Hildisrieden

Hildisrieden
Coat of arms
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Location of Hildisrieden
Coordinates: 47°9′N 8°14′E / 47.150°N 8.233°E / 47.150; 8.233Coordinates: 47°9′N 8°14′E / 47.150°N 8.233°E / 47.150; 8.233
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Lucerne
District	Sursee
Area
• Total	7.05 km2 (2.72 sq mi)
Elevation	685 m (2,247 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	2,138
• Density	300/km2 (790/sq mi)
Postal code	6024
SFOS number	1088
Surrounded by	Neudorf, Neuenkirch, Rain, Römerswil, Sempach
Website	www.hildisrieden.ch Profile (German), SFSO statistics

Hildisrieden is a municipality in the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.

Hildisrieden is first mentioned in 1173 as Hiltensrieden.

Hildisrieden has an area of 7 km² (2.7 sq mi). Of this area, 78% is used for agricultural purposes, while 11.9% is forested. The rest of the land, (10.2%) is settled. In the 1997 land survey^[update], 11.87% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 71.82% is used for farming or pastures, while 6.15% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 5.87% is covered with buildings, 0.14% is industrial, 0.43% is parks or greenbelts and 3.72% is transportation infrastructure.

Hildisrieden has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 2,138. As of 2007^[update], 4.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 3.9%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (95.8%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.3%) and Italian being third ( 0.7%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the CVP which received 42% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (25.3%), the FDP (20.3%) and the SPS (5.9%).

The age distribution in Hildisrieden is; 426 people or 23.5% of the population is 0–19 years old. 440 people or 24.3% are 20–39 years old, and 675 people or 37.3% are 40–64 years old. The senior population distribution is 187 people or 10.3% are 65–79 years old, 71 or 3.9% are 80–89 years old and 13 people or 0.7% of the population are 90+ years old.