Densbüren is a municipality in the Aarau District of the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
History Densbüren is first mentioned in the 14th century as Tensbuirron. In 1426, it was mentioned as Teinspuiren.
Geography Densbüren has an area, , of . Of this area, 39.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 55.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.2%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).
The municipality is located in the Aarau District on the northern slope of the Staffelegg Pass, a regionally important pass over the Jura Mountains. It consists of the linear village of Densbüren and the hamlets of Asp.
Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent bordered Gules a Pine Tree Vert issuant from Coupeaux of the same. accessed 22-January-2010
Demographics Densbüren has a population (as of ) of . , 7.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bereich 01 -Bevölkerung accessed 20 January 2010 Over the last 10 years, the population has decreased at a rate of -4.9%. Most of the population () speaks German (98.2%), with Albanian being second most common (0.4%) and Serbo-Croatian being third (0.3%).Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 22-January-2010
The age distribution, , in Densbüren is;Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bevölkerungsdaten für den Kanton Aargau und die Gemeinden (Archiv) accessed 20 January 2010 Age range in yearsPercentage of populationNumber of population0-97.8%5610-1915.4%11020-2911.6%8330-3911.0%7940-49 17.6%12650-5915.0%10760-6910.3%7470-797.1%518-893.6%2690+0.4%3 , there were 25 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 98 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 135 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household was 2.62 individuals. there were 151 single family homes (or 49.8% of the total) out of a total of 303 homes and apartments.Statistical Department of Canton Aargau accessed 20 January 2010
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the Swiss People's Party which received 52.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the Free Democratic Party (10.5%), the Social Democratic Party (10.3%) and the Christian Democratic People's Party (8%).
In Densbüren about 77.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). Of the school age population (), there are 44 students attending primary school in the municipality.
The historical population is given in the following table:
Heritage sites of national significance The ruined castle of Urgiz Castle is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance 21.11.2008 version, accessed 22-Jan-2010
Economy , Densbüren had an unemployment rate of 1.42%. , there were 81 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 28 businesses involved in this sector. 98 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 10 businesses in this sector. 88 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 20 businesses in this sector.
there were a total of 361 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 255 or about 70.6% of the residents worked outside Densbüren while 100 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 206 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality.Statistical Department of Canton Aargau-Bereich 11 Verkehr und Nachrichtenwesen accessed 21 January 2010
Religion From the , 113 or 15.7% are Roman Catholic, while 529 or 73.4% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.Statistical Department of Canton Aargau - Aargauer Zahlen 2009 accessed 20 January 2010
References
External links
Commune homepage