Zeglingen
Encyclopedia
Zeglingen is a municipality
in the district of Sissach
in the canton
of Basel-Country
in Switzerland
.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.9%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.6% of the area Out of the forested land, 43.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 17.1% is used for growing crops and 27.8% is pastures, while 3.7% is used for orchards or vine crops.
Most of the population speaks German
(424 or 95.1%), with Albanian
being second most common (9 or 2.0%) and Italian language
being third (5 or 1.1%). There is 1 person who speaks French
.
, the gender distribution of the population was 50.4% male and 49.6% female. The population was made up of 447 Swiss citizens (95.5% of the population), and 21 non-Swiss residents (4.5%) Of the population in the municipality 222 or about 49.8% were born in Zeglingen and lived there in 2000. There were 120 or 26.9% who were born in the same canton, while 74 or 16.6% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 29 or 6.5% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there were 7 live births to Swiss citizens and were 7 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens remained the same while the foreign population remained the same. There was 1 Swiss woman who immigrated back to Switzerland. At the same time, there . The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was an increase of 4 and the non-Swiss population remained the same. This represents a population growth rate of 0.9%.
The age distribution, , in Zeglingen is; 37 children or 7.9% of the population are between 0 and 6 years old and 66 teenagers or 14.1% are between 7 and 19. Of the adult population, 45 people or 9.6% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 71 people or 15.2% are between 30 and 39, 67 people or 14.3% are between 40 and 49, and 93 people or 19.9% are between 50 and 64. The senior population distribution is 63 people or 13.5% of the population are between 65 and 79 years old and there are 26 people or 5.6% who are over 80.
, there were 167 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 227 married individuals, 29 widows or widowers and 23 individuals who are divorced.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.56 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 65.7% 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 182 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.4 persons per household. There were 41 households that consist of only one person and 17 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 184 households that answered this question, 22.3% were households made up of just one person and 2 were adults who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 67 married couples without children, 58 married couples with children There were 9 single parents with a child or children. There were 5 households that were made up unrelated people and 2 households that were made some sort of institution or another collective housing.
there were 63 single family homes (or 47.7% of the total) out of a total of 132 inhabited buildings. There were 16 multi-family buildings (12.1%), along with 51 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (38.6%) and 2 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (1.5%). Of the single family homes 22 were built before 1919, while 10 were built between 1990 and 2000.
there were 192 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 4 rooms of which there were 61. There were 3 single room apartments and 78 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 178 apartments (92.7% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 2 apartments (1.0%) were seasonally occupied and 12 apartments (6.3%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 6.5 new units per 1000 residents. the average price to rent a three room apartment was about 795.00 CHF (US$640, £360, €510) and a four room apartment cost an average of .00 CHF (US$0, £0, €0). 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 38.96% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP
(24.43%), the Green Party
(16.64%) and the FDP
(11.8%). In the federal election, a total of 195 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
was 54.2%.
the total number of full-time equivalent
jobs was 76. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 33, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 19, of which 15 or (78.9%) were in manufacturing and 4 (21.1%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 24. In the tertiary sector; 9 or 37.5% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 4 or 16.7% were technical professionals or scientists, 7 or 29.2% were in education.
, there were 21 workers who commuted into the municipality and 154 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 7.3 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 17.6% used public transportation to get to work, and 53.4% used a private car.
. Of the rest of the population,, and there were 2 individuals (or about 0.45% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 9 (or about 2.02% of the population) who were Islam
ic. There was 1 person who was Buddhist
and 4 individuals who were Hindu
. 37 (or about 8.30% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic
or atheist
, and 1 individuals (or about 0.22% of the population) did not answer the question.
). Of the 35 who completed tertiary schooling, 77.1% were Swiss men, 17.1% were Swiss women.
, there were 5 students in Zeglingen who came from another municipality, while 30 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 Sissach
Sissach (district)
Sissach District is one of the five districts of the largely German-speaking canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. It has a population of . The district occupies the western portion of Basel-Country, bordering the neighbouring cantons of canton of Aargau and Solothurn. Its capital is the town 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
Zeglingen has an area, , of 7.91 square kilometres (3.1 sq mi). Of this area, 3.84 km² (1.5 sq mi) or 48.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.6 km² (1.4 sq mi) or 45.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.49 km² (0.189190057710342 sq mi) or 6.2% is settled (buildings or roads).Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.9%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.6% of the area Out of the forested land, 43.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 17.1% is used for growing crops and 27.8% is pastures, while 3.7% is used for orchards or vine crops.
Demographics
Zeglingen has a population of . , 3.0% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 4%.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....
(424 or 95.1%), with Albanian
Albanian language
Albanian is an Indo-European language spoken by approximately 7.6 million people, primarily in Albania and Kosovo but also in other areas of the Balkans in which there is an Albanian population, including western Macedonia, southern Montenegro, southern Serbia and northwestern Greece...
being second most common (9 or 2.0%) and Italian language
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
being third (5 or 1.1%). There is 1 person who speaks 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 50.4% male and 49.6% female. The population was made up of 447 Swiss citizens (95.5% of the population), and 21 non-Swiss residents (4.5%) Of the population in the municipality 222 or about 49.8% were born in Zeglingen and lived there in 2000. There were 120 or 26.9% who were born in the same canton, while 74 or 16.6% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 29 or 6.5% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there were 7 live births to Swiss citizens and were 7 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens remained the same while the foreign population remained the same. There was 1 Swiss woman who immigrated back to Switzerland. At the same time, there . The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was an increase of 4 and the non-Swiss population remained the same. This represents a population growth rate of 0.9%.
The age distribution, , in Zeglingen is; 37 children or 7.9% of the population are between 0 and 6 years old and 66 teenagers or 14.1% are between 7 and 19. Of the adult population, 45 people or 9.6% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 71 people or 15.2% are between 30 and 39, 67 people or 14.3% are between 40 and 49, and 93 people or 19.9% are between 50 and 64. The senior population distribution is 63 people or 13.5% of the population are between 65 and 79 years old and there are 26 people or 5.6% who are over 80.
, there were 167 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 227 married individuals, 29 widows or widowers and 23 individuals who are divorced.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.56 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 65.7% 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 182 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.4 persons per household. There were 41 households that consist of only one person and 17 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 184 households that answered this question, 22.3% were households made up of just one person and 2 were adults who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 67 married couples without children, 58 married couples with children There were 9 single parents with a child or children. There were 5 households that were made up unrelated people and 2 households that were made some sort of institution or another collective housing.
there were 63 single family homes (or 47.7% of the total) out of a total of 132 inhabited buildings. There were 16 multi-family buildings (12.1%), along with 51 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (38.6%) and 2 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (1.5%). Of the single family homes 22 were built before 1919, while 10 were built between 1990 and 2000.
there were 192 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 4 rooms of which there were 61. There were 3 single room apartments and 78 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 178 apartments (92.7% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 2 apartments (1.0%) were seasonally occupied and 12 apartments (6.3%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 6.5 new units per 1000 residents. the average price to rent a three room apartment was about 795.00 CHF (US$640, £360, €510) and a four room apartment cost an average of .00 CHF (US$0, £0, €0). The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0%.
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 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 38.96% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(24.43%), 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:...
(16.64%) and 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....
(11.8%). In the federal election, a total of 195 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 54.2%.
Economy
, Zeglingen had an unemployment rate of 1.1%. , there were 56 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 21 businesses involved in this sector. 22 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 6 businesses in this sector. 31 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 8 businesses in this sector. There were 238 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 42.4% 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 76. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 33, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 19, of which 15 or (78.9%) were in manufacturing and 4 (21.1%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 24. In the tertiary sector; 9 or 37.5% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 4 or 16.7% were technical professionals or scientists, 7 or 29.2% were in education.
, there were 21 workers who commuted into the municipality and 154 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 7.3 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 17.6% used public transportation to get to work, and 53.4% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 33 or 7.4% were Roman Catholic, while 359 or 80.5% 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 were 2 individuals (or about 0.45% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 9 (or about 2.02% 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 was 1 person who was 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...
and 4 individuals who were Hindu
Hinduism
Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...
. 37 (or about 8.30% 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 0.22% of the population) did not answer the question.
Education
In Zeglingen about 193 or (43.3%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 35 or (7.8%) 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 35 who completed tertiary schooling, 77.1% were Swiss men, 17.1% were Swiss women.
, there were 5 students in Zeglingen who came from another municipality, while 30 residents attended schools outside the municipality.