| Subject Name: | Siglistorf |
| Municipality Type: | municipality |
| Canton: | Aargau |
| Iso-Code-Region: | CH-AG |
| Coordinates: | 47.55°N 31°W |
| Postal Code: | 5462 |
| Municipality Code: | 4319 |
| Area: | 5.51 |
| Elevation: | 444 |
| Population: | 557 |
| Populationof: | December 2005 |
| Popofyear: | 2005 |
| Website: | www.siglistorf.ch |
Siglistorf is a municipality in the district of Zurzach in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
Siglistorf has an area,, of 5.51km2. Of this area, 2.29km2 or 41.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.89km2 or 52.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.33km2 or 6.0% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.02km2 or 0.4% is unproductive land.[1]
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.5%. Out of the forested land, 51.2% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.3% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 23.6% is used for growing crops and 16.7% is pastures, while 1.3% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the unproductive areas, and .[1]
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure a Deer salient to sinister Or on Coupeaux Vert.[2]
Siglistorf has a population of, 43.4% of the population are foreign nationals.[3] Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 1.5%. Most of the population speaks German(92.7%), with Albanian being second most common (4.8%) and English being third (0.8%).[4]
, the gender distribution of the population was 51.0% male and 49.0% female. The population was made up of 253 Swiss men (40.4% of the population), and 67 (10.7%) non-Swiss men. There were 259 Swiss women (41.3%), and 48 (7.7%) non-Swiss women.[3] In there were 5 live births to Swiss citizens and 4 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 4 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 1 while the foreign population increased by 4. There were 1 Swiss woman who emigrated from Switzerland to another country, 13 non-Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland to another country and 12 non-Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland to another country. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources) was an increase of 16 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 20 people. This represents a population growth rate of 6.1%.[3]
The age distribution,, in Siglistorf is; 69 children or 11.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 78 teenagers or 13.0% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 56 people or 9.3% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 86 people or 14.3% are between 30 and 39, 117 people or 19.4% are between 40 and 49, and 96 people or 15.9% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 62 people or 10.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 13 people or 2.2% are between 70 and 79, there are 21 people or 3.5% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 4 people or 0.7% who are 90 and older.[5]
, there were 25 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 81 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 87 homes with 5 or more persons in the household., there were 206 private households (homes and apartments) in the municipality, and an average of 2.5 persons per household.[4] there were 91 single family homes (or 36.4% of the total) out of a total of 250 homes and apartments.[6] There were a total of 1 empty apartments for a 0.4% vacancy rate.[6], the construction rate of new housing units was 0 new units per 1000 residents.[4]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 48.89% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (22.68%), the SP (8.2%) and the FDP (7.84%). In the federal election, a total of 157 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 41.8%.[7]
The historical population is given in the following table:[5]
, Siglistorf had an unemployment rate of 3.46%., there were 22 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 9 businesses involved in this sector. 10 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 6 businesses in this sector. 89 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 28 businesses in this sector.[4]
there were 302 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 235 or about 77.8% of the residents worked outside Siglistorf while 39 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 106 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality.[8] Of the working population, 10.1% used public transportation to get to work, and 63.5% used a private car.[4]
From the, 287 or 55.3% were Roman Catholic, while 134 or 25.8% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.[9]
In Siglistorf about 77.7% 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 51 students attending primary school in the municipality.[9]