Uezwil

Uezwil
Coat of arms
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Location of Uezwil
Coordinates: 47°19′N 8°17′E / 47.317°N 8.283°E / 47.317; 8.283Coordinates: 47°19′N 8°17′E / 47.317°N 8.283°E / 47.317; 8.283
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Aargau
District	Bremgarten
Government
• Mayor	Peter Koch
Area
• Total	2.44 km2 (0.94 sq mi)
Elevation	532 m (1,745 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	462
• Density	190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Postal code	5619
SFOS number	4078
Surrounded by	Büttikon, Waltenschwil, Kallern, Sarmenstorf
Website	www.uezwil.ch SFSO statistics

Uezwil is a municipality in the district of Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

In 1936, a 4,500-year-old megalith dating from the Neolithic Age was discovered. Roman finds point to human habitation in the area during the classical period. Around 500, a settlement of Alamanni developed in the area. A village of this name was first documented in 1306 in a Habsburg land deed.

Uezwil has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 2.4 square kilometers (0.93 sq mi). Of this area, 65.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 28.4% is forested. The rest of the land, (5.8%) is settled.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per pale Or three Arrows Gules in pale fesswise issuant and Azure.

Uezwil has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 462. As of 2008^[update], 8.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 13.9%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (97.5%), with English being second most common ( 0.8%) and French being third ( 0.6%).

The age distribution, as of 2008^[update], in Uezwil is; 51 children or 12.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 48 teenagers or 11.7% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 41 people or 10.0% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 58 people or 14.1% are between 30 and 39, 85 people or 20.6% are between 40 and 49, and 56 people or 13.6% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 45 people or 10.9% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 21 people or 5.1% are between 70 and 79, there are 6 people or 1.5% who are between 80 and 89,and there is 1 person who is 90 and older.