Ebersecken

Coat of arms

Ebersecken

Location of Ebersecken

Coordinates: 47°11′N 7°56′E / 47.183°N 7.933°ECoordinates: 47°11′N 7°56′E / 47.183°N 7.933°E

Country

Area

• Total

8.56 km² (3.31 sq mi)

Elevation

548 m (1,798 ft)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

401

• Density

47/km² (120/sq mi)

Postal code

6245

SFOS number

1126

Surrounded by

Altbüron, Altishofen, Fischbach, Grossdietwil, Nebikon, Ohmstal, Reiden, Schötz, Zell

Website

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Profile (German), SFSO statistics

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

Ebersecken is first mentioned in 1274 as Eberseche. In 1275 it was mentioned as Ebersegge.

Ebersecken has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 8.6 km² (3.3 sq mi). Of this area, 79% is used for agricultural purposes, while 17.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.1%) is non-productive (rivers). In the 1997 land survey^[update], 17.39% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 74.1% is used for farming or pastures, while 4.67% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 2.33% is covered with buildings, 0.47% is classed as special developments, and 0.93% is transportation infrastructure.

The municipality is located in the Willisauer Bergland (Willisau highlands). It consists of the village of Ebersecken and several small hamlets.

Ebersecken has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 401. As of 2007^[update], 13 or about 3.1% are not Swiss citizens. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 0.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (98.0%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.2%) and French being third ( 0.2%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the CVP which received 39.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (28.6%), the SVP (28.4%) and the Green Party (1.9%).

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