Densbüren

Densbüren
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Densbüren
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Coordinates: 47°27′N 8°03′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Aargau
District	Aarau
Area [1]
• Total	12.52 km^2 (4.83 sq mi)
Elevation	481 m (1,578 ft)
Population  (31 December 2018)[2]
• Total	730
• Density	58/km^2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	5026
SFOS number	4004
ISO 3166 code	CH-AG
Localities	Densbüren, Asp
Surrounded by	Herznach, Küttigen, Oberhof, Thalheim, Wölflinswil, Zeihen
Website	www.densbueren.ch SFSO statistics

Aerial view (1953)

Densbüren is a municipality in the Aarau District of the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

History

Densbüren is first mentioned in the 14th century as Tensbuirron. In 1426, it was mentioned as Teinspuiren.[3]

Geography

Densbüren has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 12.6 km^2 (4.9 sq mi). Of this area, 39.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 55.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.2%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).[4]

The municipality is located in the Aarau District on the northern slope of the Staffelegg Pass, a regionally important pass over the Jura Mountains. It consists of the linear village of Densbüren and the hamlets of Asp.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent bordered Gules a Pine Tree Vert issuant from Coupeaux of the same.[5]

Demographics

Densbüren has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 728.[6] As of 2008^[update], 7.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[7] Over the last 10 years, the population has decreased at a rate of -4.9%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (98.2%), with Albanian being second most common (0.4%) and Serbo-Croatian being third (0.3%).[4]

The age distribution, as of 2008^[update], in Densbüren is;[8]

Age range in years	Percentage of population	Number of population
0-9	7.8%	56
10-19	15.4%	110
20-29	11.6%	83
30-39	11.0%	79
40-49	17.6%	126
50-59	15.0%	107
60-69	10.3%	74
70-79	7.1%	51
8-89	3.6%	26
90+	0.4%	3

As of 2000^[update], there were 25 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 98 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 135 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household was 2.62 individuals.[9] In 2008^[update] there were 151 single family homes (or 49.8% of the total) out of a total of 303 homes and apartments.[10]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the Swiss People's Party which received 52.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the Free Democratic Party (10.5%), the Social Democratic Party (10.3%) and the Christian Democratic People's Party (8%).[4]

In Densbüren about 77.1% 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 (in the 2008/2009 school year^[update]), there are 44 students attending primary school in the municipality.[9]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1764	469	—
1798	666	+42.0%
1850	1,167	+75.2%
1900	934	−20.0%
1950	772	−17.3%
1980	596	−22.8%
2000	72	−87.9%

The historical population is given in the following table:

Heritage sites of national significance

The ruined castle of Urgiz Castle is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.[11]

Economy

As of 2007^[update], Densbüren had an unemployment rate of 1.42%. As of 2005^[update], there were 81 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 28 businesses involved in this sector. 98 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 10 businesses in this sector. 88 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 20 businesses in this sector.[4]

As of 2000^[update] there were a total of 361 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 255 or about 70.6% of the residents worked outside Densbüren while 100 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 206 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality.[12]

Religion

From the 2000 census^[update], 113 or 15.7% are Roman Catholic, while 529 or 73.4% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.[9]

References

1. "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
2. "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
3. Densbüren in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
4. Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived January 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine accessed 22-January-2010
5. Flags of the World.com Archived 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine accessed 22-January-2010
6. "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
7. Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bereich 01 -Bevölkerung Archived 2012-02-22 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 20 January 2010
8. Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bevölkerungsdaten für den Kanton Aargau und die Gemeinden (Archiv) Archived 2012-02-22 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 20 January 2010
9. Statistical Department of Canton Aargau - Aargauer Zahlen 2009 Archived 2012-02-22 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 20 January 2010
10. Statistical Department of Canton Aargau Archived 2012-02-22 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 20 January 2010
11. Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance Archived May 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine 21.11.2008 version, (in German) accessed 22-Jan-2010
12. Statistical Department of Canton Aargau-Bereich 11 Verkehr und Nachrichtenwesen Archived 2012-02-22 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 January 2010

External links

• Commune homepage (in German)
• Densbüren in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.