Halten

Coat of arms

Halten

Location of Halten

Coordinates: 47°10′N 7°36′E / 47.167°N 7.600°ECoordinates: 47°10′N 7°36′E / 47.167°N 7.600°E

Country

Area

• Total

1.83 km² (0.71 sq mi)

Elevation

465 m (1,526 ft)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

873

• Density

480/km² (1,200/sq mi)

Postal code

4566

SFOS number

2520

Surrounded by

Heinrichswil-Winistorf, Hersiwil, Kriegstetten, Oekingen, Recherswil

Website

www.halten.ch
SFSO statistics

Halten is a municipality in the district of Wasseramt in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

Halten is first mentioned in 1201 as Haltun. In 1274 it was mentioned as Halton.

Halten has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 1.83 square kilometers (0.71 sq mi). Of this area, 1.12 km² (0.43 sq mi) or 61.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.39 km² (0.15 sq mi) or 21.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.34 km² (0.13 sq mi) or 18.6% is settled (buildings or roads).

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 13.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.4%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 1.1%. Out of the forested land, 20.2% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 47.5% is used for growing crops and 12.6% is pastures, while 1.1% is used for orchards or vine crops.

The municipality is located in the Wasseramt district.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per pale bendy sinister Gules and Argent and Sable a Tower roofed Argent.

Halten has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 873. As of 2008^[update], 5.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 4.4%. It has changed at a rate of 1.8% due to migration and at a rate of 2.1% due to births and deaths. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (766 or 96.8%), with French being second most common (10 or 1.3%) and Italian being third (3 or 0.4%).

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