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Staufen
Staufberg 4640.jpg
Coat of arms of Staufen
Coat of arms
Staufen is located in Switzerland
Staufen
Staufen
Location in Switzerland
Staufen is located in Canton of Aargau
Staufen
Staufen
Location in Canton of Aargau
Country Switzerland
Canton Aargau
District Lenzburg
Area
 • Total 3.58 km2 (1.38 sq mi)
Elevation
421 m (1,381 ft)
Population
 (Dec 2020 )
 • Total 4,068
 • Density 1,136.3/km2 (2,943/sq mi)
Postal code
5603
Surrounded by Lenzburg, Rupperswil, Schafisheim, Seon

Staufen is a municipality in the district of Lenzburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

Geography

Regio-lenzburg
Panorama of the Lenzburg region with Schlossberg and Staufburg, the town of Lenzburg (right) and the villages of Staufen (centre) and Schafisheim (left)

Staufen has an area, as of 2009, of 3.57 square kilometers (1.38 sq mi). Of this area, 1.43 km2 (0.55 sq mi) or 40.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.13 km2 (0.44 sq mi) or 31.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.95 km2 (0.37 sq mi) or 26.6% is settled (buildings or roads).

Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 2.2% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 14.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.5%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 4.2% of the area Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 32.5% is used for growing crops and 5.6% is pastures, while 2.0% is used for orchards or vine crops.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules three Cups Or.

Heritage sites of national significance

Staufen Staufberg
Staufen church complex

The Protestant church, rectory, sexton's barn and adjoining buildings are listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

Economy

As of 2007, Staufen had an unemployment rate of 1.85%. As of 2005, there were 34 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 12 businesses involved in this sector. 143 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 19 businesses in this sector. 167 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 34 businesses in this sector.

In 2000 there were 1,163 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 980 or about 84.3% of the residents worked outside Staufen while 276 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 459 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 18.1% used public transportation to get to work, and 43.5% used a private car.

Religion

From the 2000 census, 602 or 27.2% were Roman Catholic, while 1,214 or 54.9% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there was 1 individual who belonged to the Christian Catholic faith.

Education

In Staufen about 71% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). Of the school age population (in the 2008/2009 school year), there are 173 students attending primary school, there are 69 students attending secondary school in the municipality.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Staufen para niños

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