Bremgarten District

Bremgarten District
Bezirk Bremgarten
—  District  —
Country  Switzerland
Canton  Aargau
Capital Bremgarten
Area
 • Total 117.46 km2 (45.4 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 • Total 69,262
 • Density 589.7/km2 (1,527.2/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Municipalities 23

Bremgarten District is a Swiss district in the Canton of Aargau, corresponding to the valleys of the Reuss and Bünz rivers in the area known as the Freiamt.

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Geography

Bremgarten District has an area, as of 1997, of 117.47 km2 (45.36 sq mi). Of this area, 48.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 30.9% is forested. The rest of the land, (18.1%) is settled.[1]

Demographics

Bremgarten District has a population of 69,262 (as of 31 December 2010).[2]

As of 2000, there were 2,402 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 11,781 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 9,773 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household was 2.43 individuals.[1] In 2008 there were 10,969 single family homes (or 37.2% of the total) out of a total of 29,488 homes and apartments.[3] There were a total of 479 empty apartments for a 1.6% vacancy rate.[3]

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. Of the school age population (in the 2008/2009 school year), there are 5,276 students attending primary school, there are 1,992 students attending secondary school, there are 1,349 students attending tertiary or university level schooling, and there are 30 students who are seeking a job after school in the municipality.[1]

Economy

As of 2000 there were 33,414 residents who worked in the district, while 25,027 residents worked outside the Bremgarten district and 11,621 people commuted into the district for work.[4]

Religion

From the 2000 census, 32,805 or 53.2% were Roman Catholic, while 16,065 or 26.1% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 70 individuals (or about 0.11% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic faith.[1]

Municipalities

Crest Name of municipality Population

(31 December 2010)[2]		 Area
in km²
Arni 1,741 3.37
Berikon 4,571 5.38
Bremgarten 6,355 8.02
Büttikon 919 2.82
Dottikon 3,273 3.89
Eggenwil 893 2.46
Fischbach-Göslikon 1,439 3.07
Hägglingen 2,281 7.73
Hermetschwil-Staffeln 1,105 3.34
Islisberg 548 1.65
Jonen 1,866 5.70
Niederwil 2,367 6.15
Oberlunkhofen 1,924 3.25
Oberwil-Lieli 2,157 5.35
Rudolfstetten-Friedlisberg 4,227 4.90
Sarmenstorf 2,480 8.30
Tägerig 1,363 3.30
Uezwil 417 2.45
Unterlunkhofen 1,289 4.49
Villmergen 5,918 11.94a
Widen 3,506 2.62
Wohlen 14,483 12.48
Zufikon 4,140 4.80
Total 69,262 117.46
^a Hilfikon became part of Villmergen in 2010, the area includes Hilfikon.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Statistical Department of Canton Aargau - Aargauer Zahlen 2009 (German) accessed 20 January 2010
  2. ^ a b Canton of Aargau Statistical Office, MS Excel document – Bevölkerungsbestand per 31.12.2010 nach Gemeinde, Geschlecht u. Nationalität (German) accessed 11 May 2011
  3. ^ a b Statistical Department of Canton Aargau (German) accessed 20 January 2010
  4. ^ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau-Bereich 11 Verkehr und Nachrichtenwesen (German) accessed 21 January 2010
  5. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (German) accessed 14 January 2010
Districts of Aargau