Boppelsen
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| subject_name | Boppelsen |
| municipality_type | municipality |
| image_photo | Boppelsen01.JPG |
| imagepath_coa | CHE Boppelsen COA.svg |
| imagepath_flag | CHE Boppelsen Flag.svg |
| canton | Zurich |
| iso-code-region | CH-ZH |
| district | Dielsdorf |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code | 8113 |
| municipality_code | 0082 |
| area | 3.94 |
| elevation | 521 |
| population | |
| website | www.boppelsen.ch |
| mayor | |
| mayor_title | |
| neighboring_municipalities | Buchs, Otelfingen, Regensberg, Schleinikon |
| :: |
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Boppelsen is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
History
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Boppelsen is first mentioned in 1130 as de Bobpinsolo.
Geography
Boppelsen has an area of 3.9 km2. Of this area, 42.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 47.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 9.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The municipality is located in the hills above the Furttal.
Demographics
Boppelsen has a population (as of ) of . , 11.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 41.7%. Most of the population () speaks German (92.2%), with Portuguese being second most common ( 2.7%) and French being third ( 0.7%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 39.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (16.9%), the CSP (15.1%) and the SPS (10.3%).
The age distribution of the population () is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 21.6% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 68.4% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 10%. About 87.8% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Boppelsen has an unemployment rate of 1.44%. , there were 112 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 17 businesses involved in this sector. 21 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 8 businesses in this sector. 82 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 31 businesses in this sector. The historical population is given in the following table: ::data[format=table]
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1634 | 168 |
| 1709 | 206 |
| 1850 | 334 |
| 1900 | 256 |
| 1910 | 234 |
| 1950 | 292 |
| 2000 | 1,018 |
| :: |
References
References
- [http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] {{webarchive. link. (January 5, 2016 accessed 03-Aug-2009)
- {{HDS. 62. Boppelsen
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