Laufenburg District

Laufenburg District Bezirk Laufenburg
District
Location of Laufenburg District
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Aargau
Capital	Laufenburg
Area
• Total	125.57 km2 (48.48 sq mi)
Population (2014)
• Total	30,884
• Density	250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Municipalities	18

Laufenburg District is a district of the canton of Aargau, Switzerland, essentially consisting of the upper Fricktal valley in the Aargau Jura south of the Rhine. Its capital is the town of Laufenburg. It has a population of 30,884 (as of 31 December 2014).

Geography

The Laufenburg district has an area, as of 2009, of 152.56 square kilometers (58.90 sq mi). Of this area, 75.05 km² (28.98 sq mi) or 49.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 59.85 km² (23.11 sq mi) or 39.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 15.9 km² (6.1 sq mi) or 10.4% is settled (buildings or roads).

Demographics

The Laufenburg district has a population (as of December 2014) of 30,884. As of June 2009, 15.6% of the population are foreign nationals.

Economy

In 2000 there were 13,183 workers who lived in the district. Of these, 9,714 or about 73.7% of the residents worked outside the district while 5,635 people commuted into the district for work. There were a total of 9,104 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the district.

Religion

From the 2000 census, 15,302 or 59.4% were Roman Catholic, while 5,752 or 22.3% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 128 individuals (or about 0.50% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic faith.

Education

Of the school age population (in the 2008/2009 school year), there are 2,224 students attending primary school, there are 821 students attending secondary school, there are 555 students attending tertiary or university level schooling in the municipality.

Municipalities

Coat of arms	Municipality	Population (31 December 2014)	Area, km²
Eiken	Eiken	2,208	7.07
Frick	Frick	5,177	9.96
Gansingen	Gansingen	993	8.77
Gipf-Oberfrick	Gipf-Oberfrick	3,547	10.17
Herznach	Herznach	1,405	6.26
	Hornussen	916	7.27
Kaisten	Kaisten	2,573	18.11
	Laufenburg	3,330	14.49
Mettauertal	Mettauertal		21.56
Münchwilen	Münchwilen	910	2.47
Oberhof	Oberhof	594	8.20
Oeschgen	Oeschgen	923	4.38
Schwaderloch	Schwaderloch	660	2.77
Sisseln	Sisseln	1,517	2.52
Ueken	Ueken	881	5.10
	Wittnau	1,216	11.25
Wölflinswil	Wölflinswil	990	9.51
Zeihen	Zeihen	1,124	6.87
Total		30,884	152.56

^a Includes area of Hottwil, Etzgen, Mettau, Oberhofen and Wil which merged into Mettauertal on 1 January 2010.

^b Includes area of Ittenthal which merged into Kaisten on 1 January 2010.

^c Includes area of Sulz which merged into Laufenburg on 1 January 2010.

Mergers

The following changes to the district's municipalities have occurred since 2000:

• On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Hottwil in the Brugg district and Etzgen, Mettau, Oberhofen and Wil in the Laufenburg district merged to form the new municipality of Mettauertal. This resulted in Hottwil transferring from Brugg to Laufenburg. At the same time the municipality of Ittenthal merged into Kaisten, and Sulz merged into Laufenburg.