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Reiden
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Coat of arms of Reiden
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Reiden is located in Switzerland
Reiden
Reiden
Location in Switzerland
Reiden is located in Canton of Lucerne
Reiden
Reiden
Location in Canton of Lucerne
Country Switzerland
Canton Lucerne
District Willisau
Area
 • Total 27.03 km2 (10.44 sq mi)
Elevation
457 m (1,499 ft)
Population
 (Dec 2020 )
 • Total 7,255
 • Density 268.41/km2 (695.17/sq mi)
Postal code
6260
Surrounded by Altishofen, Brittnau (AG), Dagmersellen, Ebersecken, Grossdietwil, Pfaffnau, Reitnau (AG), Wikon, Wiliberg (AG), Winikon

Reiden is a town, also known as a municipality, located in Switzerland. It is part of the Willisau district in the canton of Lucerne. On January 1, 2006, the smaller towns of Langnau bei Reiden and Richenthal joined together to form the new, larger municipality of Reiden.

Exploring Reiden's Land and Nature

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An aerial view of Reiden from 1957.

Reiden covers an area of about 27 square kilometers (10 square miles). A large part of this land, about 52.7%, is used for farming. This means there are many fields and pastures. Forests cover another big part, about 36.7% of the area.

The remaining land is used for buildings and roads, making up about 10.2%. A very small part, about 0.5%, includes natural features like rivers. In the farming areas, most of the land is used for crops or grazing animals. A smaller portion is used for growing fruits or grapes.

How Reiden's Land is Used

For the settled areas, about 5.19% is covered by buildings. Industrial areas take up 0.78% of the land. Special developments, like unique projects, are 0.59%. Parks and green spaces make up 0.37%, providing places for relaxation. Roads and other ways to get around cover 3.26% of the land.

In the areas that are not used for farming or building, about 0.41% is flowing water, like rivers. The rest is other natural, non-productive land.

Understanding Reiden's People

Reiden has a population of about 7,400 people as of 2023. About 21% of the people living in Reiden are not Swiss citizens. Over the past 10 years, the number of people living in Reiden has grown by about 4%.

What Languages are Spoken in Reiden?

Most people in Reiden, about 86.9%, speak German. This is the main language. Albanian is the second most common language, spoken by about 5.3% of the population. Italian is the third most common, spoken by about 2.5% of the people.

How People Voted in Reiden's Elections

In the 2007 election, the most popular political party was the FDP. They received almost 30% of all the votes. The CVP and the SVP were also very popular, each getting around 28% of the votes. The SPS received about 7% of the votes.

Age Groups in Reiden

Looking at the age of people in Reiden in 2008:

  • About 23.5% of the population were young people aged 0 to 19 years old.
  • About 26.9% were young adults aged 20 to 39 years old.
  • The largest group, about 35.3%, were adults aged 40 to 64 years old.
  • Older adults, aged 65 to 79, made up about 11% of the population.
  • People aged 80 to 89 were about 2.8%.
  • A very small group, 0.4%, were 90 years old or older.

Education Levels in Reiden

In Reiden, about 63.5% of adults aged 25 to 64 have completed a higher level of education. This means they have either finished a non-mandatory upper secondary school or gone on to a university or a specialized college called a Fachhochschule.

Homes and Households in Reiden

In 2000, there were 2,154 households in Reiden. About 27.9% of these households had only one person living in them. About 12.7% were large households with five or more people.

Most of the buildings in Reiden are homes. In 2000, there were 1,066 inhabited buildings. About 816 of these were used only for housing. The other 250 were mixed-use buildings, meaning they had both homes and businesses. Most homes were two or three stories tall.

Jobs and Work in Reiden

Reiden has a low unemployment rate of about 2.16%. This means most people who want to work can find a job.

  • About 240 people work in the primary economic sector. This includes jobs like farming. There are about 84 businesses in this area.
  • About 1,146 people work in the secondary sector. This includes jobs in manufacturing and construction. There are 75 businesses in this sector.
  • About 1,083 people work in the tertiary sector. This includes jobs in services, like shops, offices, and healthcare. There are 177 businesses in this sector.

In 2000, about 50.3% of the people in Reiden had a job. Women made up about 39.7% of the working population.

Religious Beliefs in Reiden

In the year 2000, the religious groups in Reiden were:

  • About 65.1% of the people were Roman Catholic.
  • About 16.8% were Protestant.
  • Another 1.78% belonged to other Christian faiths.
  • About 8.07% of the population were Muslim.
  • A small number of people, about 4.65%, did not belong to any organized religion.
  • The remaining people belonged to other religions or did not answer the question.

See also

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