Volken
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| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Zurich |
| District | Andelfingen |
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• Total | 3.21 km2 (1.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 406 m (1,332 ft) |
| Population (December 2020) | |
• Total | 383 |
| • Density | 119/km2 (309/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8459 |
| SFOS number | 0043 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-ZH |
| Surrounded by | Andelfingen, Berg am Irchel, Buch am Irchel, Dorf, Flaach |
| Website | www.volken.ch |
Volken is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Geography
[edit | edit source]Volken has an area of 3.3 km2 (1.3 sq mi). Of this area, 64.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 29.1% is forested. The rest of the land, (6.7%) is settled.[1]
Demographics
[edit | edit source]Volken has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 383.[2] As of 2007[update], 6.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 15%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (93.7%), with Albanian being second most common ( 3.7%) and Portuguese being third ( 0.7%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 60.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (12.4%), the CSP (11.2%) and the SPS (9.1%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 28.7% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 11.9%. In Volken about 90.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Volken has an unemployment rate of 0.21%. As of 2005[update], there were 46 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 18 businesses involved in this sector. 4 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 1 businesses in this sector. 22 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 7 businesses in this sector.[1]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 28-Jul-2009
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External links
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- Official website (in German)
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