Lufingen
Encyclopedia
Lufingen is a municipality
in the district of Bülach
in the canton
of Zürich in Switzerland
.
The municipality is located in the upper Embrachertal. It includes the village of Lufingen and since 1871 the village of Augwil.
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP
which received 48.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP
(12.1%), the SPS
(10.6%) and the CSP
(8.9%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 20.4% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 69.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 10.3%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Lufingen about 83.8% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule
).
Lufingen has an unemployment rate of 2.17%. , there were 32 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 14 businesses involved in this sector. 62 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 12 businesses in this sector. 128 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 32 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
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 Bülach
Bülach (district)
Bülach District is one of 12 districts of the Canton of Zürich in Switzerland, with some 117,000 inhabitants the third largest in the canton. Its administrative capital is Bülach, the largest municipality is Kloten, the location of Zurich Airport...
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 Zürich 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
Lufingen has an area of 5.2 km² (2 sq mi). Of this area, 50.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 37.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 11.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).The municipality is located in the upper Embrachertal. It includes the village of Lufingen and since 1871 the village of Augwil.
Demographics
Lufingen has a population (as of ) of . , 14.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 47.6%. Most of the population speaks German (88.9%), with Albanian being second most common ( 2.1%) and Italian being third ( 1.8%).In the 2007 election 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 48.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Free Democratic Party was a classical liberal political party in Switzerland. It was one of the major parties in Switzerland until its merger with the smaller classical liberal Liberal Party, to form FDP.The Liberals on 1 January 2009....
(12.1%), the SPS
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(10.6%) and the CSP
Christian Social Party (Switzerland)
The Christian Social Party is a political party in Switzerland. The CSP is more social democratic than the CVP. With the moderate Christian left as its background, the CSP commits itself to social democratic and environmentalist political solutions...
(8.9%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 20.4% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 69.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 10.3%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Lufingen about 83.8% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule
Fachhochschule
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...
).
Lufingen has an unemployment rate of 2.17%. , there were 32 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 14 businesses involved in this sector. 62 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 12 businesses in this sector. 128 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 32 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1467 | c. 15 |
| 1634 | 148 |
| 1850 | 259 |
| 1900 | 332 |
| 1950 | 343 |
| 2000 | 1,172 |
- Not including Augwil
- After 1871 population numbers include Augwil