Arboldswil
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| Coordinates: 47°25′N 7°43′E / 47.417°N 7.717°ECoordinates: 47°25′N 7°43′E / 47.417°N 7.717°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Basel-Landschaft | |
| District | Waldenburg | |
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| • Total | 3.48 km2 (1.34 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 630 m (2,070 ft) | |
| Population (Mar 2016) | ||
| • Total | 556 | |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 4424 | |
| SFOS number | 2881 | |
| Surrounded by | Bubendorf, Niederdorf, Reigoldswil, Titterten, Ziefen | |
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Arboldswil is a municipality in the district of Waldenburg in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
Arboldswil is first mentioned in 1226 as Arboldswilre.
Arboldswil has an area, as of 2009[update], of 3.48 square kilometers (1.34 sq mi). Of this area, 1.78 km2 (0.69 sq mi) or 51.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.44 km2 (0.56 sq mi) or 41.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.22 km2 (0.085 sq mi) or 6.3% is settled (buildings or roads).
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.6%. Out of the forested land, 39.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.0% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 9.8% is used for growing crops and 32.5% is pastures, while 8.9% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality is located in the Waldenburg district, on a plateau in the Jura Mountains between the Waldenburger and Reigoldswiler valleys.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure, a Tower embattleed masoned Argent issuant from Coupeaux Vert, in chief Sun Or.
Arboldswil has a population (as of March 2016[update]) of 556. As of 2008[update], 4.6% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 5.3%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (454 or 92.1%), with Portuguese being second most common (16 or 3.2%) and French being third (5 or 1.0%).
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