Birrhard

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subject_nameBirrhard
municipality_typemunicipality
image_photoBirrhard 015.jpg
imagepath_coaWappen Birrhard.svg
imagepath_flagCHE Birrhard Flag.svg
cantonAargau
iso-code-regionCH-AG
districtBrugg
coordinates
postal_code5244
municipality_code4093
area2.99
elevation390
population
websitebirrhard.ch
mayor
mayor_title
neighboring_municipalitiesBirmenstorf, Birr, Brunegg, Lupfig, Mägenwil, Mülligen, Wohlenschwil
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Birrhard is a municipality in the district of Brugg in canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

It is located about 5 km south east of the town of Brugg.

History

Birrhard is first mentioned in 1254 as Birharth when it belonged to the Habsburgs. The authority over the village went to the monastery Königsfelden in Windisch in 1397. After the secularization of the monastery in 1528, the authority went to Bern.

Geography

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Birrhard has an area, , of 2.99 km2. Of this area, 1.58 km2 or 52.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while1.01 km2 or 33.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.37 km2 or 12.4% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.05 km2 or 1.7% is either rivers or lakes. Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 0.7% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 6.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.7%.. 32.8% of the total land area was heavily forested. Of the agricultural land, 46.2% is used for growing crops and 5.7% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.

The municipality is made up of the communities of Ausserdorf, Unterdorf (both part of the linear village of Birrhard) and the hamlets of Inlauf. It is located on the eastern edge of the expansive and mainly agriculture Birrfeld region. Just to the east of the town the plain drops about 50 m to the banks of the Reuss river. The Reuss forms the eastern boundary of the municipality, and, in this area, flows through a valley about 100 m wide. The highest point has an elevation of 412 m, and the lowest elevation, along the Reuss, is 340 m.

Neighboring municipalities are Mülligen to the north, Birmenstorf to the east, Wohlenschwil and Mägenwil to the south, Brunegg to the south-east and Birr and Lupfig to the west.

The municipalities of Birr and Birrhard are considering a merger on 1 January 2014 into a new municipality which will be known as Birr.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules a Pear Tree eradicated Vert fructed Or and in Base wavy Argent fimbriated and with two fillets wavy Sable. This may be an example of canting as the German word for pear tree () is similar to Birrhard.

Demographics

Birrhard has a population () of . , 9.6% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 1.3%. Most of the population () speaks German (95.0%), with Italian being second most common ( 1.3%) and Albanian being third ( 1.0%).

The age distribution, , in Birrhard is; 63 children or 9.7% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 83 teenagers or 12.7% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 72 people or 11.0% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 67 people or 10.3% are between 30 and 39, 148 people or 22.7% are between 40 and 49, and 101 people or 15.5% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 68 people or 10.4% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 32 people or 4.9% are between 70 and 79, there are 16 people or 2.5% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 2 people or 0.3% who are 90 and older.

the average number of residents per living room was 0.58 which is about equal to the cantonal average of 0.57 per room. In this case, a room is defined as space of a housing unit of at least 4 m2 as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics.

About 74.3% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a mortgage or a rent-to-own agreement). , there were 17 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 111 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 121 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household was 2.57 individuals. There were a total of 3 empty apartments for a 1.1% vacancy rate. , the construction rate of new housing units was 10.9 new units per 1000 residents.

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 50.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (14%), the FDP (11.8%) and the Green Party (8.3%).

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Birrhard about 82.8% of the population of ages 25–64 have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). Of the school age population (), there are 54 students attending primary school in the municipality.

The historical population is given in the following table: |align=left | 1850 | 365 | 1900 | 236 | 1930 | 267 | 1950 | 316 | 1975 | 352 | 1980 | 453 | 1990 | 553 | 2000 | 618

Economy

, Birrhard had an unemployment rate of 1.34%. , there were 46 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 11 businesses involved in this sector. 75 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 6 businesses in this sector. 70 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 17 businesses in this sector.

there was a total of 368 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 319 or about 86.7% of the residents worked outside Birrhard while 109 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 158 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 8.4% used public transportation to get to work, and 66.1% used a private car.

Religion

From the , 226 or 33.2% were Roman Catholic, while 351 or 51.5% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

References

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