Dietwil is a municipality in the district of Muri in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
thumb|Aerial view (1953)
History
Dietwil is first mentioned in 1236 as Tuetwile.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 5.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.7%. Out of the forested land, 15.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 45.3% is used for growing crops and 24.9% is pastures, while 2.4% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams. It depicts a wall anchor and is derived from the arms of the Eschenbach family, founders of the local church.
Demographics
Dietwil has a population () of . , 8.6% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 7.2%. Most of the population () speaks German (96.7%), with French being second most common ( 0.7%) and Albanian being third ( 0.6%).
The age distribution, , in Dietwil is; 129 children or 11.3% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 153 teenagers or 13.4% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 153 people or 13.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 189 people or 16.5% are between 30 and 39, 220 people or 19.2% are between 40 and 49, and 140 people or 12.2% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 79 people or 6.9% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 54 people or 4.7% are between 70 and 79, there are 24 people or 2.1% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 4 people or 0.3% who are 90 and older.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.6 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 51.4% 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 28 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 171 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 157 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. There were a total of 10 empty apartments for a 2.2% vacancy rate.
Heritage sites of national significance
thumb|Church of Dietwil
The Catholic parish church of Dietwil is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Economy
, Dietwil had an unemployment rate of 1.41%. , there were 100 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 29 businesses involved in this sector. 17 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 11 businesses in this sector. 57 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 16 businesses in this sector. Of the working population, 8.2% used public transportation to get to work, and 60.4% used a private car.
Education
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Dietwil about 79.3% of the population (between age 25 and 64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).