Boppelsen
Boppelsen
Municipality in Zurich, Switzerland
Boppelsen is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Boppelsen | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 47°28′N 8°24′E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Zurich |
| District | Dielsdorf |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.94 km2 (1.52 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 521 m (1,709 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,377 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (910/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 8113 |
| SFOS number | 0082 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-ZH |
| Surrounded by | Buchs, Otelfingen, Regensberg, Schleinikon |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Boppelsen is first mentioned in 1130 as de Bobpinsolo.[3]
Boppelsen has an area of 3.9 km2 (1.5 sq mi). Of this area, 42.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 47.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 9.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4]
The municipality is located in the hills above the Furttal.
Boppelsen has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 1,472.[5] As of 2007[update], 11.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 41.7%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (92.2%), with Portuguese being second most common ( 2.7%) and French being third ( 0.7%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 39.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (16.9%), the CSP (15.1%) and the SPS (10.3%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 21.6% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 68.4% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 10%. About 87.8% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Boppelsen has an unemployment rate of 1.44%. As of 2005[update], there were 112 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 17 businesses involved in this sector. 21 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 8 businesses in this sector. 82 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 31 businesses in this sector.[4] The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1634 | 168 |
| 1709 | 206 |
| 1850 | 334 |
| 1900 | 256 |
| 1910 | 234 |
| 1950 | 292 |
| 2000 | 1,018 |
- "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- Boppelsen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived January 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine accessed 03-Aug-2009
- "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- Official website (in German)
- Boppelsen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.