Grindel, Switzerland
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| Coordinates: 47°23′N 7°30′E / 47.383°N 7.500°ECoordinates: 47°23′N 7°30′E / 47.383°N 7.500°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Solothurn | |
| District | Thierstein | |
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| • Total | 3.06 km2 (1.18 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 577 m (1,893 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 486 | |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 4247 | |
| SFOS number | 2617 | |
| Surrounded by | Bärschwil, Büsserach, Erschwil, Laufen (BL), Montsevelier (JU), Wahlen bei Laufen (BL) | |
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Grindel (French: Grandelle) is a municipality in the district of Thierstein in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
Grindel is first mentioned in 1147 as Crindil.
Grindel has an area, as of 2009[update], of 3.06 square kilometers (1.18 sq mi). Of this area, 1.26 km2 (0.49 sq mi) or 41.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.53 km2 (0.59 sq mi) or 50.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.2 km2 (0.077 sq mi) or 6.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.3% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.0%. Out of the forested land, 43.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 6.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 2.0% is used for growing crops and 30.7% is pastures, while 5.2% is used for orchards or vine crops and 3.3% is used for alpine pastures.
The municipality is an S-shaped linear village located in the Thierstein district.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules a Fir tree Vert trunked Sable issuant from a Base of the second and a Fence fesswise of the third.
Grindel has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 486. As of 2008[update], 3.7% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of -3.2%. It has changed at a rate of 0.4% due to migration and at a rate of -1.6% due to births and deaths.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (484 or 98.0%), with French being second most common (4 or 0.8%) and Italian being third (1 or 0.2%).
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