Altbüron
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| Coordinates: 47°11′N 7°53′E / 47.183°N 7.883°ECoordinates: 47°11′N 7°53′E / 47.183°N 7.883°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Lucerne | |
| District | Willisau | |
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| • Total | 6.76 km2 (2.61 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 545 m (1,788 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 986 | |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 6147 | |
| SFOS number | 1122 | |
| Surrounded by | Ebersecken, Grossdietwil, Melchnau (BE), Pfaffnau, Roggliswil | |
| Website |
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Altbüron is a municipality in the district of Willisau in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
Altbüron is first mentioned in 1194 as Alpurron.
Altbüron has an area, as of 2006[update], of 6.8 km2 (2.6 sq mi). Of this area, 60.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 29.6% is forested. The rest of the land, (9.7%) is settled. In the 1997 land survey[update], 29.65% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 57.82% is used for farming or pastures, while 2.8% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 3.83% is covered with buildings, 0.44% is industrial, 1.77% is classed as special developments, 0.15% is parks or greenbelts and 3.54% is transportation infrastructure.
The municipality is located in the Rot river valley (Rottal).
Altbüron has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 986. As of 2007[update], 81 or about 9.0% are not Swiss citizens. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 5.7%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (93.8%), with Albanian being second most common ( 3.5%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 1.9%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the CVP which received 39.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (29.9%), the SVP (19.3%) and the Green Party (5.4%).
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