Mettauertal

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Mettauertal

Location of Mettauertal

Coordinates: 47°34′N 8°9′E / 47.567°N 8.150°ECoordinates: 47°34′N 8°9′E / 47.567°N 8.150°E

Country

Area

• Total

21.59 km² (8.34 sq mi)

Elevation

381 m (1,250 ft)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

1,929

• Density

89/km² (230/sq mi)

Postal code

5276

SFOS number

4184

Surrounded by

Gansingen, Laufenburg, Leibstadt, Leuggern, Mandach, Remigen, Schwaderloch, Villigen

Website

www.wil-ag.ch
SFSO statistics

Mettauertal is a municipality in the district of Laufenburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Hottwil, Etzgen, Mettau, Oberhofen and Wil merged to form the new municipality of Mettauertal.

Mettauertal had an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey) of 21.59 km² (8.34 sq mi). Of this area, about 51.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 40.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 7.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and 1.3% is unproductive land. Over the past two decades (1979/85-2004/09) the amount of land that is settled has increased by 26 ha (64 acres) and the agricultural land has decreased by 36 ha (89 acres).

Mettauertal has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 1,929. As of 2013^[update], 11.3% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 3 years (2010-2013) the population has changed at a rate of -1.39%. The birth rate in the municipality, in 2013, was 9.4 while the death rate was 5.2 per thousand residents.

As of 2013^[update], children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 18.8% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) are 62.4% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 18.7%.

The historical population is given in the following chart:

The Hottwil, a former untervogtei residence with outbuildings and the catholic parish church in Mettau are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance.

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