Siglistorf

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Siglistorf
Coordinates: 47°33′N8°23′E / 47.550°N 8.383°E / 47.550; 8.383
Country Switzerland
Canton Aargau
District Zurzach
Area
[1]
  Total5.51 km2 (2.13 sq mi)
Elevation
444 m (1,457 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018) [2]
  Total640
  Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
5462
SFOS number 4319
Surrounded by Bachs (ZH), Fisibach, Niederweningen (ZH), Oberweningen (ZH), Schleinikon (ZH), Schneisingen, Wislikofen
Website www.siglistorf.ch
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Siglistorf is a municipality in the district of Zurzach in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

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Geography

Siglistorf has an area, as of 2009, of 5.51 square kilometers (2.13 sq mi). Of this area, 2.29 km2 (0.88 sq mi) or 41.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.89 km2 (1.12 sq mi) or 52.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.33 km2 (0.13 sq mi) or 6.0% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.4% is unproductive land. [3]

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.5%. Out of the forested land, 51.2% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.3% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 23.6% is used for growing crops and 16.7% is pastures, while 1.3% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the unproductive areas, and . [3]

Coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure a Deer salient to sinister Or on Coupeaux Vert. [4]

Demographics

Siglistorf has a population (as of December 2020) of 669 [5] As of 2008, 43.4% of the population are foreign nationals. [6] Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 1.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German(92.7%), with Albanian being second most common ( 4.8%) and English being third ( 0.8%). [7]

As of 2008, the gender distribution of the population was 51.0% male and 49.0% female. The population was made up of 253 Swiss men (40.4% of the population), and 67 (10.7%) non-Swiss men. There were 259 Swiss women (41.3%), and 48 (7.7%) non-Swiss women. [6] In 2008 there were 5 live births to Swiss citizens and 4 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 4 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 1 while the foreign population increased by 4. There were 1 Swiss woman who emigrated from Switzerland to another country, 13 non-Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland to another country and 12 non-Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland to another country. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources) was an increase of 16 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 20 people. This represents a population growth rate of 6.1%. [6]

The age distribution, as of 2008, in Siglistorf is; 69 children or 11.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 78 teenagers or 13.0% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 56 people or 9.3% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 86 people or 14.3% are between 30 and 39, 117 people or 19.4% are between 40 and 49, and 96 people or 15.9% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 62 people or 10.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 13 people or 2.2% are between 70 and 79, there are 21 people or 3.5% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 4 people or 0.7% who are 90 and older. [8]

As of 2000, there were 25 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 81 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 87 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. [9] As of 2000, there were 206 private households (homes and apartments) in the municipality, and an average of 2.5 persons per household. [7] In 2008 there were 91 single family homes (or 36.4% of the total) out of a total of 250 homes and apartments. [10] There were a total of 1 empty apartments for a 0.4% vacancy rate. [10] As of 2007, the construction rate of new housing units was 0 new units per 1000 residents. [7]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 48.89% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (22.68%), the SP (8.2%) and the FDP (7.84%). In the federal election, a total of 157 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 41.8%. [11]

The historical population is given in the following table: [8]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1975 307    
1980 355+15.6%
1990 536+51.0%
2000 537+0.2%

Economy

As of  2007, Siglistorf had an unemployment rate of 3.46%. As of 2005, there were 22 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 9 businesses involved in this sector. 10 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 6 businesses in this sector. 89 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 28 businesses in this sector. [7]

In 2000 there were 302 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 235 or about 77.8% of the residents worked outside Siglistorf while 39 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 106 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. [12] Of the working population, 10.1% used public transportation to get to work, and 63.5% used a private car. [7]

Religion

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Church of Sigilistorf

From the 2000 census, 287 or 55.3% were Roman Catholic, while 134 or 25.8% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. [9]

Education

In Siglistorf about 77.7% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule ). [7] Of the school age population (in the 2008/2009 school year), there are 51 students attending primary school in the municipality. [9]

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