Muhen

Geschichte

Muhen is a municipality in the district of Aarau of the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.HistoryMuhen is first mentioned in 1045 as Mucheim, though this comes from a 14th-century copy of the original. In 1267 it was mentioned as Mukhein.GeographyMuhen has an area, of 7km2. Of this area, 42.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 42.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 15.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.1%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).The municipality is located in the Aarau district in the lower Suhr valley. It consists of the formerly independent villages that have grown together; Ober-, Mittel- and Untermuhen as well as Schwabistal.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure above a base wavy with two barrulets wavy of the first a Bridge of the second masoned and in chief two Mullets of Five Or.DemographicsMuhen has a population of., 12.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 12.9%. Most of the population speaks German (93.5%), with Italian being second most common ( 3.1%) and French being third ( 0.7%).The age distribution, in Muhen is; 335 children or 9.6% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 438 teenagers or 12.6% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 431 people or 12.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 444 people or 12.7% are between 30 and 39, 573 people or 16.4% are between 40 and 49, and 534 people or 15.3% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 351 people or 10.1% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 241 people or 6.9% are between 70 and 79, there are 127 people or 3.6% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 15 people or 0.4% who are 90 and older.