Freienwil is a municipality in the district of Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

History

Freienwil is first mentioned around 1227–1234 as Friginwillare.

Demographics

thumb|left|350px|Population growth

The historical population is given in the following table: Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 22.4%. Most of the population () speaks German (94.2%), with French being second most common (1.7%) and English being third (1.5%).

The age distribution, , in Freienwil is; 109 children or 12.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 112 teenagers or 12.7% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 83 people or 9.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 92 people or 10.4% are between 30 and 39, 185 people or 21.0% are between 40 and 49, and 144 people or 16.3% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 91 people or 10.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 43 people or 4.9% are between 70 and 79, there are 21 people or 2.4% who are between 80 and 89, and there is 1 person who is 90 or older.

, there were 21 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 112 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 145 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 SVP which received 29.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (20.7%), the CVP (18.2%) and the Green Party (13.2%).

Religion

From the , 415 or 55.1% are Roman Catholic, while 206 or 27.4% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

thumb|center|Catholic chapel in Freienwil

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