Hasle, Switzerland

Hasle
Coat of arms
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Location of Hasle
Coordinates: 46°59′N 8°3′E / 46.983°N 8.050°E / 46.983; 8.050Coordinates: 46°59′N 8°3′E / 46.983°N 8.050°E / 46.983; 8.050
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Lucerne
District	Entlebuch
Area
• Total	40.3 km2 (15.6 sq mi)
Elevation	718 m (2,356 ft)
Population (Dec 2016)
• Total	1,746
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Postal code	6166
SFOS number	1005
Surrounded by	Doppleschwand, Entlebuch, Flühli, Romoos, Sarnen (OW), Schüpfheim
Website	www.hasle-lu.ch Profile (in German), SFSO statistics

Hasle is a municipality in the district of Entlebuch in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. Hasle is part of the UNESCO Entlebuch Biosphere Reserve since 2001.

Hasle is first mentioned in 1236 as Hasile.

Hasle has an area of 40.3 km² (15.6 sq mi). Of this area, 50.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 39.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (6.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In the 1997 land survey^[update], 39.58% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 50.12% is used for farming or pastures, while 0.5% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 0.87% is covered with buildings, 0.05% is industrial, 0.22% is classed as special developments, 0.12% is parks or greenbelts and 1.59% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 1.24% is unproductive flowing water (rivers) and 5.71% is other unproductive land.

The municipality is located on the both banks of the Kleine Emme. liegen die Weiler Habschwanden und Änetegg, rechts das Strassendorf H. sowie der Wallfahrts- und Skiort Heiligkreuz. It consists of the linear village of Hasle and the pilgrimage/ski resort of Heiligkreuz on the right side of the Emme. The hamlets of Habschwanden and Änetegg are on the left side of the river.

Hasle has a population (as of 31 December 2016) of 1,746. As of 2007^[update], 1.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -5.1%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (96.4%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.9%) and Italian being third ( 0.5%).