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Ennetbaden
Ennetbaden
Municipality
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Ennetbaden
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	Coordinates: 47°29′N 8°19′E / 47.483°N 8.317°E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Aargau
District	Baden
Government
• Mayor	Gemeindeammann; Basil Müller FDP/PRD; (as of 2008)
Area
• Total	2.11 km2 (0.81 sq mi)
Elevation	360 m (1,180 ft)
Population (2022-06-30)
• Total	3,693
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	5408
SFOS number	4026
ISO 3166 code	CH-AG
Surrounded by	Baden, Freienwil, Oberehrendingen, Obersiggenthal, Wettingen
Website	ennetbaden.ch ; SFSO statistics

Ennetbaden is a municipality in the district of Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland, located in the Limmat Valley (German: Limmattal).

History

Ennetbaden is first mentioned about 1261-64 as Alio Badin.^[3]

Geography

Ennetbaden seen from Baden (direction West)

Ennetbaden has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 2.1 km² (0.81 sq mi). Of this area, 20.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 42.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 33.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.8%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).^[4]

The municipality is located in the Baden district on the right bank of the Limmat river. It consists of the village of Ennetbaden which is a suburb of Baden.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or a Pale and Chief Sable.^[5]

Demographics

Ennetbaden has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 3,486.^[6] As of 2008^[update], 21.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.^[7] Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -1%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (83.8%), with French being second most common ( 2.4%) and Italian being third ( 2.2%).^[4]

The age distribution, as of 2008^[update], in Ennetbaden is; 272 children or 9.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 208 teenagers or 6.9% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 415 people or 13.8% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 489 people or 16.3% are between 30 and 39, 511 people or 17.0% are between 40 and 49, and 427 people or 14.2% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 354 people or 11.8% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 178 people or 5.9% are between 70 and 79, there are 120 people or 4.0% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 28 people or 0.9% who are 90 and older.^[8]

As of 2000^[update], there were 243 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 645 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 476 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household was 2.08 individuals.^[9] In 2008^[update] there were 518 single family homes (or 31.6% of the total) out of a total of 1,639 homes and apartments.^[10]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 26.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (19.7%), the SVP (18.9%) and the Green Party (13.7%).^[4]

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Ennetbaden about 85.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).^[4] Of the school age population (in the 2008/2009 school year^[update]), there are 158 students attending primary school in the municipality.^[9]

The historical population is given in the following table:^[3]^[8]

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1850	451	—
1900	997	+121.1%
1910	1,387	+39.1%
1930	2,223	+60.3%
1950	2,566	+15.4%
1975	2,712	+5.7%
1980	2,534	−6.6%
1990	2,915	+15.0%
2000	3,019	+3.6%

Economy

As of 2007^[update], Ennetbaden had an unemployment rate of 1.97%. As of 2005^[update], there were 39 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 8 businesses involved in this sector. 23 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 9 businesses in this sector. 537 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 89 businesses in this sector.^[4]

As of 2000^[update] there were 1,709 total workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 1,504 or about 88.0% of the residents worked outside Ennetbaden while 371 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 576 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality.^[11]

Religion

From the 2000 census^[update], 1,230 or 40.7% are Roman Catholic, while 980 or 32.5% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there is 1 individual who belongs to the Christian Catholic faith.^[9]