Aetigkofen
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Aetigkofen is a municipality
in the district of Bucheggberg
in the canton
of Solothurn in Switzerland
.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.4%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 44.4% is used for growing crops and 10.7% is pastures, while 2.0% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality is located in the Bucheggberg district, in the upper Mühle valley on the eastern foot of the Schöniberg mountain. It consists of the haufendorf village (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Aetigkofen and the Mettlen and Chutzenhof farm houses.
of the municipal coat of arms
is Or a Fir tree Vert trunked Gules issuant from a Mount of 3 Coupeaux of the second between two cinquefoils of the third voided.
Most of the population speaks German
(175 or 97.8%) with the rest speaking French
, the gender distribution of the population was 51.4% male and 48.6% female. The population was made up of 89 Swiss men (49.7% of the population) and 3 (1.7%) non-Swiss men. There were 87 Swiss women (48.6%) and no non-Swiss women. Of the population in the municipality 69 or about 38.5% were born in Aetigkofen and lived there in 2000. There were 50 or 27.9% who were born in the same canton, while 54 or 30.2% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 4 or 2.2% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there were 4 live births to Swiss citizens and were 5 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 1 while the foreign population remained the same. There was 1 Swiss man who immigrated back to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was a decrease of 6 and the non-Swiss population increased by 1 people. This represents a population growth rate of -2.7%.
The age distribution, , in Aetigkofen is; 11 children or 6.1% of the population are between 0 and 6 years old and 41 teenagers or 22.9% are between 7 and 19. Of the adult population, 12 people or 6.7% of the population are between 20 and 24 years old. 52 people or 29.1% are between 25 and 44, and 40 people or 22.3% are between 45 and 64. The senior population distribution is 22 people or 12.3% of the population are between 65 and 79 years old and there is 1 person who is over 80.
, there were 77 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 86 married individuals, 7 widows or widowers and 9 individuals who are divorced.
There were 15 households that consist of only one person and 9 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 66 households that answered this question, 22.7% were households made up of just one personFALSE. Of the rest of the households, there are 20 married couples without children, 26 married couples with children There were 3 single parents with a child or children.
there were 26 single family homes (or 53.1% of the total) out of a total of 49 inhabited buildings. There were 6 multi-family buildings (12.2%), along with 11 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (22.4%) and 6 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (12.2%). Of the single family homes 6 were built before 1919, while 8 were built between 1990 and 2000. The greatest number of single family homes (8) were built between 1981 and 1990.
there were 68 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 6 rooms of which there were 16. There were 2 single room apartments and 35 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 64 apartments (94.1% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 1 apartments (1.5%) were seasonally occupied and 3 apartments (4.4%) were empty.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
the most popular party was the FDP
which received 35.08% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP
(21.92%), the SP
(18.04%) and the Green Party
(15.35%). In the federal election, a total of 85 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
was 52.8%.
the total number of full-time equivalent
jobs was 38. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 14, of which 12 were in agriculture and 2 were in forestry or lumber production. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 8, all of which were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 16. In the tertiary sector; 2 or 12.5% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 1 was in the movement and storage of goods, 5 or 31.3% were in a hotel or restaurant, 4 or 25.0% were technical professionals or scientists, 3 or 18.8% were in education.
, there were 11 workers who commuted into the municipality and 66 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 6.0 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering.
. Of the rest of the population,, and there was 1 individual who belongs to another Christian church. 16 (or about 8.94% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic
or atheist
, and 1 individuals (or about 0.56% of the population) did not answer the question.
). Of the 20 who completed tertiary schooling, 80.0% were Swiss men, 20.0% were Swiss women.
, there were 34 students in Aetigkofen who came from another municipality, while 26 residents attended schools outside the municipality.
Municipalities of Switzerland
Communes , also known as municipalities, are the smallest government division in Switzerland, numbering 2,596 . While many have a population of a few hundred citizens, the largest cities such as Zürich or Geneva also have the legal status of municipalities...
in the district of Bucheggberg
Bucheggberg (district)
Bucheggberg District is one of the ten districts of the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland, situated to the southwest of the canton. Together with the Wasseramt District, it forms the Amtei of Wasseramt-Bucheggberg...
in the canton
Cantons of Switzerland
The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848...
of Solothurn in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
.
Geography
Aetigkofen has an area, , of 2.05 square kilometre (0.791509425114697 sq mi). Of this area, 1.17 km² (0.451739525553266 sq mi) or 57.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.72 km² (0.277993554186625 sq mi) or 35.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.14 km² (34.6 acre) or 6.8% is settled (buildings or roads).Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.4%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 44.4% is used for growing crops and 10.7% is pastures, while 2.0% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality is located in the Bucheggberg district, in the upper Mühle valley on the eastern foot of the Schöniberg mountain. It consists of the haufendorf village (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Aetigkofen and the Mettlen and Chutzenhof farm houses.
Coat of arms
The blazonBlazon
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of the municipal coat of arms
Coat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
is Or a Fir tree Vert trunked Gules issuant from a Mount of 3 Coupeaux of the second between two cinquefoils of the third voided.
Demographics
Aetigkofen has a population of .Most of the population speaks German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
(175 or 97.8%) with the rest speaking French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, the gender distribution of the population was 51.4% male and 48.6% female. The population was made up of 89 Swiss men (49.7% of the population) and 3 (1.7%) non-Swiss men. There were 87 Swiss women (48.6%) and no non-Swiss women. Of the population in the municipality 69 or about 38.5% were born in Aetigkofen and lived there in 2000. There were 50 or 27.9% who were born in the same canton, while 54 or 30.2% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 4 or 2.2% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there were 4 live births to Swiss citizens and were 5 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 1 while the foreign population remained the same. There was 1 Swiss man who immigrated back to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was a decrease of 6 and the non-Swiss population increased by 1 people. This represents a population growth rate of -2.7%.
The age distribution, , in Aetigkofen is; 11 children or 6.1% of the population are between 0 and 6 years old and 41 teenagers or 22.9% are between 7 and 19. Of the adult population, 12 people or 6.7% of the population are between 20 and 24 years old. 52 people or 29.1% are between 25 and 44, and 40 people or 22.3% are between 45 and 64. The senior population distribution is 22 people or 12.3% of the population are between 65 and 79 years old and there is 1 person who is over 80.
, there were 77 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 86 married individuals, 7 widows or widowers and 9 individuals who are divorced.
There were 15 households that consist of only one person and 9 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 66 households that answered this question, 22.7% were households made up of just one personFALSE. Of the rest of the households, there are 20 married couples without children, 26 married couples with children There were 3 single parents with a child or children.
there were 26 single family homes (or 53.1% of the total) out of a total of 49 inhabited buildings. There were 6 multi-family buildings (12.2%), along with 11 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (22.4%) and 6 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (12.2%). Of the single family homes 6 were built before 1919, while 8 were built between 1990 and 2000. The greatest number of single family homes (8) were built between 1981 and 1990.
there were 68 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 6 rooms of which there were 16. There were 2 single room apartments and 35 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 64 apartments (94.1% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 1 apartments (1.5%) were seasonally occupied and 3 apartments (4.4%) were empty.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
Politics
In the 2007 federal electionSwiss federal election, 2007
Elections to the Swiss Federal Assembly, the federal parliament of Switzerland, were held on Sunday, 21 October 2007. In a few cantons, a second round of the elections to the Council of States was held on 11 November, 18 November, and 25 November 2007...
the most popular party was the FDP
FDP.The Liberals
FDP.The Liberals is a classical liberal political party in Switzerland. It is the joint-largest party in the Federal Council, third-largest party in the National Council, and second-largest in the Council of States....
which received 35.08% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP
Swiss People's Party
The Swiss People's Party , also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre , is a conservative political party in Switzerland. Chaired by Toni Brunner, but spearheaded by Christoph Blocher, the party is the largest party in the Federal Assembly, with 58 members of the National Council and 6 of...
(21.92%), the SP
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(18.04%) and the Green Party
Green Party of Switzerland
The Green Party of Switzerland is the fifth-largest party in the National Council of Switzerland, and the largest party that is not represented on the Federal Council.-History:...
(15.35%). In the federal election, a total of 85 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
Voter turnout
Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election . After increasing for many decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout in most established democracies since the 1960s...
was 52.8%.
Economy
There were 107 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 43.9% of the workforce.the total number of full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
jobs was 38. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 14, of which 12 were in agriculture and 2 were in forestry or lumber production. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 8, all of which were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 16. In the tertiary sector; 2 or 12.5% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 1 was in the movement and storage of goods, 5 or 31.3% were in a hotel or restaurant, 4 or 25.0% were technical professionals or scientists, 3 or 18.8% were in education.
, there were 11 workers who commuted into the municipality and 66 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 6.0 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering.
Religion
From the , 8 or 4.5% were Roman Catholic, while 153 or 85.5% belonged to the Swiss Reformed ChurchSwiss Reformed Church
The Reformed branch of Protestantism in Switzerland was started in Zürich by Huldrych Zwingli and spread within a few years to Basel , Bern , St...
. Of the rest of the population,, and there was 1 individual who belongs to another Christian church. 16 (or about 8.94% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic
Agnosticism
Agnosticism is the view that the truth value of certain claims—especially claims about the existence or non-existence of any deity, but also other religious and metaphysical claims—is unknown or unknowable....
or atheist
Atheism
Atheism is, in a broad sense, the rejection of belief in the existence of deities. In a narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there are no deities...
, and 1 individuals (or about 0.56% of the population) did not answer the question.
Education
In Aetigkofen about 68 or (38.0%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 20 or (11.2%) have completed additional higher education (either University or a FachhochschuleFachhochschule
A Fachhochschule or University of Applied Sciences is a German type of tertiary education institution, sometimes specialized in certain topical areas . Fachhochschulen were founded in Germany and later adopted by Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Greece...
). Of the 20 who completed tertiary schooling, 80.0% were Swiss men, 20.0% were Swiss women.
, there were 34 students in Aetigkofen who came from another municipality, while 26 residents attended schools outside the municipality.