Bremgarten District Explained

Official Name:Bremgarten District
Native Name:Bezirk Bremgarten
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type3:Capital
Area Total Km2:117.46
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Blank Name Sec1:Municipalities
Blank Info Sec1:22

Bremgarten District is a Swiss district in the Canton of Aargau, corresponding to the valleys of the Reuss and Bünz rivers in the area known as the Freiamt.

Geography

Bremgarten District has an area,, of 117.47km2. Of this area, 48.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 30.9% is forested. The rest of the land, (18.1%) is settled.

Demographics

Bremgarten District has a population of (as of).

, there were 2,402 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 11,781 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 9,773 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household was 2.43 individuals. there were 10,969 single family homes (or 37.2% of the total) out of a total of 29,488 homes and apartments.[1] There were a total of 479 empty apartments for a 1.6% vacancy rate.[1]

Of the school age population, there are 5,276 students attending primary school, there are 1,992 students attending secondary school, there are 1,349 students attending tertiary or university level schooling, and there are 30 students who are seeking a job after school in the municipality.

Economy

there were 33,414 residents who worked in the district, while 25,027 residents worked outside the Bremgarten district and 11,621 people commuted into the district for work.[2]

Religion

From the, 32,805 or 53.2% were Roman Catholic, while 16,065 or 26.1% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 70 individuals (or about 0.11% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic faith.[3]

Municipalities

CrestName of municipalityPopulation

Area
in km²
3.37
5.38
2.82
3.89
2.46
3.07
7.73
1.65
5.70
6.15
3.25
5.35
4.90
8.30
3.30
2.45
4.49
11.94
2.62
12.48
4.80
Total 117.46

Mergers

The following changes to the district's municipalities have occurred since 2000:

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ag.ch/staag/ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau
  2. http://www.ag.ch/staag/ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau-Bereich 11 Verkehr und Nachrichtenwesen
  3. http://www.ag.ch/staag/ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau - Aargauer Zahlen 2009
  4. http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/03.html Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz
  5. http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/02.html Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz