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Habsburg
Municipality
Habsburg village
Coat of arms
Location of Habsburg
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Aargau
District	Brugg
Area [1]
• Total	223 km2 (86 sq mi)
Elevation	470 m (1,540 ft)
Population  (31 December 2018)[2]
• Total	440
• Density	2.0/km2 (5.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	5245
SFOS number	4099
ISO 3166 code	CH-AG
Surrounded by	Brugg, Hausen, Scherz, Schinznach-Bad
Website	www.habsburg.ch SFSO statistics

Habsburg is a municipality in the district of Brugg in canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It lies about three kilometres southwest of the town of Brugg, the capital of the district of Brugg.

While Bronze Age and Roman era artifacts have been discovered, the modern village isn't mentioned until 1027, as Habesbur or Habeburch, though this is from a later copy (1114) of the original document. In 1114 it was mentioned Hauesborc.^[3] Around 1020, Radbot of Habsburg built Habsburg castle, which became the family seat of the Habsburg dynasty, which went on to become one of the leading royal dynasties in Europe. Though the family did not rule the land after the 1400s, the historic arms of Habsburg, a lion on a gold field, show up in Austrian arms up to the end of the Imperial period. The modern arms show Habsburg Castle. The area around this castle was covered by forests and only cleared around 1500.

Religiously, it was always part of the parish of Windisch. The community grew slowly. In 1529 there were only four houses in the village, and the school was first built in 1747. The economy was almost exclusively agriculture (including a little viticulture) until 1800 when a small plaster industry came to the village. In 1818, the schoolhouse was built, while in 1896 a fire house and pond were added. The municipal water supply was built in 1908 and in 1916 the village was connected to the electric grid. By 1960 the population decreased due to lack of earning potential and from the remote location. But it grew again after 1971 when several new houses were built. Since 1984, there has been a Postauto bus to Habsburg.

Habsburg has an area, as of 2009^[update], of Template:Km2 to mi2. Of this area, Template:Km2 to mi2 or 30.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while Template:Km2 to mi2 or 61.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, Template:Km2 to mi2 or 9.0% is settled (buildings or roads).^[4]

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 5.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.7%. 61.0% of the total land area is heavily forested. Of the agricultural land, 25.6% is used for growing crops and 3.6% is pastures.^[4]

The municipality is located in the Brugg district. It consists of the haufendorf village (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Habsburg below Habsburg Castle. It is located above the Aar valley, directly east of the Wüpelsbergs, on which the castle is located.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure on a Mount Vert a House Azure roofed Gules with a square Tower masoned Sable or Azure, on a Mount Vert the Habsburg Silver roofed Gules^[5]

Habsburg has a population (as of December 2020^[update]) of 428^[6] As of June 2009^[update], 6.5% of the population are foreign nationals.^[7] Over the last 10 years (1997-2007) the population has changed at a rate of 6.8%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (96.7%), with Italian being second most common ( 1.4%) and French being third ( 1.1%).^[8]

The age distribution, as of 2008^[update], in Habsburg is; 35 children or 8.2% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 54 teenagers or 12.6% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 51 people or 11.9% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 55 people or 12.9% are between 30 and 39, 90 people or 21.1% are between 40 and 49, and 69 people or 16.2% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 37 people or 8.7% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 29 people or 6.8% are between 70 and 79, there are 5 people or 1.2% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 2 people or 0.5% who are 90 and older.^[9]

As of 2000^[update] the average number of residents per living room was 0.54 which is about equal to the cantonal average of 0.57 per room. In this case, a room is defined as space of a housing unit of at least Template:M2 to ft2 as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics.^[10].

About 62.3% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a mortgage or a rent-to-own agreement).^[11] As of 2000^[update], there were 9 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 50 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 79 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household was 2.56 individuals.^[12] In 2008^[update] there were 90 single family homes (or 52.6% of the total) out of a total of 171 homes and apartments.^[13] There were a total of 1 empty apartments for a 0.6% vacancy rate.^[13] As of 2007^[update], the construction rate of new housing units was 2.4 new units per 1000 residents.^[8]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 42.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (13.7%), the SP (11.1%) and the Green Party (10%).^[8]

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Habsburg about 88.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).^[8] Of the school age population (in the 2008/2009 school year^[update]), there are 20 students attending primary school in the municipality.^[12]

The historical population is given in the following table:^[3][9]

Habsburg Castle is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.^[14]

As of  2007^[update], Habsburg had an unemployment rate of 1.44%. As of 2005^[update], there were 13 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 3 businesses involved in this sector. 9 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 3 businesses in this sector. 39 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 9 businesses in this sector.^[8] As of 2000^[update] there were 202 residents who worked in the municipality, while 168 residents worked outside Habsburg and 25 people commuted into the municipality for work.^[15] Of the working population, 12.1% used public transportation to get to work, and 56.5% used a private car.<

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From the 2000 census^[update], 85 or 23.1% were Roman Catholic, while 220 or 59.8% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 2 individuals (or about 0.54% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic faith.^[12]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Habsburg.

• Municipality of Habsburg Template:De icon
• Habsburg in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.