Lüsslingen
Encyclopedia
Lüsslingen is a municipality
in the district of Bucheggberg
, in the canton of Solothurn
, Switzerland
.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 3.1% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 3.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.7%. Out of the forested land, 24.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.5% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 40.4% is used for growing crops and 13.5% is pastures, while 1.3% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Bucheggberg district, on the northern slope of Bucheggberg mountain. It is the closest municipality to Solothurn
in the Bucheggberg district.
The municipalities of Lüsslingen and Nennigkofen
are considering a merger at a date in the future into the new municipality with an, , undetermined name.
of the municipal coat of arms
is Argent a Linden Tree proper issuant from a Base Vert.
Most of the population speaks German
(420 or 94.4%), with Albanian
being second most common (7 or 1.6%) and Arabian
being third (5 or 1.1%). There are 3 people who speak French
.
, the gender distribution of the population was 49.4% male and 50.6% female. The population was made up of 221 Swiss men (42.7% of the population) and 35 (6.8%) non-Swiss men. There were 220 Swiss women (42.5%) and 42 (8.1%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the municipality 126 or about 28.3% were born in Lüsslingen and lived there in 2000. There were 133 or 29.9% who were born in the same canton, while 125 or 28.1% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 42 or 9.4% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there were 4 live births to Swiss citizens and 1 birth to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 4 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens remained the same while the foreign population increased by 1. There was 1 Swiss woman who immigrated back to Switzerland. At the same time, there was 1 non-Swiss man who emigrated from Switzerland to another country and 4 non-Swiss women who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was an increase of 1 and the non-Swiss population remained the same. This represents a population growth rate of 0.2%.
The age distribution, , in Lüsslingen is; 25 children or 5.6% of the population are between 0 and 6 years old and 73 teenagers or 16.4% are between 7 and 19. Of the adult population, 14 people or 3.1% of the population are between 20 and 24 years old. 136 people or 30.6% are between 25 and 44, and 105 people or 23.6% are between 45 and 64. The senior population distribution is 68 people or 15.3% of the population are between 65 and 79 years old and there are 24 people or 5.4% who are over 80.
, there were 172 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 216 married individuals, 38 widows or widowers and 19 individuals who are divorced.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.52 which is about equal to the cantonal average of 0.56 per room. In this case, a room is defined as space of a housing unit of at least 4 m² (43.1 sq ft) as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics. About 56.1% 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).
, there were 189 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.3 persons per household. There were 55 households that consist of only one person and 12 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 193 households that answered this question, 28.5% were households made up of just one person and there were 1 adults who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 61 married couples without children, 54 married couples with children There were 12 single parents with a child or children. There were 6 households that were made up of unrelated people and 4 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing.
there were 84 single family homes (or 60.0% of the total) out of a total of 140 inhabited buildings. There were 24 multi-family buildings (17.1%), along with 24 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (17.1%) and 8 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (5.7%). Of the single family homes 16 were built before 1919, while 10 were built between 1990 and 2000. The greatest number of single family homes (26) were built between 1946 and 1960.
there were 207 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 4 rooms of which there were 69. There were 4 single room apartments and 70 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 187 apartments (90.3% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 12 apartments (5.8%) were seasonally occupied and 8 apartments (3.9%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 0 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
the most popular party was the SP
which received 40.76% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP
(21.46%), the SVP
(20.13%) and the Green Party
(11.43%). In the federal election, a total of 173 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
was 48.7%.
the total number of full-time equivalent
jobs was 237. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 11, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 197 of which 189 or (95.9%) were in manufacturing and 7 (3.6%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 29. In the tertiary sector; 4 or 13.8% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 6 or 20.7% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 was a technical professional or scientist, 4 or 13.8% were in education and 4 or 13.8% were in health care.
, there were 193 workers who commuted into the municipality and 162 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net importer of workers, with about 1.2 workers entering the municipality for every one leaving. Of the working population, 12.8% used public transportation to get to work, and 54.4% used a private car.
. Of the rest of the population, there was 1 member of an Orthodox church
who belonged, there were 2 individuals (or about 0.45% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church
, and there were 4 individuals (or about 0.90% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 17 (or about 3.82% of the population) who were Islam
ic. 51 (or about 11.46% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic
or atheist
, and 11 individuals (or about 2.47% of the population) did not answer the question.
). Of the 40 who completed tertiary schooling, 70.0% were Swiss men, 25.0% were Swiss women.
, there were 64 students in Lüsslingen who came from another municipality, while 48 residents attended schools outside the municipality.
Municipalities of Switzerland
Communes , also known as municipalities, are the smallest government division in Switzerland, numbering 2,596 . While many have a population of a few hundred citizens, the largest cities such as Zürich or Geneva also have the legal status of municipalities...
in the district of Bucheggberg
Bucheggberg (district)
Bucheggberg District is one of the ten districts of the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland, situated to the southwest of the canton. Together with the Wasseramt District, it forms the Amtei of Wasseramt-Bucheggberg...
, in the canton of Solothurn
Canton of Solothurn
Solothurn is a canton of Switzerland. It is located in the northwest of Switzerland. The capital is Solothurn.-History:The territory of the canton comprises land acquired by the capital...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
.
Geography
Lüsslingen has an area, , of 3.19 square kilometres (1.2 sq mi). Of this area, 1.76 km² (0.679539799122862 sq mi) or 55.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.85 km² (0.328186834803655 sq mi) or 26.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.4 km² (0.154440863437014 sq mi) or 12.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.2 km² (0.077220431718507 sq mi) or 6.3% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km² (2.5 acre) or 0.3% is unproductive land.Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 3.1% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 3.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.7%. Out of the forested land, 24.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.5% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 40.4% is used for growing crops and 13.5% is pastures, while 1.3% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Bucheggberg district, on the northern slope of Bucheggberg mountain. It is the closest municipality to Solothurn
Solothurn
The city of Solothurn is the capital of the Canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. The city also comprises the only municipality of the district of the same name.-Pre-roman settlement:...
in the Bucheggberg district.
The municipalities of Lüsslingen and Nennigkofen
Nennigkofen
Nennigkofen is a municipality in the district of Bucheggberg, in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland.-Geography:Nennigkofen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 64.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 24.0% is forested...
are considering a merger at a date in the future into the new municipality with an, , undetermined name.
Coat of arms
The blazonBlazon
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of the municipal coat of arms
Coat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
is Argent a Linden Tree proper issuant from a Base Vert.
Demographics
Lüsslingen has a population of . , 13.4% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 16.6%.Most of the population speaks German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
(420 or 94.4%), with Albanian
Albanian language
Albanian is an Indo-European language spoken by approximately 7.6 million people, primarily in Albania and Kosovo but also in other areas of the Balkans in which there is an Albanian population, including western Macedonia, southern Montenegro, southern Serbia and northwestern Greece...
being second most common (7 or 1.6%) and Arabian
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
being third (5 or 1.1%). There are 3 people who speak French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
.
, the gender distribution of the population was 49.4% male and 50.6% female. The population was made up of 221 Swiss men (42.7% of the population) and 35 (6.8%) non-Swiss men. There were 220 Swiss women (42.5%) and 42 (8.1%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the municipality 126 or about 28.3% were born in Lüsslingen and lived there in 2000. There were 133 or 29.9% who were born in the same canton, while 125 or 28.1% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 42 or 9.4% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there were 4 live births to Swiss citizens and 1 birth to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 4 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens remained the same while the foreign population increased by 1. There was 1 Swiss woman who immigrated back to Switzerland. At the same time, there was 1 non-Swiss man who emigrated from Switzerland to another country and 4 non-Swiss women who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was an increase of 1 and the non-Swiss population remained the same. This represents a population growth rate of 0.2%.
The age distribution, , in Lüsslingen is; 25 children or 5.6% of the population are between 0 and 6 years old and 73 teenagers or 16.4% are between 7 and 19. Of the adult population, 14 people or 3.1% of the population are between 20 and 24 years old. 136 people or 30.6% are between 25 and 44, and 105 people or 23.6% are between 45 and 64. The senior population distribution is 68 people or 15.3% of the population are between 65 and 79 years old and there are 24 people or 5.4% who are over 80.
, there were 172 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 216 married individuals, 38 widows or widowers and 19 individuals who are divorced.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.52 which is about equal to the cantonal average of 0.56 per room. In this case, a room is defined as space of a housing unit of at least 4 m² (43.1 sq ft) as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics. About 56.1% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a mortgage
Mortgage loan
A mortgage loan is a loan secured by real property through the use of a mortgage note which evidences the existence of the loan and the encumbrance of that realty through the granting of a mortgage which secures the loan...
or a rent-to-own agreement).
, there were 189 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.3 persons per household. There were 55 households that consist of only one person and 12 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 193 households that answered this question, 28.5% were households made up of just one person and there were 1 adults who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 61 married couples without children, 54 married couples with children There were 12 single parents with a child or children. There were 6 households that were made up of unrelated people and 4 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing.
there were 84 single family homes (or 60.0% of the total) out of a total of 140 inhabited buildings. There were 24 multi-family buildings (17.1%), along with 24 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (17.1%) and 8 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (5.7%). Of the single family homes 16 were built before 1919, while 10 were built between 1990 and 2000. The greatest number of single family homes (26) were built between 1946 and 1960.
there were 207 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 4 rooms of which there were 69. There were 4 single room apartments and 70 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 187 apartments (90.3% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 12 apartments (5.8%) were seasonally occupied and 8 apartments (3.9%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 0 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
Politics
In the 2007 federal electionSwiss federal election, 2007
Elections to the Swiss Federal Assembly, the federal parliament of Switzerland, were held on Sunday, 21 October 2007. In a few cantons, a second round of the elections to the Council of States was held on 11 November, 18 November, and 25 November 2007...
the most popular party was the SP
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
which received 40.76% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP
FDP.The Liberals
FDP.The Liberals is a classical liberal political party in Switzerland. It is the joint-largest party in the Federal Council, third-largest party in the National Council, and second-largest in the Council of States....
(21.46%), the SVP
Swiss People's Party
The Swiss People's Party , also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre , is a conservative political party in Switzerland. Chaired by Toni Brunner, but spearheaded by Christoph Blocher, the party is the largest party in the Federal Assembly, with 58 members of the National Council and 6 of...
(20.13%) and the Green Party
Green Party of Switzerland
The Green Party of Switzerland is the fifth-largest party in the National Council of Switzerland, and the largest party that is not represented on the Federal Council.-History:...
(11.43%). In the federal election, a total of 173 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
Voter turnout
Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election . After increasing for many decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout in most established democracies since the 1960s...
was 48.7%.
Economy
, Lüsslingen had an unemployment rate of 5.1%. , there were 21 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 11 businesses involved in this sector. 209 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 7 businesses in this sector. 40 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 11 businesses in this sector. There were 226 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 44.7% of the workforce.the total number of full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
jobs was 237. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 11, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 197 of which 189 or (95.9%) were in manufacturing and 7 (3.6%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 29. In the tertiary sector; 4 or 13.8% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 6 or 20.7% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 was a technical professional or scientist, 4 or 13.8% were in education and 4 or 13.8% were in health care.
, there were 193 workers who commuted into the municipality and 162 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net importer of workers, with about 1.2 workers entering the municipality for every one leaving. Of the working population, 12.8% used public transportation to get to work, and 54.4% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 74 or 16.6% were Roman Catholic, while 285 or 64.0% belonged to the Swiss Reformed ChurchSwiss Reformed Church
The Reformed branch of Protestantism in Switzerland was started in Zürich by Huldrych Zwingli and spread within a few years to Basel , Bern , St...
. Of the rest of the population, there was 1 member of an Orthodox church
Orthodox Christianity
The term Orthodox Christianity may refer to:* the Eastern Orthodox Church and its various geographical subdivisions...
who belonged, there were 2 individuals (or about 0.45% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church
Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland
The Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland is the Swiss member church of the Union of Utrecht, also known as Old Catholic Church, originally founded by the jansenists, with a later influx of discontented Catholics following their disappointment with the First Vatican Council. It has 14,000...
, and there were 4 individuals (or about 0.90% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 17 (or about 3.82% of the population) who were Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
ic. 51 (or about 11.46% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic
Agnosticism
Agnosticism is the view that the truth value of certain claims—especially claims about the existence or non-existence of any deity, but also other religious and metaphysical claims—is unknown or unknowable....
or atheist
Atheism
Atheism is, in a broad sense, the rejection of belief in the existence of deities. In a narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there are no deities...
, and 11 individuals (or about 2.47% of the population) did not answer the question.
Education
In Lüsslingen about 187 or (42.0%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 40 or (9.0%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a FachhochschuleFachhochschule
A Fachhochschule or University of Applied Sciences is a German type of tertiary education institution, sometimes specialized in certain topical areas . Fachhochschulen were founded in Germany and later adopted by Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Greece...
). Of the 40 who completed tertiary schooling, 70.0% were Swiss men, 25.0% were Swiss women.
, there were 64 students in Lüsslingen who came from another municipality, while 48 residents attended schools outside the municipality.