Buttwil

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Buttwil

Location of Buttwil

Coordinates: 47°16′N 8°19′E / 47.267°N 8.317°ECoordinates: 47°16′N 8°19′E / 47.267°N 8.317°E

Country

Area

• Total

4.52 km² (1.75 sq mi)

Elevation

641 m (2,103 ft)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

1,176

• Density

260/km² (670/sq mi)

Postal code

5632

SFOS number

4230

Surrounded by

Bettwil, Boswil, Geltwil, Hämikon (LU), Muri, Müswangen (LU), Schongau (LU)

Website

www.buttwil.ch
SFSO statistics

Buttwil is a municipality in the district of Muri in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

The village is 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) west of Muri.

Buttwil is first mentioned in 1160 as Butwile. From its founding the Benedictine Muri Abbey possessed extensive real estate in the village. With the conquest of Aargau in 1415 the high court right, which had been held by the Habsburgs, went to the Swiss Confederation. The low court right remained at the Abbey.

The chapel of St. James was built in 1666 and was a chapel of ease in the Muri parish.

This former farming village showed, up about 1950, a steady population decline. This was followed by a sharp increase since 1970 is due to the virtually fog-free area and the short commutes on the train to Zurich and Lucerne. Since 1984 there has been a bus connection to Muri.

Buttwil has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 4.52 square kilometers (1.75 sq mi). Of this area, 2.92 km² (1.13 sq mi) or 64.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.03 km² (0.40 sq mi) or 22.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.56 km² (0.22 sq mi) or 12.4% is settled (buildings or roads).

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 6.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.5%. Out of the forested land, 21.2% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.5% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 38.7% is used for growing crops and 22.6% is pastures, while 3.3% is used for orchards or vine crops.

The municipality is located in the Muri district on the eastern edge of the Lindenberg. It consists of the village of Buttwil.

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