Tegerfelden

Tegerfelden
Coat of arms
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Location of Tegerfelden
Coordinates: 47°34′N 8°17′E / 47.567°N 8.283°E / 47.567; 8.283Coordinates: 47°34′N 8°17′E / 47.567°N 8.283°E / 47.567; 8.283
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Aargau
District	Zurzach
Area
• Total	7.11 km2 (2.75 sq mi)
Elevation	364 m (1,194 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	1,167
• Density	160/km2 (430/sq mi)
Postal code	5306
SFOS number	4320
Surrounded by	Baldingen, Döttingen, Rekingen, Unterendingen, Würenlingen, Zurzach
Website	www.tegerfelden.ch SFSO statistics

Tegerfelden is a municipality in the district of Zurzach in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

Located in the Surb river valley, Tegerfelden has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 7.11 square kilometers (2.75 sq mi). Of this area, 3.66 km² (1.41 sq mi) or 51.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.63 km² (1.02 sq mi) or 37.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.71 km² (0.27 sq mi) or 10.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.06 km² (15 acres) or 0.8% is either rivers or lakes.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.5%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.3% of the area Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 35.9% is used for growing crops and 9.1% is pastures, while 6.5% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure Border compony Gules and Argent an Eagle displayed of the last.

Tegerfelden has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 1,167 As of 2008^[update], 44.8% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 5.9%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German(96.3%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.7%) and French being third ( 0.4%).