Schöfflisdorf

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Schöfflisdorf

Location of Schöfflisdorf

Coordinates: 47°29′N 8°25′E / 47.483°N 8.417°ECoordinates: 47°29′N 8°25′E / 47.483°N 8.417°E

Country

Area

• Total

4.01 km² (1.55 sq mi)

Elevation

471 m (1,545 ft)

Population (Dec 2016)

• Total

1,384

• Density

350/km² (890/sq mi)

Postal code

8165

SFOS number

0099

Surrounded by

Bachs, Oberweningen, Steinmaur

Twin towns

Missolonghi (Greece)

Website

www.schoefflisdorf.ch
SFSO statistics

Schöfflisdorf is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Situated in the Wehntal, Schöfflisdorf has an area of 4 km² (1.5 sq mi). Of this area, 43.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 45.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 11.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

Schöfflisdorf has a population (as of 31 December 2016) of 1,384. As of 2007^[update], 9.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 10.4%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (92.2%), with Albanian being second most common ( 2.0%) and Italian being third ( 1.4%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 42.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (13%), the SPS (11%) and the CSP (10.6%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000^[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 22.6% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 65.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 12.1%. In Schöfflisdorf about 82.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

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