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Küttigen Location in Switzerland Show map of Switzerland Küttigen Location in Canton of Aargau Show map of Canton of Aargau
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Aargau
District	Aarau
Area
• Total	11.9 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Elevation	408 m (1,339 ft)
Population  (Dec 2020 )
• Total	6,295
• Density	529.0/km2 (1,370/sq mi)
Postal code	5024
Surrounded by	Aarau, Biberstein, Densbüren, Erlinsbach, Oberhof, Rohr, Thalheim

Küttigen is a charming town in Switzerland. It is located in the Aarau district, which is part of the canton of Aargau. Küttigen is a great example of a Swiss municipality, a type of local government area.

Küttigen's Past: A Look at Its History

Küttigen was first mentioned a very long time ago, in the year 1036. Back then, it was called Chutingen. We know this from a copy made in the 1300s. A few years later, in 1045, it was also recorded as Chutingun.

Exploring Küttigen's Geography

The Wasserfluh mountain near Küttigen

An aerial view of Küttigen from 1953

Küttigen covers an area of about 11.9 square kilometers (about 4.6 square miles). A large part of this land, about 36%, is used for farming. Even more, about 50.4%, is covered by forests.

The rest of the land is where people live and work. About 13% of Küttigen is made up of buildings and roads. A tiny part, 0.6%, includes rivers or lakes.

This municipality is found between the Aare river and the Jura Mountains. It includes the main village of Küttigen and a smaller settlement called Horen.

Küttigen's Coat of Arms

Every town has a special symbol, like a logo, called a coat of arms. Küttigen's coat of arms is described as Per bend Sable a Bend sinister Argent and Or. This means it has a design split diagonally. One part is black (Sable), and the other is gold (Or). There's also a silver (Argent) band running diagonally across it.

Who Lives in Küttigen: Population Details

Küttigen has a population of about 5,411 people. In 2008, about 14.9% of the people living here were from other countries. Over the past ten years, the number of people living in Küttigen has grown by about 8.2%.

Most people in Küttigen speak German, about 89.4% of the population. Italian is the second most common language, spoken by 2.5% of residents. Albanian is third, spoken by 2.1%.

Age Groups in Küttigen

Let's look at the different age groups in Küttigen (as of 2008):

• Children aged 0 to 9 years old make up 9.8% of the population (532 children).
• Teenagers aged 10 to 19 years old are 11.1% of the population (600 teenagers).
• Young adults aged 20 to 29 years old are 10.9% (591 people).
• Adults aged 30 to 39 years old are 14.0% (757 people).
• Adults aged 40 to 49 years old are 17.4% (942 people).
• Adults aged 50 to 59 years old are 13.5% (728 people).
• Seniors aged 60 to 69 years old are 12.4% (672 people).
• Seniors aged 70 to 79 years old are 6.8% (370 people).
• Seniors aged 80 to 89 years old are 3.4% (186 people).
• People aged 90 and older are 0.5% (25 people).

Homes and Households

In 2000, there were 185 homes with just 1 or 2 people. There were 1,014 homes with 3 or 4 people. And 879 homes had 5 or more people living in them. On average, each home had about 2.28 people. In 2008, out of all the homes, 1,122 were single-family houses.

Politics and Elections

In the 2007 federal election, the most popular political group was the SVP. They received 30.1% of the votes. The next most popular groups were the SP (22%), the FDP (15.9%), and the Green Party (9.4%).

Education in Küttigen

People in Switzerland are generally well-educated. In Küttigen, about 79.6% of adults (aged 25 to 64) have finished high school or gone on to higher education, like university. In the 2008/2009 school year, 382 students attended primary school in Küttigen. Also, 167 students attended secondary school in the municipality.

Historical Population Growth

The table below shows how Küttigen's population has changed over many years:

Küttigen's Economy: How People Work

In 2007, Küttigen had a low unemployment rate of 1.66%. This means most people who wanted jobs had them.

In 2005, there were 98 people working in the primary economic sector. This sector includes jobs like farming and forestry. There were 23 businesses in this area.

The secondary sector employed 351 people. This includes jobs like manufacturing and construction. There were 39 businesses in this sector.

The largest group of workers was in the tertiary sector, with 607 people. This sector includes jobs in services, like shops, offices, and healthcare. There were 130 businesses in this sector.

In 2000, 2,634 people lived in Küttigen and worked. Most of them, about 79.3%, traveled outside Küttigen for their jobs. However, 491 people came into Küttigen to work. Overall, there were 1,036 jobs available in the municipality.

Religion in Küttigen

According to the 2000 census, about 24.1% of the people in Küttigen were Roman Catholic. A larger group, about 54.2%, belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. A small number, about 0.42%, were part of the Christian Catholic faith.

See also

In Spanish: Küttigen para niños