Arni is a municipality in the district of Bremgarten in the Swiss canton of Aargau.

History

left|thumb|Aerial view (1965)

Arni is first mentioned in 1184 as Arne.

Geography

left|thumb|Arni from Wiibrguet

Arni has an area, , of . Of this area, 58.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 28.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 12% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.9%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).

Demographics

Arni has a population (as of ) of . , 12.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 29.5%. Most of the population () speaks German (94.8%), with French being second most common ( 1.3%) and Italian being third ( 0.9%).

The age distribution, , in Arni is; 187 children or 11.6% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 219 teenagers or 13.5% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 149 people or 9.2% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 202 people or 12.5% are between 30 and 39, 327 people or 20.2% are between 40 and 49, and 277 people or 17.1% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 161 people or 9.9% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 67 people or 4.1% are between 70 and 79, there are 28 people or 1.7% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 2 people or 0.1% who are 90 and older.

the average number of residents per living room was 0.55 which is about equal to the cantonal average of 0.57 per room. In this case, a room is defined as space of a housing unit of at least as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics. About 68.5% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a mortgage or a rent-to-own agreement). , there were 25 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 183 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 278 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household was 2.61 individuals. There were a total of 3 empty apartments for a 0.5% vacancy rate. Of the working population, 22.8% used public transportation to get to work, and 53.3% used a private car.

References

Notes

  • Arni website