Schnottwil

Schnottwil
Schnottwil village
Coat of arms
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Location of Schnottwil
Coordinates: 47°7′N 7°23′E / 47.117°N 7.383°E / 47.117; 7.383Coordinates: 47°7′N 7°23′E / 47.117°N 7.383°E / 47.117; 7.383
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Solothurn
District	Bucheggberg
Area
• Total	7.18 km2 (2.77 sq mi)
Elevation	502 m (1,647 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	1,063
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Postal code	3253
SFOS number	2461
Surrounded by	Balm bei Messen, Biezwil, Büren an der Aare (BE), Diessbach bei Büren (BE), Oberwil bei Büren (BE), Wengi (BE)
Website	www.schnottwil.ch SFSO statistics

Schnottwil is a municipality in the district of Bucheggberg, in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland.

Schnottwil is first mentioned in 1264 as Snotenwiler mansus and as Snotenwilere molendinum, though both come from a 15th Century copy of the original. In 1398 it was mentioned as Schnottwil.

Schnottwil has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 7.18 square kilometers (2.77 sq mi). Of this area, 4.23 km² (1.63 sq mi) or 58.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.31 km² (0.89 sq mi) or 32.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.62 km² (0.24 sq mi) or 8.6% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km² (2.5 acres) or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 5.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.5%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 48.5% is used for growing crops and 9.6% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

The municipality is located in the Bucheggberg district. It is located on the western edge of the canton and is surrounded on three sides by the canton of Bern.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules a Trident Top Or.

Schnottwil has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 1,063. As of 2008^[update], 3.7% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 8.9%.

Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (905 or 95.7%), with French being second most common (12 or 1.3%) and Arabic being third (8 or 0.8%). There are 2 people who speak Romansh.