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The Hottwil, a former '' untervogtei'' residence with outbuildings and the
Statistical Atlas of Switzerland
accessed 5 April 2016
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the district of Laufenburg in the canton of Aargau
Aargau, more formally the Canton of Aargau (german: Kanton Aargau; rm, Chantun Argovia; french: Canton d'Argovie; it, Canton Argovia), is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eleven districts and its capita ...
in Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
. On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Hottwil
Hottwil was a municipality in the district of Brugg in canton of Aargau in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Hottwil, Etzgen, Mettau, Oberhofen and Wil merged to form the new municipality of Mettauertal. This resulted in H ...
, Etzgen, Mettau, Oberhofen and Wil
Wil () is the capital of the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of Wil in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Wil is the third largest city in the Canton of St. Gallen, after the city of St. Gallen and Rapperswil-Jona, a twin city that merged in ...
merged to form the new municipality of Mettauertal.
Geography
Mettauertal had an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey) of . Of this area, about 51.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 40.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 7.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and 1.3% is unproductive land. Over the past two decades (1979/85-2004/09) the amount of land that is settled has increased by and the agricultural land has decreased by .Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Regional portraitsaccessed 2 May 2016
Demographics
Mettauertal has a population () of . , 11.3% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 3 years (2010-2013) the population has changed at a rate of -1.39%. Thebirth rate
The birth rate for a given period is the total number of live human births per 1,000 population divided by the length of the period in years. The number of live births is normally taken from a universal registration system for births; populati ...
in the municipality, in 2013, was 9.4 while the death rate
Mortality rate, or death rate, is a measure of the number of deaths (in general, or due to a specific cause) in a particular population, scaled to the size of that population, per unit of time. Mortality rate is typically expressed in units of de ...
was 5.2 per thousand residents.
, children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 18.8% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) are 62.4% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 18.7%.
Historic Population
The historical population is given in the following chart:Heritage sites of national significance
The Hottwil, a former '' untervogtei'' residence with outbuildings and the catholic
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
parish church in Mettau are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance.
Economy
, there were a total of 807 people employed in the municipality. Of these, a total of 150 people worked in 56 businesses in the primary economic sector. Thesecondary sector
In macroeconomics, the secondary sector of the economy is an economic sector in the three-sector theory that describes the role of manufacturing. It encompasses industries that produce a finished, usable product or are involved in construction. ...
employed 361 workers in 41 separate businesses. Finally, the tertiary sector
The tertiary sector of the economy, generally known as the service sector, is the third of the three economic sectors in the three-sector model (also known as the economic cycle). The others are the primary sector (raw materials) and the second ...
provided 296 jobs in 91 businesses. In 2013 a total of 8.9% of the population received social assistance.
Politics
In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the SVP with 41.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (18.2%), the SP (13.0%) and the FDP (8.6%). In the federal election, a total of 732 votes were cast, and thevoter turnout
In political science, voter turnout is the participation rate (often defined as those who cast a ballot) of a given election. This can be the percentage of registered voters, eligible voters, or all voting-age people. According to Stanford Unive ...
was 52.2%.
Crime
In 2014 the crime rate, of the over 200 crimes listed in theSwiss Criminal Code
, french: Code pénal suisse (CP), it, Codice penale svizzero (CP), rm, Cudesch penal svizzer
, citation =
, territorial_extent = Switzerland
, enacted_by = Federal Assembly of Switzerland
, date_enacted = 20 Decemb ...
(running from murder, robbery and assault to accepting bribes and election fraud), in Mettauertal was 13.6 per thousand residents. This rate is only 21.1% of the average rate in the entire country. During the same period, the rate of drug crimes was 4.2 per thousand residents, which is 42.4% of the national rate. The rate of violations of immigration, visa and work permit laws was 0 per thousand residents.accessed 5 April 2016
References
{{Authority control Municipalities of Aargau Cultural property of national significance in Aargau Populated places established in 2010