| Subject Name: | Schwaderloch |
| Municipality Type: | municipality |
| Canton: | Aargau |
| Iso-Code-Region: | CH-AG |
| Coordinates: | 47.5833°N 17°W |
| Postal Code: | 5326 |
| Municipality Code: | 4176 |
| Area: | 2.78 |
| Elevation: | 321 |
| Population: | 694 |
| Populationof: | December 2006 |
| Popofyear: | 2006 |
| Website: | schwaderloch.ch |
Schwaderloch is a municipality in the district of Laufenburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
Schwaderloch has an area,, of 2.78km2. Of this area, 1km2 or 36.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.17km2 or 42.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.32km2 or 11.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.29km2 or 10.4% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01km2 or 0.4% is unproductive land.[1]
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.4% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 6.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.9%. Out of the forested land, 40.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 28.8% is used for growing crops and 5.8% is pastures, while 1.4% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.[1]
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or Flames Gules issuant from Coupeaux Vert.[2]
Schwaderloch has a population of ., 14.5% of the population are foreign nationals.[3] Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 3.5%. Most of the population speaks German (92.7%), with Albanian being second most common (2.9%) and Italian being third (1.1%).[4]
The age distribution,, in Schwaderloch is; 65 children or 9.8% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 90 teenagers or 13.5% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 66 people or 9.9% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 80 people or 12.0% are between 30 and 39, 133 people or 20.0% are between 40 and 49, and 98 people or 14.7% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 67 people or 10.1% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 37 people or 5.6% are between 70 and 79, there are 24 people or 3.6% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 6 people or 0.9% who are 90 and older.[5]
, there were 15 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 105 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 125 homes with 5 or more persons in the household., there were 254 private households (homes and apartments) in the municipality, and an average of 2.6 persons per household.[4] there were 162 single family homes (or 55.9% of the total) out of a total of 290 homes and apartments.[6] There were a total of 9 empty apartments for a 3.1% vacancy rate.[6], the construction rate of new housing units was 1.5 new units per 1000 residents.[4]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 57% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (14.2%), the SP (11.3%) and the FDP (7.9%).[4]
In Schwaderloch about 68.9% 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, there are 56 students attending primary school in the municipality.
The historical population is given in the following table:[5]
The Oberes Bürgli and Unteres Bürgli, two late-Roman era Rhine river watchtowers are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance.[7]
, Schwaderloch had an unemployment rate of 1.3%., there were 15 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 7 businesses involved in this sector. 96 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 7 businesses in this sector. 56 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 14 businesses in this sector.[4]
there were 326 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 247 or about 75.8% of the residents worked outside Schwaderloch while 65 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 144 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality.[8] Of the working population, 9.6% used public transportation to get to work, and 57.8% used a private car.[4]
From the, 407 or 62.1% were Roman Catholic, while 136 or 20.8% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there was 1 individual who belonged to the Christian Catholic faith.[9]