Arisdorf
Encyclopedia
Arisdorf is a municipality
in the district of Liestal
in the canton
of Basel-Country
in Switzerland
.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.3%. Out of the forested land, 32.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 22.7% is used for growing crops and 26.7% is pastures, while 6.9% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality is located in the Liestal district, in a valley in the Jura Mountains
. It consists of the village of Arisdorf which is made up of the sections; Ober-, Mittel- and Unterdorf, as well as scattered individual houses.
of the municipal coat of arms
is Or, a Bear rampant Sable langued and vilené Gules on Coupeaux of the last.
Most of the population speaks German
(1,264 or 92.9%), with English
being second most common (27 or 2.0%) and French
being third (15 or 1.1%).
, the gender distribution of the population was 48.4% male and 51.6% female. The population was made up of 1,451 Swiss citizens (91.9% of the population), and 128 non-Swiss residents (8.1%) Of the population in the municipality 396 or about 29.1% were born in Arisdorf and lived there in 2000. There were 332 or 24.4% who were born in the same canton, while 407 or 29.9% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 175 or 12.9% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there were 7 live births to Swiss citizens and were 4 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 3 while the foreign population remained the same. There were 2 Swiss men and 1 Swiss woman who immigrated back to Switzerland. At the same time, there were 6 non-Swiss men and 3 non-Swiss women who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was an increase of 23 and the non-Swiss population change was a decrease of 4 people. This represents a population growth rate of 1.3%.
The age distribution, , in Arisdorf is; 109 children or 6.9% of the population are between 0 and 6 years old and 257 teenagers or 16.3% are between 7 and 19. Of the adult population, 153 people or 9.7% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 171 people or 10.8% are between 30 and 39, 286 people or 18.1% are between 40 and 49, and 337 people or 21.3% are between 50 and 64. The senior population distribution is 206 people or 13.0% of the population are between 65 and 79 years old and there are 60 people or 3.8% who are over 80.
, there were 506 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 711 married individuals, 70 widows or widowers and 73 individuals who are divorced.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.53 which is about equal to the cantonal average of 0.56 per room. In this case, a room is defined as space of a housing unit of at least 4 m² (43.1 sq ft) as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics. About 74% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a mortgage
or a rent-to-own agreement).
, there were 538 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.5 persons per household. There were 112 households that consist of only one person and 41 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 547 households that answered this question, 20.5% were households made up of just one person and 8 were adults who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 201 married couples without children, 181 married couples with children There were 31 single parents with a child or children. There were 5 households that were made up unrelated people and 9 households that were made some sort of institution or another collective housing.
there were 294 single family homes (or 70.7% of the total) out of a total of 416 inhabited buildings. There were 43 multi-family buildings (10.3%), along with 64 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (15.4%) and 15 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (3.6%). Of the single family homes 42 were built before 1919, while 58 were built between 1990 and 2000. The greatest number of single family homes (92) were built between 1971 and 1980.
there were 564 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 5 rooms of which there were 172. There were 5 single room apartments and 298 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 519 apartments (92.0% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 37 apartments (6.6%) were seasonally occupied and 8 apartments (1.4%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 6.7 new units per 1000 residents. the average price to rent a two room apartment was about 987.00 CHF (US$790, £440, €630), a three room apartment was about 1274.00 CHF (US$1020, £570, €820) and a four room apartment cost an average of 1649.00 CHF (US$1320, £740, €1060). The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
the most popular party was the SVP
which received 42.57% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP
(18.47%), the SP
(17.01%) and the Green Party
(11.35%). In the federal election, a total of 543 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
was 49.3%.
the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 519. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 64, of which 60 were in agriculture and 4 were in forestry or lumber production. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 254, of which 113 or (44.5%) were in manufacturing and 141 (55.5%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 201. In the tertiary sector; 60 or 29.9% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 16 or 8.0% were in the movement and storage of goods, 2 or 1.0% were in a hotel or restaurant, 10 or 5.0% were in the information industry, 3 or 1.5% were the insurance or financial industry, 70 or 34.8% were technical professionals or scientists, 11 or 5.5% were in education and 4 or 2.0% were in health care.
, there were 305 workers who commuted into the municipality and 524 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 1.7 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. About 12.5% of the workforce coming into Arisdorf are coming from outside Switzerland. Of the working population, 13.9% used public transportation to get to work, and 51.2% used a private car.
. Of the rest of the population, there were 19 members of an Orthodox church
(or about 1.40% of the population), there were 2 individuals (or about 0.15% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church
, and there were 15 individuals (or about 1.10% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 18 (or about 1.32% of the population) who were Islam
ic. There were 3 individuals who were Buddhist
. 180 (or about 13.24% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic
or atheist
, and 62 individuals (or about 4.56% of the population) did not answer the question.
. The wettest month is August during which time Arisdorf receives an average of 112 mm (4.4 in) of rain or snow. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 12 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is May, with an average of 13.7, but with only 98 mm (3.9 in) of rain or snow. The driest month of the year is February with an average of 64 mm (2.5 in) of precipitation over 11 days.
). Of the 210 who completed tertiary schooling, 64.8% were Swiss men, 21.9% were Swiss women, 8.6% were non-Swiss men and 4.8% were non-Swiss women.
, there were 9 students in Arisdorf who came from another municipality, while 64 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 Liestal
Liestal (district)
Liestal District is one of the five districts of the largely German-speaking canton of Basel-Country, Switzerland. The city of Liestal serves as capital of both the district of Liestal and the canton of Basel-Country. It has a population of ....
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 Basel-Country
Basel-Country
Basel-Landschaft , is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. The capital is Liestal...
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
Arisdorf has an area, , of 10 square kilometres (3.9 sq mi). Of this area, 5.63 km² (2.2 sq mi) or 56.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.41 km² (1.3 sq mi) or 34.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.94 km² (0.362936029076983 sq mi) or 9.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.01 km² (2.5 acre) or 0.1% is unproductive land.Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.3%. Out of the forested land, 32.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 22.7% is used for growing crops and 26.7% is pastures, while 6.9% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality is located in the Liestal district, in a valley in the Jura Mountains
Jura mountains
The Jura Mountains are a small mountain range located north of the Alps, separating the Rhine and Rhone rivers and forming part of the watershed of each...
. It consists of the village of Arisdorf which is made up of the sections; Ober-, Mittel- and Unterdorf, as well as scattered individual houses.
Coat of arms
The blazonBlazon
In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct the appropriate image...
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 Bear rampant Sable langued and vilené Gules on Coupeaux of the last.
Demographics
Arisdorf has a population of . , 6.6% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 14.6%.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....
(1,264 or 92.9%), with English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
being second most common (27 or 2.0%) and 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...
being third (15 or 1.1%).
, the gender distribution of the population was 48.4% male and 51.6% female. The population was made up of 1,451 Swiss citizens (91.9% of the population), and 128 non-Swiss residents (8.1%) Of the population in the municipality 396 or about 29.1% were born in Arisdorf and lived there in 2000. There were 332 or 24.4% who were born in the same canton, while 407 or 29.9% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 175 or 12.9% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there were 7 live births to Swiss citizens and were 4 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 3 while the foreign population remained the same. There were 2 Swiss men and 1 Swiss woman who immigrated back to Switzerland. At the same time, there were 6 non-Swiss men and 3 non-Swiss women who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was an increase of 23 and the non-Swiss population change was a decrease of 4 people. This represents a population growth rate of 1.3%.
The age distribution, , in Arisdorf is; 109 children or 6.9% of the population are between 0 and 6 years old and 257 teenagers or 16.3% are between 7 and 19. Of the adult population, 153 people or 9.7% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 171 people or 10.8% are between 30 and 39, 286 people or 18.1% are between 40 and 49, and 337 people or 21.3% are between 50 and 64. The senior population distribution is 206 people or 13.0% of the population are between 65 and 79 years old and there are 60 people or 3.8% who are over 80.
, there were 506 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 711 married individuals, 70 widows or widowers and 73 individuals who are divorced.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.53 which is about equal to the cantonal average of 0.56 per room. In this case, a room is defined as space of a housing unit of at least 4 m² (43.1 sq ft) as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics. About 74% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a mortgage
Mortgage loan
A mortgage loan is a loan secured by real property through the use of a mortgage note which evidences the existence of the loan and the encumbrance of that realty through the granting of a mortgage which secures the loan...
or a rent-to-own agreement).
, there were 538 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.5 persons per household. There were 112 households that consist of only one person and 41 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 547 households that answered this question, 20.5% were households made up of just one person and 8 were adults who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 201 married couples without children, 181 married couples with children There were 31 single parents with a child or children. There were 5 households that were made up unrelated people and 9 households that were made some sort of institution or another collective housing.
there were 294 single family homes (or 70.7% of the total) out of a total of 416 inhabited buildings. There were 43 multi-family buildings (10.3%), along with 64 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (15.4%) and 15 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (3.6%). Of the single family homes 42 were built before 1919, while 58 were built between 1990 and 2000. The greatest number of single family homes (92) were built between 1971 and 1980.
there were 564 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 5 rooms of which there were 172. There were 5 single room apartments and 298 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 519 apartments (92.0% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 37 apartments (6.6%) were seasonally occupied and 8 apartments (1.4%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 6.7 new units per 1000 residents. the average price to rent a two room apartment was about 987.00 CHF (US$790, £440, €630), a three room apartment was about 1274.00 CHF (US$1020, £570, €820) and a four room apartment cost an average of 1649.00 CHF (US$1320, £740, €1060). The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
Sights
The entire village of Arisdorf is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage SitesInventory of Swiss Heritage Sites
The Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites is part of a 1981 Ordinance of the Swiss Federal Council implementing the Federal Law on the Protection of Nature and Cultural Heritage.-Sites of national importance:-Types:...
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 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...
which received 42.57% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were 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....
(18.47%), the SP
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(17.01%) 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:...
(11.35%). In the federal election, a total of 543 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 49.3%.
Economy
, Arisdorf had an unemployment rate of 1.2%. , there were 105 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 32 businesses involved in this sector. 243 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 18 businesses in this sector. 240 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 50 businesses in this sector. There were 722 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 43.2% of the workforce.the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 519. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 64, of which 60 were in agriculture and 4 were in forestry or lumber production. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 254, of which 113 or (44.5%) were in manufacturing and 141 (55.5%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 201. In the tertiary sector; 60 or 29.9% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 16 or 8.0% were in the movement and storage of goods, 2 or 1.0% were in a hotel or restaurant, 10 or 5.0% were in the information industry, 3 or 1.5% were the insurance or financial industry, 70 or 34.8% were technical professionals or scientists, 11 or 5.5% were in education and 4 or 2.0% were in health care.
, there were 305 workers who commuted into the municipality and 524 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 1.7 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. About 12.5% of the workforce coming into Arisdorf are coming from outside Switzerland. Of the working population, 13.9% used public transportation to get to work, and 51.2% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 220 or 16.2% were Roman Catholic, while 841 or 61.8% 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, there were 19 members of an Orthodox church
Orthodox Christianity
The term Orthodox Christianity may refer to:* the Eastern Orthodox Church and its various geographical subdivisions...
(or about 1.40% of the population), there were 2 individuals (or about 0.15% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church
Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland
The Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland is the Swiss member church of the Union of Utrecht, also known as Old Catholic Church, originally founded by the jansenists, with a later influx of discontented Catholics following their disappointment with the First Vatican Council. It has 14,000...
, and there were 15 individuals (or about 1.10% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 18 (or about 1.32% of the population) who were Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
ic. There were 3 individuals who were Buddhist
Buddhism
Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...
. 180 (or about 13.24% 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 62 individuals (or about 4.56% of the population) did not answer the question.
Weather
Arisdorf has an average of 137.4 days of rain or snow per year and on average receives 972 mm (38.3 in) of precipitationPrecipitation (meteorology)
In meteorology, precipitation In meteorology, precipitation In meteorology, precipitation (also known as one of the classes of hydrometeors, which are atmospheric water phenomena is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravity. The main forms of precipitation...
. The wettest month is August during which time Arisdorf receives an average of 112 mm (4.4 in) of rain or snow. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 12 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is May, with an average of 13.7, but with only 98 mm (3.9 in) of rain or snow. The driest month of the year is February with an average of 64 mm (2.5 in) of precipitation over 11 days.
Education
In Arisdorf about 538 or (39.6%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 210 or (15.4%) 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 210 who completed tertiary schooling, 64.8% were Swiss men, 21.9% were Swiss women, 8.6% were non-Swiss men and 4.8% were non-Swiss women.
, there were 9 students in Arisdorf who came from another municipality, while 64 residents attended schools outside the municipality.