Zetzwil

Geschichte

Zetzwil is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.GeographyZetzwil has an area, of 5.8km2. Of this area, 3km2 or 51.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.18km2 or 37.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.58km2 or 10.0% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.01km2 or 0.2% is unproductive land.Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 6.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.4%. 35.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 23.4% is used for growing crops and 22.8% is pastures, while 5.5% is used for orchards or vine crops.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure a Ploughshare Argent between two Mullets of Five of the same in Chief and Coupeaux Vert.DemographicsZetzwil has a population of, 8.3% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 2.6%. Most of the population speaks German (95.8%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 1.0%) and Italian being third ( 0.9%).The age distribution, in Zetzwil is; 107 children or 8.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 160 teenagers or 12.7% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 168 people or 13.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 166 people or 13.2% are between 30 and 39, 209 people or 16.6% are between 40 and 49, and 182 people or 14.5% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 130 people or 10.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 92 people or 7.3% are between 70 and 79, there are 39 people or 3.1% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 5 people or 0.4% who are 90 and older.