Villnachern

Geschichte

Villnachern is a municipality in the district of Brugg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.GeographyVillnachern has an area, of 5.74km2. Of this area, 1.67km2 or 29.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.85km2 or 49.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.72km2 or 12.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.4km2 or 7.0% is either rivers or lakes and 0.04km2 or 0.7% is unproductive land.Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 7.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.2%. 46.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 17.1% is used for growing crops and 9.2% is pastures, while 2.8% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure a Ploughshare Or between in Chief two Mullets of Five of the same.DemographicsVillnachern has a population of, 10.8% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 18.1%. Most of the population speaks German (92.0%), with French being second most common ( 1.1%) and Italian being third ( 1.1%).The age distribution, in Villnachern is; 184 children or 12.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 166 teenagers or 11.2% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 151 people or 10.2% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 195 people or 13.1% are between 30 and 39, 234 people or 15.7% are between 40 and 49, and 218 people or 14.7% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 195 people or 13.1% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 91 people or 6.1% are between 70 and 79, there are 44 people or 3.0% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 8 people or 0.5% who are 90 and older.