Wölflinswil Explained

Subject Name:Wölflinswil
Municipality Type:municipality
Canton:Aargau
Iso-Code-Region:CH-AG
Coordinates:47.4667°N 8°W
Postal Code:5063
Municipality Code:4182
Area:9.51
Elevation:437
Population:851
Populationof:December 2006
Popofyear:2006
Website:www.woelflinswil.ch

Wölflinswil is a municipality in the district of Laufenburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

Geography

Wölflinswil has an area,, of 9.51km2. Of this area, 5.92km2 or 62.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.95km2 or 31.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.61km2 or 6.4% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01km2 or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes.[1]

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.0%. Out of the forested land, 28.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 39.4% is used for growing crops and 18.2% is pastures, while 4.6% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.[1]

Coat of arms

"The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or a Wolf Gules passant regardant. The wolf is an example of canting.[2] "

Demographics

Wölflinswil has a population of ., 5.0% of the population are foreign nationals.[3] Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 5.1%. Most of the population speaks German (96.2%), with Albanian being second most common (1.8%) and Serbo-Croatian being third (0.6%).[4]

The age distribution,, in Wölflinswil is; 115 children or 12.7% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 110 teenagers or 12.1% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 109 people or 12.0% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 123 people or 13.5% are between 30 and 39, 159 people or 17.5% are between 40 and 49, and 111 people or 12.2% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 108 people or 11.9% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 36 people or 4.0% are between 70 and 79, there are 33 people or 3.6% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 5 people or 0.6% who are 90 and older.[5]

, there were 17 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 119 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 148 homes with 5 or more persons in the household., there were 294 private households (homes and apartments) in the municipality, and an average of 2.7 persons per household.[4] there were 176 single family homes (or 51.8% of the total) out of a total of 340 homes and apartments.[6] There were a total of 3 empty apartments for a 0.9% vacancy rate.[6], the construction rate of new housing units was 14.9 new units per 1000 residents.[4]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 44.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (21%), the SP (10.2%) and the FDP (7.1%).[4]

In Wölflinswil about 75.8% 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 81 students attending primary school in the municipality.

The historical population is given in the following table:[5]

Sights

The village of Wölflinswil is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.[7]

Economy

, Wölflinswil had an unemployment rate of 1.63%., there were 110 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 37 businesses involved in this sector. 57 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 8 businesses in this sector. 104 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 23 businesses in this sector.[4]

there were 429 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 291 or about 67.8% of the residents worked outside Wölflinswil while 71 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 209 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality.[8] Of the working population, 14.2% used public transportation to get to work, and 45% used a private car.[4]

Wölflinswil has a kindergarten and a primary school. Sekundarschule and Realschule can be attended in Gipf-Oberfrick and Bezirksschule in Frick. The nearest Kantonsschule is in Aarau.

Religion

From the, 529 or 67.5% were Roman Catholic, while 138 or 17.6% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Wölflinswil has one Catholic Church. Of the rest of the population, there was 1 individual who belonged to the Christian Catholic faith.[9]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/02/03/blank/data/gemeindedaten.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics
  2. http://www.fotw.us/flags/ch-ag135.html Flags of the World.com
  3. http://www.ag.ch/staag/ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bereich 01 -Bevölkerung
  4. http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office
  5. http://www.ag.ch/staag/ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bevölkerungsdaten für den Kanton Aargau und die Gemeinden (Archiv)
  6. http://www.ag.ch/staag/ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau
  7. http://www.isos.ch/en/nationale/index.asp ISOS site
  8. http://www.ag.ch/staag/ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau-Bereich 11 Verkehr und Nachrichtenwesen
  9. http://www.ag.ch/staag/ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau - Aargauer Zahlen 2009