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Dagmersellen
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Coat of arms of Dagmersellen
Coat of arms
Dagmersellen is located in Switzerland
Dagmersellen
Dagmersellen
Coordinates: 47°13′N 7°59′E / 47.217°N 7.983°E / 47.217; 7.983Coordinates: 47°13′N 7°59′E / 47.217°N 7.983°E / 47.217; 7.983
Country Switzerland
Canton Lucerne
District Willisau
Area
 • Total 23.9 km2 (9.2 sq mi)
Elevation 481 m (1,578 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
 • Total 5,234
 • Density 220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Postal code 6252
SFOS number 1125
Localities Buchs, Uffikon
Surrounded by Altishofen, Egolzwil, Knutwil, Mauensee, Nebikon, Reiden, Wauwil, Winikon
Website www.dagmersellen.ch
Profile (German), SFSO statistics

Dagmersellen is a municipality in the district of Willisau in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.

On 1 January 2006, the former municipalities of Buchs and Uffikon were merged into Dagmersellen, causing a one-third increase in its population and a marked increase in its territorial area.

Dagmersellen is first mentioned around 1070-90 as Tagmarsellen. In 1173 it was mentioned as Tagemarsseildon.

Dagmersellen has an area, as of 2006, of 23.9 km2 (9.2 sq mi). Of this area, 54.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 10.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In the 1997 land survey, 33.91% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 50.86% is used for farming or pastures, while 3.73% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 3.9% is covered with buildings, 0.88% is industrial, 0.42% is classed as special developments, 0.21% is parks or greenbelts and 4.78% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.17% is unproductive standing water (ponds or lakes), 0.55% is unproductive flowing water (rivers) and 0.59% is other unproductive land.

The municipality is located in the lower Wiggertal, on the A2 motorway between Basel and Lucerne. It consists of the linear village of Dagmersellen.

Dagmersellen has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 5,234. As of 2007, 605 or about 12.5% are not Swiss citizens. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 9%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (91.0%), with Albanian being second most common ( 2.2%) and Italian being third ( 1.6%).


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