | Rheinfelden |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.12 km2 (2.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 441 m (1,447 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 1,066 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 4317 |
| SFOS number | 4262 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-AG |
| Surrounded by | Gipf-Oberfrick, Hellikon, Hemmiken (BL), Rothenfluh (BL), Schupfart, Wittnau |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Geography
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Wegenstetten has an area, as of 2009[update], of 7.13 square kilometers (2.75 sq mi). Of this area, 4.11 km2 (1.59 sq mi) or 57.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.39 km2 (0.92 sq mi) or 33.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.59 km2 (0.23 sq mi) or 8.3% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes.[3]
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.5%. Out of the forested land, 30.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 26.9% is used for growing crops and 28.3% is pastures, while 2.4% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.[3]
Coat of arms
editThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules a Wall fesswise embattled and with loopholes Sable.[4]
Demographics
editWegenstetten has a population (as of December 2020[update]) of 1,040[5] As of June 2009[update], 7.9% of the population are foreign nationals.[6] Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 6.2%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German(95.8%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 1.5%) and Albanian being third ( 1.2%).[7]
The age distribution, as of 2008[update], in Wegenstetten is; 116 children or 10.6% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 146 teenagers or 13.3% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 129 people or 11.8% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 124 people or 11.3% are between 30 and 39, 176 people or 16.1% are between 40 and 49, and 158 people or 14.4% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 123 people or 11.2% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 72 people or 6.6% are between 70 and 79, there are 41 people or 3.7% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 9 people or 0.8% who are 90 and older.[8]
As of 2000[update], there were 16 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 153 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 193 homes with 5 or more persons in the household.[9] As of 2000[update], there were 365 private households (homes and apartments) in the municipality, and an average of 2.7 persons per household.[7] In 2008[update] there were 255 single family homes (or 57.6% of the total) out of a total of 443 homes and apartments.[10] There were a total of 3 empty apartments for a 0.7% vacancy rate.[10] As of 2007[update], the construction rate of new housing units was 1.9 new units per 1000 residents.[7]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 31.76% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (19.36%), the Green Party (12.54%) and the FDP (11.06%). In the federal election, a total of 370 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 46.9%.[11]
The historical population is given in the following table:[8]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 643 | — |
| 1980 | 686 | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 863 | +25.8% |
| 2000 | 1,009 | +16.9% |
Sights
editThe entire village of Wegenstetten is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.[12]
Economy
editAs of 2007[update], Wegenstetten had an unemployment rate of 1.1%. As of 2005[update], there were 66 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 19 businesses involved in this sector. 21 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 7 businesses in this sector. 95 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 24 businesses in this sector.[7]
In 2000[update] there were 465 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 357 or about 76.8% of the residents worked outside Wegenstetten while 59 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 167 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality.[13] Of the working population, 13.5% used public transportation to get to work, and 55.8% used a private car.[7]
Religion
editFrom the 2000 census[update], 613 or 61.7% were Roman Catholic, while 214 or 21.5% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 60 individuals (or about 6.04% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic faith.[9]
Education
editIn Wegenstetten about 75.8% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[7] Of the school age population (in the 2008/2009 school year[update]), there are 91 students attending primary school, there are 68 students attending secondary school in the municipality.[9]
Wegenstetten is home to the Schul-u.Gde.Bibliothek Wegenstetten (school and municipal library of Wegenstetten). The library has (as of 2008[update]) 1,300 books or other media, and loaned out 680 items in the same year. It was open a total of 50 days with average of 1.5 hours per week during that year.[14]
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.
- ^ a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data (in German) accessed 25 March 2010
- ^ Flags of the World.com accessed 28-May-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 Archived 2012-02-22 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 20 January 2010
- ^ a b c d e f Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 28-May-2010
- ^ a b Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bevölkerungsdaten für den Kanton Aargau und die Gemeinden (Archiv) Archived 2012-02-22 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 20 January 2010
- ^ a b c Statistical Department of Canton Aargau - Aargauer Zahlen 2009 Archived 2012-02-22 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 20 January 2010
- ^ a b Statistical Department of Canton Aargau Archived 2012-02-22 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 20 January 2010
- ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office, Nationalratswahlen 2007: Stärke der Parteien und Wahlbeteiligung, nach Gemeinden/Bezirk/Canton (in German) accessed 28 May 2010
- ^ ISOS site accessed 28-May-2010
- ^ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau-Bereich 11 Verkehr und Nachrichtenwesen Archived 2012-02-22 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 January 2010
- ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office, list of libraries (in German) accessed 14 May 2010
