Uezwil

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subject_nameUezwil
image_photoUezwil Kapelle.jpg
municipality_typemunicipality
imagepath_coaWappen Uezwil AG.svg
imagepath_flagCHE Uezwil Flag.svg
cantonAargau
iso-code-regionCH-AG
districtBremgarten
coordinates
postal_code5619
municipality_code4078
area2.45
elevation532
population
websiteuezwil.ch
mayorPeter Koch
mayor_title
neighboring_municipalitiesBüttikon, Waltenschwil, Kallern, Sarmenstorf
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Uezwil is a municipality in the district of Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

History

In 1936, a 4,500-year-old megalith dating from the Neolithic Age was discovered. Roman finds point to human habitation in the area during the classical period. Around 500, a settlement of Alamanni developed in the area. A village of this name was first documented in 1306 in a Habsburg land deed.

Geography

Uezwil has an area, , of 2.4 km2. Of this area, 65.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 28.4% is forested. The rest of the land, (5.8%) is settled.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per pale Or three Arrows Gules in pale fesswise issuant and Azure.

Demographics

Uezwil has a population (as of ) of . , 8.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 13.9%. Most of the population () speaks German (97.5%), with English being second most common ( 0.8%) and French being third ( 0.6%).

The age distribution, , in Uezwil is; 51 children or 12.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 48 teenagers or 11.7% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 41 people or 10.0% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 58 people or 14.1% are between 30 and 39, 85 people or 20.6% are between 40 and 49, and 56 people or 13.6% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 45 people or 10.9% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 21 people or 5.1% are between 70 and 79, there are 6 people or 1.5% who are between 80 and 89, and there is 1 person who is 90 and older.

, there were 7 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 39 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 78 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household was 2.72 individuals. There were a total of 0 empty apartments for a 0.0% vacancy rate. , the construction rate of new housing units was 7.9 new units per 1000 residents.

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 48.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (13.1%), the CVP (13%) and the FDP (9%).

In Uezwil about 78% of the population (between age 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 28 students attending primary school in the municipality.

The historical population is given in the following table: |align=left | 1975 | 300 | 1980 | 293 | 1990 | 335 | 2000 | 364

Economy

, Uezwil had an unemployment rate of 1.13%. , there were 58 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 16 businesses involved in this sector. 6 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 3 businesses in this sector. 11 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 6 businesses in this sector.

there was a total of 199 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 156 or about 78.4% of the residents worked outside Uezwil while 13 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 56 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 3.9% used public transportation to get to work, and 60.7% used a private car.

Religion

From the , 233 or 64.5% were Roman Catholic, while 77 or 21.3% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there was 1 individual who belonged to the Christian Catholic faith.

References

References

  1. [http://www.uezwil.ch/xml_1/internet/de/application/d2/f8.cfm Municipality of Uezwil website-History] {{in lang. de accessed 2 March 2010
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  3. [http://www.ag.ch/staag/ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bereich 01 -Bevölkerung] {{Webarchive. link. (22 February 2012 {{in lang). de accessed 20 January 2010
  4. [http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] accessed 2 March 2010
  5. [http://www.ag.ch/staag/ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bevölkerungsdaten für den Kanton Aargau und die Gemeinden (Archiv)] {{Webarchive. link. (22 February 2012 {{in lang). de accessed 20 January 2010
  6. {{as of. 2008. link. (22 February 2012 {{in lang). de accessed 20 January 2010
  7. [http://www.ag.ch/staag/ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau-Bereich 11 Verkehr und Nachrichtenwesen] {{Webarchive. link. (22 February 2012 {{in lang). de accessed 21 January 2010
  8. [http://www.ag.ch/staag/ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau – Aargauer Zahlen 2009] {{Webarchive. link. (22 February 2012 {{in lang). de accessed 20 January 2010

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