| Official Name: | Rheinfelden District |
| Native Name: | Bezirk Rheinfelden |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Capital |
| Area Total Km2: | 112.09 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Municipalities |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 14 |
Rheinfelden District lies in the northwest of the canton of Aargau in Switzerland, in the Fricktal region. Its capital is Rheinfelden. Around 88% of the population live in the conurbation of Basel. There are 14 municipalities, with a population of (as of) living in an area of 112.09 km2. The population density is around 355 persons per square kilometre.
The Rheinfelden district has an area,, of 111.98km2. Of this area, 49.26km2 or 44.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 44.45km2 or 39.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 14.96km2 or 13.4% is settled (buildings or roads).
Rheinfelden district has a population of ., 21.3% of the population are foreign nationals.[1]
there were 19,081 workers who lived in the district. Of these, 13,553 or about 71.0% of the residents worked outside the Rheinfelden district while 8,272 people commuted into the district for work. There were a total of 13,800 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the district.[2]
From the, 14,982 or 40.2% were Roman Catholic, while 11,153 or 29.9% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 2 474 who belonged to the Christian Catholic faith.[3]
Of the school age population, there are 3,090 students attending primary school, there are 1,111 students attending secondary school, there are 734 students attending tertiary or university level schooling, and there are 32 students who are seeking a job after school in the municipality.[3]
| Coat of arms | Municipality | Population | Area, km2[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.05 | |||
| 4.91 | |||
| 11.01 | |||
| 18.79 | |||
| 3.1 | |||
| 5.03 | |||
| 4.62 | |||
| 16.03 | |||
| 7.04 | |||
| 2.81 | |||
| 4.51 | |||
| 7.13 | |||
| 11.37 | |||
| 8.39 | |||