Bottenwil

Coat of arms

Bottenwil

Location of Bottenwil

Coordinates: 47°17′N 8°0′E / 47.283°N 8.000°ECoordinates: 47°17′N 8°0′E / 47.283°N 8.000°E

Country

Area

• Total

5.1 km² (2.0 sq mi)

Elevation

493 m (1,617 ft)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

783

• Density

150/km² (400/sq mi)

Postal code

4814

SFOS number

4273

Surrounded by

Staffelbach, Uerkheim, Wikon (LU), Wiliberg, Zofingen

Website

www.bottenwil.ch
SFSO statistics

Bottenwil is a municipality in the district of Zofingen in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

Bottenwil is first mentioned in 1189 as Botanwile.

Bottenwil has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 5.1 square kilometers (2.0 sq mi). Of this area, 2.47 km² (0.95 sq mi) or 48.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.16 km² (0.83 sq mi) or 42.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.45 km² (0.17 sq mi) or 8.8% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km² (4.9 acres) or 0.4% is either rivers or lakes.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 5.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.5%. Out of the forested land, 39.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.5% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 15.7% is used for growing crops and 30.8% is pastures, while 2.0% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

The municipality is located in the Zofingen district, in the upper Uerkental. It consists of the linear village of Bottenwil.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules a Pine Tree Vert issuant from a Wall Argent masoned embattled issuant from base.

Bottenwil has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 783 As of June 2009^[update], 7.3% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 0.4%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German(98.2%), with Italian being second most common ( 0.5%) and French being third ( 0.3%).

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