Lachen, Switzerland
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Town of Lachen and Lake Zurich
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| Coordinates: 47°11′N 8°51′E / 47.183°N 8.850°ECoordinates: 47°11′N 8°51′E / 47.183°N 8.850°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Schwyz | |
| District | March | |
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| • Total | 2.42 km2 (0.93 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 408 m (1,339 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 8,480 | |
| • Density | 3,500/km2 (9,100/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 8853 | |
| SFOS number | 1344 | |
| Surrounded by | Altendorf, Galgenen, Jona (SG), Wangen | |
| Twin towns | Schramberg (Germany) | |
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Lachen is a municipality in March District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.
Lachen is first mentioned around 1217–22 as de Lachun.
Lachen has an area of 2.4 km2 (0.93 sq mi), as of 2006. Of this area, 26.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 5.8% is forested. Of the remaining land, 62.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (5.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The municipality is located on a delta of the Wägi river in the upper section of Lake Zurich. It is the smallest municipality in the Canton of Schwyz.
Lachen has a population of 8,480. As of 2007[update], 27.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 14.1%. The majority of the population speaks German (84.9%), followed by Italian (5.1%) and Albanian (2.4%).
As of 2000[update] the gender distribution of the population was 49.1% male and 50.9% female. 1293 people or 20.6% of the population is under 19. 1950 people or 31.1% are 20 to 39, and 2,055 people or 32.8% are 40 to 64. 489 people or 7.8% are 65 to 74. There are 347 people or 5.5% who are 70 to 79 and 138 people or 2.20% of the population who are over 80. There is one person in Lachen who is over 100 years old.
As of 2000[update] there are 2,817 households, of which 1,039 households (or about 36.9%) contain only one person. 115 or about 4.1% are large households, with at least five occupants.
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 43.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (19.4%), the SPS (19.1%) and the CVP (13.9%).
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