Subject Name: | Ennetbaden |
Municipality Type: | municipality |
Imagepath Coa: | Coat of arms of Ennetbaden.svg |
Imagepath Flag: | CHE Ennetbaden Flag.svg |
Canton: | Aargau |
Iso-Code-Region: | CH-AG |
Coordinates: | 47.4833°N 27°W |
Postal Code: | 5408 |
Municipality Code: | 4026 |
Area: | 2.11 |
Elevation: | 360 |
Website: | ennetbaden.ch |
Mayor: | Basil Müller |
Mayor Asof: | 2008 |
Mayor Party: | FDP |
Mayor Title: | Gemeindeammann |
Ennetbaden is a municipality in the district of Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland, located in the Limmat Valley (German: Limmattal).
Ennetbaden is first mentioned about 1261-64 as Alio Badin.
Ennetbaden has an area,, of 2.1km2. Of this area, 20.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 42.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 33.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.8%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).
The municipality is located in the Baden district on the right bank of the Limmat river. It consists of the village of Ennetbaden which is a suburb of Baden.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or a Pale and Chief Sable.[1]
Ennetbaden has a population (as of) of ., 21.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[2] Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -1%. Most of the population speaks German (83.8%), with French being second most common (2.4%) and Italian being third (2.2%).[3]
The age distribution,, in Ennetbaden is; 272 children or 9.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 208 teenagers or 6.9% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 415 people or 13.8% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 489 people or 16.3% are between 30 and 39, 511 people or 17.0% are between 40 and 49, and 427 people or 14.2% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 354 people or 11.8% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 178 people or 5.9% are between 70 and 79, there are 120 people or 4.0% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 28 people or 0.9% who are 90 and older.[4]
, there were 243 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 645 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 476 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household was 2.08 individuals. there were 518 single family homes (or 31.6% of the total) out of a total of 1,639 homes and apartments.[5]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 26.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (19.7%), the SVP (18.9%) and the Green Party (13.7%).[3]
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Ennetbaden about 85.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[3] Of the school age population, there are 158 students attending primary school in the municipality.
The historical population is given in the following table:[4]
, Ennetbaden had an unemployment rate of 1.97%., there were 39 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 8 businesses involved in this sector. 23 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 9 businesses in this sector. 537 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 89 businesses in this sector.[3]
there were 1,709 total workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 1,504 or about 88.0% of the residents worked outside Ennetbaden while 371 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 576 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality.[6]
From the, 1,230 or 40.7% are Roman Catholic, while 980 or 32.5% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there is 1 individual who belongs to the Christian Catholic faith.[7]