Brugg District is a district in the Canton of Aargau, Switzerland. The capital of the district is the town of Brugg.
Brugg District
Bezirk Brugg | |
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District | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Aargau |
Capital | Brugg |
Area | |
• Total | 130.08 km2 (50.22 sq mi) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 52,042 |
• Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Municipalities | 20 |
Brugg District has an area, as of 1997[update], of 149.29 km2 (57.64 sq mi). Of this area, 42.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 41.3% is forested. The rest of the land, (14.1%) is settled.[1] It is located around the rivers Aare and Reuss. The northern part of the district, north of the Aare, lies in the Aargau part of the Jura mountains.
Brugg District has a population (as of June 2009[update]) of 46,471.[2]
As of 2000[update], there were 1,635 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 8,736 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 6,792 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household was 2.41 individuals.[1] In 2008[update] there were 7,550 single family homes (or 36.4% of the total) out of a total of 20,725 homes and apartments.[3] There were a total of 194 empty apartments for a 0.9% vacancy rate.[3]
Of the school age population (in the 2008/2009 school year[update]), there are 3,374 students attending primary school, there are 1,246 students attending secondary school, there are 780 students attending tertiary or university level schooling in the district.[1]
As of 2000[update] there were 22,875 residents who worked in the district, while 17,446 residents worked outside the Brugg district and 14,574 people commuted into the district for work.[4]
From the 2000 census[update], 13,426 or 30.4% were Roman Catholic, while 20,463 or 46.4% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 72 individuals (or about 0.16% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic faith.[1]
Coat of arms | Municipality | Population 2020[5] |
Area (km²)[6] |
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Auenstein | 1,613 | 5.68 | |
Birr | 4,598 | 5.05 | |
Birrhard | 742 | 3 | |
Bözberg | 1,663 | 15.5 | |
Brugg | 12,738 | 8.26 | |
Habsburg | 428 | 2.23 | |
Hausen bei Brugg | 3,734 | 3.2 | |
Lupfig | 12,679 | 5.15 | |
Mandach | 325 | 5.54 | |
Mönthal | 393 | 3.94 | |
Mülligen | 1,074 | 3.16 | |
Remigen | 1,326 | 7.87 | |
Riniken | 1,482 | 4.76 | |
Rüfenach | 863 | 4.17 | |
Schinznach | 2,319 | 12.24 | |
Thalheim | 820 | 9.92 | |
Veltheim | 1,526 | 5.24 | |
Villigen | 2,120 | 11.21 | |
Villnachern | 1,654 | 5.75 | |
Windisch | 7,733 | 4.91 | |
Total | 52,042 | 130.08 |
The following changes to the district's municipalities have occurred since 2000:
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