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Pfaffnau

Pfaffnau
Pfaffnau-Pfarrhaus-Kirche.jpg
Coat of arms of Pfaffnau
Coat of arms
Pfaffnau is located in Switzerland
Pfaffnau
Pfaffnau
Pfaffnau is located in Canton of Lucerne
Pfaffnau
Pfaffnau
Coordinates: 47°14′N 7°54′E / 47.233°N 7.900°E / 47.233; 7.900Coordinates: 47°14′N 7°54′E / 47.233°N 7.900°E / 47.233; 7.900
Country Switzerland
Canton Lucerne
District Willisau
Area
 • Total 17.62 km2 (6.80 sq mi)
Elevation 507 m (1,663 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
 • Total 2,529
 • Density 140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Postal code 4915,6264
SFOS number 1139
Surrounded by Altbüron, Brittnau (AG), Grossdietwil, Melchnau (BE), Murgenthal (AG), Reiden, Roggliswil, Roggwil (BE), Untersteckholz (BE)
Website www.pfaffnau.ch
Profile (German), SFSO statistics

Pfaffnau is a municipality in the district of Willisau in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. In the municipality two different parts are existing, the village Pfaffnau and the Former Monastery of St. Urban.

Pfaffnau is first mentioned in 924 as Fafanhaa/Fafana. In 1173 it was mentioned as Phafena.

Pfaffnau has an area of 17.62 km2 (6.80 sq mi). Of this area, 11.41 km2 (4.41 sq mi) or 64.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 4.3 km2 (1.7 sq mi) or 24.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.71 km2 (0.66 sq mi) or 9.7% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.09 km2 (22 acres) or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes and 0.04 km2 (9.9 acres) or 0.2% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 5.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.6%. Out of the forested land, 23.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 41.5% is used for growing crops and 21.6% is pastures, while 1.7% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

The municipality is located in the hill country in the north-west corner of the canton, on the border with the cantons of Bern and Aargau. It consists of the former abbey village (Klosterdorf) of Pfaffnau and the hamlets of Burg, Buttenried, Murhof, Nuttele, Sagen, Schuelerslehn and Sankt Urban.

Pfaffnau has a population (as of December 2015) of 2,529. As of 2008, 8.5% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000-2010) the population has changed at a rate of 0.5%. Migration accounted for 0%, while births and deaths accounted for 1.2%.


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