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Ettiswil
Ettiswil is a municipality in the district of Willisau in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
On January 1, 2006 the municipality of Kottwil, lying several kilometres to the northeast, was incorporated into Ettiswil.
Ettiswil is first mentioned around 1070-90. It was mentioned between 1217 and 1222 as Ettiswile.
Ettiswil has an area, as of 2006[update], of 12.5 km2 (4.8 sq mi). Of this area, 73.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 17.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 8.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In the 1997 land survey[update], 17.35% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 70.82% is used for farming or pastures, while 2.88% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 5.04% is covered with buildings, 0.24% is industrial, 0.64% is classed as special developments, and 2.4% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.08% is unproductive flowing water (rivers) and 0.56% is other unproductive land.
The municipality is located south of the Wauwilermoos.
Ettiswil has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 2,792. As of 2007[update], 142 or about 6.2% are not Swiss citizens. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 4.6%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (96.1%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.7%) and French being third ( 0.3%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the CVP which received 39% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (30.2%), the SVP (20.7%) and the SPS (5.6%).
The age distribution, as of 2008[update], in Ettiswil is; 613 people or 27% of the population is 0–19 years old. 606 people or 26.6% are 20–39 years old, and 772 people or 33.9% are 40–64 years old. The senior population distribution is 198 people or 8.7% are 65–79 years old, 74 or 3.3% are 80–89 years old and 11 people or 0.5% of the population are 90+ years old.
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Ettiswil
Ettiswil is a municipality in the district of Willisau in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
On January 1, 2006 the municipality of Kottwil, lying several kilometres to the northeast, was incorporated into Ettiswil.
Ettiswil is first mentioned around 1070-90. It was mentioned between 1217 and 1222 as Ettiswile.
Ettiswil has an area, as of 2006[update], of 12.5 km2 (4.8 sq mi). Of this area, 73.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 17.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 8.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In the 1997 land survey[update], 17.35% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 70.82% is used for farming or pastures, while 2.88% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 5.04% is covered with buildings, 0.24% is industrial, 0.64% is classed as special developments, and 2.4% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.08% is unproductive flowing water (rivers) and 0.56% is other unproductive land.
The municipality is located south of the Wauwilermoos.
Ettiswil has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 2,792. As of 2007[update], 142 or about 6.2% are not Swiss citizens. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 4.6%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (96.1%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.7%) and French being third ( 0.3%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the CVP which received 39% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (30.2%), the SVP (20.7%) and the SPS (5.6%).
The age distribution, as of 2008[update], in Ettiswil is; 613 people or 27% of the population is 0–19 years old. 606 people or 26.6% are 20–39 years old, and 772 people or 33.9% are 40–64 years old. The senior population distribution is 198 people or 8.7% are 65–79 years old, 74 or 3.3% are 80–89 years old and 11 people or 0.5% of the population are 90+ years old.