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Moosleerau Location in Switzerland Show map of Switzerland Moosleerau Location in Canton of Aargau Show map of Canton of Aargau
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Aargau
District	Zofingen
Area
• Total	3.81 km2 (1.47 sq mi)
Elevation	509 m (1,670 ft)
Population  (Dec 2020 )
• Total	915
• Density	240.2/km2 (622.0/sq mi)
Postal code	5054
Surrounded by	Attelwil, Kirchleerau, Reitnau, Schmiedrued, Staffelbach, Triengen (LU)

Moosleerau is a small town, also called a municipality, located in the Zofingen district. It is part of the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

History of Moosleerau

An aerial view of Moosleerau in 1954.

Moosleerau was first written about in the year 1243. Back then, it was known as Moslerovwa. In 1306, the powerful Habsburg family had control over the town's important legal matters.

Later, in 1415, when the Aargau region was taken over, the control of these legal rights went to Bern. In 1803, after a big change called the Act of Mediation, the modern Canton of Aargau was created. Moosleerau then became an official municipality within this new canton.

Moosleerau is part of the church area, or parish, of Kirchleerau.

In the 1700s, Moosleerau was important for the textile industry in nearby cities like Aarau and Zofingen. People tried to connect the village to a railway line in the 1800s and 1900s, but it didn't happen. Since 1971, a bus line has connected Moosleerau to other towns. The number of people living in Moosleerau went down after 1850 because there weren't many factories or industries. However, the population started to grow again after World War II.

Geography of Moosleerau

Moosleerau covers an area of about 3.81 square kilometers (which is about 1.47 square miles). A large part of this land, about 60.6%, is used for farming. This means people grow crops or raise animals there.

About 28.1% of the area is covered by forests. The rest of the land, about 12.1%, has buildings and roads. A very small part, 0.3%, is made up of rivers or lakes.

The town is located in the Zofingen district. It sits on the eastern side of the Suhre river valley.

Population and People

As of 2009, Moosleerau has a population of 833 people. About 12.6% of the people living here are from other countries. Over the last ten years, the population has grown a little bit.

Most people in Moosleerau, about 92%, speak German. The next most common languages are Albanian (2.5%) and Italian (2.1%).

In 2008, about 12.1% of the population were children aged 0 to 9 years old. Teenagers, aged 10 to 19, made up about 13.1% of the population.

Here's how the population has changed over time:

Economy and Jobs

In 2007, the unemployment rate in Moosleerau was quite low, at 1.46%. This means most people who wanted to work had a job.

The economy of Moosleerau is divided into three main parts:

• Primary sector: This includes jobs like farming and forestry. In 2005, about 33 people worked in this area.
• Secondary sector: This involves manufacturing and construction. About 117 people worked in these types of jobs.
• Tertiary sector: This covers services, like shops, offices, and schools. Around 129 people were employed in this sector.

In 2000, many people who lived in Moosleerau traveled outside the town for work. About 73.2% of residents worked in other places. However, 117 people came into Moosleerau to work. About 55.2% of workers used a private car to get to their jobs.

Religion

Based on information from the year 2000, about 25.6% of the people in Moosleerau were Roman Catholic. A larger group, about 61.4%, belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

Education

Education is important in Moosleerau. About 68.8% of adults (aged 25–64) have finished either a non-mandatory upper secondary education or have gone on to higher education, like a university.

In the 2008/2009 school year, there were 69 students attending primary school in the municipality.

See also

In Spanish: Moosleerau para niños