thumb|Aerial view (1953)

Densbüren is a municipality in the Aarau District of the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

History

Densbüren is first mentioned in the 14th century as Tensbuirron. In 1426, it was mentioned as Teinspuiren.

Geography

Densbüren has an area, , of . Of this area, 39.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 55.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.2%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).

Demographics

Densbüren has a population (as of ) of . , 7.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years, the population has decreased at a rate of -4.9%. Most of the population () speaks German (98.2%), with Albanian being second most common (0.4%) and Serbo-Croatian being third (0.3%).

The age distribution, , in Densbüren is;

{| class="wikitable sortable"

!Age range in years

!Percentage of population

!Number of population

|-

|0-9

|7.8%

|56

|-

|10-19

|15.4%

|110

|-

|20-29

|11.6%

|83

|-

|30-39

|11.0%

|79

|-

|40-49

|17.6%

|126

|-

|50-59

|15.0%

|107

|-

|60-69

|10.3%

|74

|-

|70-79

|7.1%

|51

|-

|8-89

|3.6%

|26

|-

|90+

|0.4%

|3

|}

, there were 25 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 98 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 135 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household was 2.62 individuals.

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the Swiss People's Party which received 52.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the Free Democratic Party (10.5%), the Social Democratic Party (10.3%) and the Christian Democratic People's Party (8%).

Economy

, Densbüren had an unemployment rate of 1.42%. , there were 81 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 28 businesses involved in this sector. 98 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 10 businesses in this sector. 88 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 20 businesses in this sector.

Religion

From the , 113 or 15.7% are Roman Catholic, while 529 or 73.4% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

References

  • Commune homepage