Hedingen

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Hedingen

Location of Hedingen

Coordinates: 47°18′N 8°27′E / 47.300°N 8.450°ECoordinates: 47°18′N 8°27′E / 47.300°N 8.450°E

Country

Area

• Total

6.53 km² (2.52 sq mi)

Elevation

501 m (1,644 ft)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

3,655

• Density

560/km² (1,400/sq mi)

Postal code

8908

SFOS number

0005

Surrounded by

Affoltern am Albis, Arni (AG), Bonstetten, Islisberg (AG), Jonen (AG), Stallikon

Website

www.hedingen.ch
SFSO statistics

Hedingen is a municipality in the district of Affoltern in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Hedingen is first mentioned in 1116 as Hedingen.

Hedingen has an area of 6.6 km² (2.5 sq mi). Of this area, 48% is used for agricultural purposes, while 32.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 18.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

The municipality includes the village of Hedingen, the hamlets of Fromoos and Ismatt and scattered houses.

Hedingen has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 3,655. As of 2007^[update], 13.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 18.2%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (88.7%), with Italian being second most common ( 3.0%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 2.0%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 34% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (19.4%), the FDP (13.8%) and the CSP (11.8%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000^[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 28.1% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 60.9% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 11%. In Hedingen about 83% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

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