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{{For|the similarly named [[Canton of St. Gallen|St. Gallen]] municipality|Uzwil}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox Swiss town
| subject_name = Uezwil
| image_photo = Uezwil Kapelle.jpg
| municipality_type = municipality
| imagepath_coa = Wappen Uezwil AG.svg|pixel_coa=
| canton = Aargau
| iso-code-region = CH-AG
| district = [[Bremgarten (district)|Bremgarten]]
|coordinates = {{coord|47|19|N|8|17|E|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code = 5619
| municipality_code = 4078
| area = 2.45
| elevation = 532|elevation_description=
| population = {{Swiss populations NC|CH-AG|4078}} | populationof = {{Swiss populations YM|CH-AG}} | popofyear = {{Swiss populations Y|CH-AG}}
| website = uezwil.ch
| mayor = Peter Koch|mayor_asof=|mayor_party=
| mayor_title = |list_of_mayors =
| places =
| demonym =
| neighboring_municipalities= [[Büttikon]], [[Waltenschwil]], [[Kallern]], [[Sarmenstorf]]
| twintowns =
|}}

'''Uezwil''' is a [[Municipalities of Switzerland|municipality]] in the district of [[Bremgarten (district)|Bremgarten]] in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Aargau]] in [[Switzerland]].

==History==
In 1936, a 4,500-year-old [[megalith]] dating from the [[Neolithic|Neolithic Age]] was discovered. [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] finds point to human habitation in the area during the classical period. Around 500, a settlement of [[Alamanni]] developed in the area. A village of this name was first documented in 1306 in a [[Habsburg]] land deed.<ref>[http://www.uezwil.ch/xml_1/internet/de/application/d2/f8.cfm Municipality of Uezwil website-History] {{in lang|de}} accessed 2 March 2010</ref>

==Geography==
Uezwil has an area, {{as of|2006|lc=on}}, of {{convert|2.4|km2|sqmi|sp=us}}. Of this area, 65.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 28.4% is forested. The rest of the land, (5.8%) is settled.<ref name=SFSO/>

==Coat of arms==
The [[blazon]] of the municipal [[coat of arms]] is ''Per pale Or three Arrows Gules in pale fesswise issuant and Azure.''<ref>[http://www.fotw.us/flags/ch-ag059.html Flags of the World.com] accessed 2 March 2010</ref>

==Demographics==
Uezwil has a population (as of {{Swiss populations date|CH-AG}}) of {{Swiss populations|CH-AG|4078}}.{{Swiss populations ref|CH-AG}} {{as of|2008}}, 8.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.<ref name=AG_pop>[http://www.ag.ch/staag/ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bereich 01 -Bevölkerung] {{in lang|de}} accessed 20 January 2010</ref> Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 13.9%. Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks German (97.5%), with English being second most common ( 0.8%) and French being third ( 0.6%).<ref name=SFSO>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] accessed 2 March 2010</ref>

The age distribution, {{as of|2008|lc=on}}, in Uezwil is; 51 children or 12.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 48 teenagers or 11.7% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 41 people or 10.0% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 58 people or 14.1% are between 30 and 39, 85 people or 20.6% are between 40 and 49, and 56 people or 13.6% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 45 people or 10.9% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 21 people or 5.1% are between 70 and 79, there are 6 people or 1.5% who are between 80 and 89, and there is 1 person who is 90 and older.<ref name=structure>[http://www.ag.ch/staag/ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bevölkerungsdaten für den Kanton Aargau und die Gemeinden (Archiv)] {{in lang|de}} accessed 20 January 2010</ref>

{{as of|2000}}, there were 7 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 39 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 78 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household was 2.72 individuals.<ref name=zahlen/> {{as of|2008|alt=In 2008}} there were 105 single family homes (or 64.8% of the total) out of a total of 162 homes and apartments.<ref name=AG_data>[http://www.ag.ch/staag/ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau] {{in lang|de}} accessed 20 January 2010</ref> There were a total of 0 empty apartments for a 0.0% vacancy rate.<ref name="AG_data"/> {{as of|2007}}, the construction rate of new housing units was 7.9 new units per 1000 residents.<ref name=SFSO/>

In the [[2007 Swiss federal election|2007 federal election]] the most popular party was the [[Swiss People's Party|SVP]] which received 48.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the [[Social Democratic Party of Switzerland|SP]] (13.1%), the [[Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland|CVP]] (13%) and the [[Free Democratic Party of Switzerland|FDP]] (9%).<ref name=SFSO/>

In Uezwil about 78% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory [[Education in Switzerland#Secondary|upper secondary education]] or additional higher education (either university or a ''[[Fachhochschule]]'').<ref name=SFSO/> Of the school age population ({{as of|2009|alt=in the 2008/2009 school year}}), there are 28 students attending [[Education in Switzerland#Primary|primary school]] in the municipality.<ref name=zahlen/>

The historical population is given in the following table:<ref name=structure/>
{{Historical populations
|align=left
| 1975
| 300
| 1980
| 293
| 1990
| 335
| 2000
| 364
}}

==Economy==
{{as of|2007|In 2007}}, Uezwil had an unemployment rate of 1.13%. {{as of|2005}}, there were 58 people employed in the [[Primary sector of the economy|primary economic sector]] and about 16 businesses involved in this sector. 6 people are employed in the [[Secondary sector of the economy|secondary sector]] and there are 3 businesses in this sector. 11 people are employed in the [[Tertiary sector of the economy|tertiary sector]], with 6 businesses in this sector.<ref name=SFSO/>

{{as of|2000}} there was a total of 199 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 156 or about 78.4% of the residents worked outside Uezwil while 13 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 56 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality.<ref name="ag.ch">[http://www.ag.ch/staag/ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau-Bereich 11 Verkehr und Nachrichtenwesen] {{in lang|de}} accessed 21 January 2010</ref> Of the working population, 3.9% used public transportation to get to work, and 60.7% used a private car.<ref name=SFSO/>

==Religion==
From the {{as of|2000|alt=2000 census}}, 233 or 64.5% were [[Roman Catholic]], while 77 or 21.3% belonged to the [[Swiss Reformed Church]]. Of the rest of the population, there was 1 individual who belonged to the [[Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland|Christian Catholic]] faith.<ref name=zahlen>[http://www.ag.ch/staag/ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau – Aargauer Zahlen 2009] {{in lang|de}} accessed 20 January 2010</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Uezwil}}
*[http://www.uezwil.ch Official website]

{{Municipalities of the district of Bremgarten}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Municipalities of Aargau]]

Uezwil - Revision history

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