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Geuensee Location in Switzerland Show map of Switzerland Geuensee Location in Canton of Lucerne Show map of Canton of Lucerne
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Lucerne
District	Sursee
Area
• Total	6.47 km2 (2.50 sq mi)
Elevation	507 m (1,663 ft)
Population  (Dec 2020 )
• Total	2,882
• Density	445.4/km2 (1,153.7/sq mi)
Postal code	6232
Surrounded by	Büron, Gunzwil, Knutwil, Rickenbach, Schenkon, Schlierbach, Sursee

Geuensee is a small town, also called a municipality, located in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. It's part of the Sursee district.

History of Geuensee

Geuensee has a long history! It was first mentioned in old writings way back in the years 1217 to 1222. Back then, its name was written as de Geînwison.

Geography of Geuensee

An aerial view of Geuensee from 1954

Geuensee covers an area of about 6.47 square kilometers (2.5 square miles). A big part of this land, about 70.9%, is used for farming. Forests cover another 14.4% of the area.

About 13.8% of Geuensee is built up with buildings and roads. The remaining small part, 0.3%, includes natural features like rivers. Geuensee is located in a valley known as the Suhrental.

The municipality includes the main village of Geuensee. It also has two smaller communities, called hamlets, named Krummbach and Hunzikon.

People and Life in Geuensee

Population and Languages

Geuensee has a population of about 2,700 people. Over the past ten years, the number of people living here has grown by about 13.6%.

Most people in Geuensee speak German, which is about 85.9% of the population. Albanian is the second most common language, spoken by 5.7% of residents. Serbo-Croatian is the third most common, spoken by 2.7%.

Age Groups in Geuensee

The population of Geuensee includes people of all ages:

• About 26.6% of the people are young, aged 0 to 19 years old.
• Around 30% are young adults, aged 20 to 39 years old.
• About 34.4% are middle-aged, between 40 and 64 years old.
• Older adults, aged 65 and above, make up about 9% of the population.

Education in Geuensee

Most people in Switzerland are well-educated. In Geuensee, about 64.5% of adults aged 25 to 64 have finished high school or gone on to higher education. This includes university or a Fachhochschule, which is a type of professional university.

Homes and Buildings

In Geuensee, there are about 708 households. A household is a group of people living together in one home.

• About 28% of these households have only one person living in them.
• Around 15% are larger households with five or more people.

Most of the homes in Geuensee are either two or three stories tall. There are also some single-story buildings and a few taller ones.

Jobs and Work

Geuensee has a low unemployment rate of about 3.02%. This means most people who want to work have jobs.

• The primary economic sector involves jobs like farming. About 84 people work in this area.
• The secondary sector includes jobs in manufacturing and construction. About 456 people work in these types of jobs.
• The tertiary sector includes jobs in services, like shops, offices, and healthcare. About 396 people work in this sector.

Overall, about 53.6% of the people in Geuensee are employed. Also, about 42.3% of the workers are women.

Religious Beliefs

In Geuensee, many different religious beliefs are present:

• About 68.9% of the people are Roman Catholic.
• Around 10.4% are Protestant.
• Another 4.68% follow other Christian faiths.
• About 7.81% of the population are Muslim.
• Some people belong to other religions, or do not belong to any organized religion.

Historical Population Growth

The table below shows how the population of Geuensee has changed over time:

See also

In Spanish: Geuensee para niños