Country Switzerland Municipalities 22 Population 70,232 (2011) Canton Canton of Aargau | Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 117.5 km² Capital Bremgarten Team FC Wohlen | |
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Points of interest Strohmuseum im Park, Kloster Gnadenthal, Erdmannlistein, Stadtmuseum Bremgarten, Hilfikon Castle | ||
Bremgarten District is a Swiss district in the Canton of Aargau, corresponding to the valleys of the Reuss and Bünz rivers in the area known as the Freiamt.
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Map of Bremgarten, Switzerland
Geography
Bremgarten District has an area, as of 1997, of 117.47 km2 (45.36 sq mi). Of this area, 48.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 30.9% is forested. The rest of the land, (18.1%) is settled.
Demographics
Bremgarten District has a population of 74,603 (as of 31 December 2015).
As of 2000, there were 2,402 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 11,781 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 9,773 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household was 2.43 individuals. In 2008 there were 10,969 single family homes (or 37.2% of the total) out of a total of 29,488 homes and apartments. There were a total of 479 empty apartments for a 1.6% vacancy rate.
Of the school age population (in the 2008/2009 school year), there are 5,276 students attending primary school, there are 1,992 students attending secondary school, there are 1,349 students attending tertiary or university level schooling, and there are 30 students who are seeking a job after school in the municipality.
Economy
As of 2000 there were 33,414 residents who worked in the district, while 25,027 residents worked outside the Bremgarten district and 11,621 people commuted into the district for work.
Religion
From the 2000 census, 32,805 or 53.2% were Roman Catholic, while 16,065 or 26.1% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 70 individuals (or about 0.11% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic faith.