Siblingen

Siblingen
Coat of arms
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Location of Siblingen
Coordinates: 47°42′N 8°31′E / 47.700°N 8.517°E / 47.700; 8.517Coordinates: 47°42′N 8°31′E / 47.700°N 8.517°E / 47.700; 8.517
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Schaffhausen
District	n.a.
Area
• Total	9.41 km2 (3.63 sq mi)
Elevation	508 m (1,667 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	834
• Density	89/km2 (230/sq mi)
Postal code	8225
SFOS number	2953
Surrounded by	Beringen, Gächlingen, Hemmental, Löhningen, Neunkirch, Schleitheim
Website	www.siblingen.ch Profile (German), SFSO statistics

Siblingen is a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland.

Siblingen has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 9.3 km² (3.6 sq mi). Of this area, 44.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 48.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.4%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules a Pine Tree Vert trunked and eradicated proper.

Siblingen has a population (as of 2008^[update]) of 743, of which 9.8% are foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (as of 2008^[update]), 52.9% are from Germany, 8.6% are from Italy, and 38.6% are from another country. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -2.9%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (97.5%), with Spanish being second most common ( 1.0%) and Portuguese being third ( 0.8%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2008^[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 18.2% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 65.4% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 16.4%.

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 42.2% of the vote. The next two most popular parties were the SP (33.9%), and the FDP (23.9%) .