Hildisrieden (Lucerne)

Geschichte

Hildisrieden is a municipality in the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.HistoryHildisrieden is first mentioned in 1173 as Hiltensrieden.GeographyHildisrieden has an area of 7km2. Of this area, 78% is used for agricultural purposes, while 11.9% is forested. The rest of the land, (10.2%) is settled., 11.87% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 71.82% is used for farming or pastures, while 6.15% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 5.87% is covered with buildings, 0.14% is industrial, 0.43% is parks or greenbelts and 3.72% is transportation infrastructure.DemographicsHildisrieden has a population of., 4.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 3.9%. Most of the population speaks German (95.8%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.3%) and Italian being third ( 0.7%).In the 2007 election the most popular party was the CVP which received 42% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (25.3%), the FDP (20.3%) and the SPS (5.9%).The age distribution in Hildisrieden is; 426 people or 23.5% of the population is 0–19 years old. 440 people or 24.3% are 20–39 years old, and 675 people or 37.3% are 40–64 years old. The senior population distribution is 187 people or 10.3% are 65–79 years old, 71 or 3.9% are 80–89 years old and 13 people or 0.7% of the population are 90+ years old.