{{For|the similarly named 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 | imagepath_flag = CHE Uezwil Flag.svg | canton = Aargau | iso-code-region = CH-AG | 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 municipality in the district of Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
==History== In 1936, a 4,500-year-old megalith dating from the Neolithic Age was discovered. 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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707004203/http://www.uezwil.ch/xml_1/internet/de/application/d2/f8.cfm |date=7 July 2011 }} {{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>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070824164158/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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222045014/http://www.ag.ch/staag/ |date=22 February 2012 }} {{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)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222045014/http://www.ag.ch/staag/ |date=22 February 2012 }} {{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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222045014/http://www.ag.ch/staag/ |date=22 February 2012 }} {{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 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 48.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (13.1%), the CVP (13%) and the FDP (9%).<ref name=SFSO/>
In Uezwil about 78% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory 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 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 economic sector and about 16 businesses involved in this sector. 6 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 3 businesses in this sector. 11 people are employed in the 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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222045014/http://www.ag.ch/staag/ |date=22 February 2012 }} {{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 faith.<ref name=zahlen>[http://www.ag.ch/staag/ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau – Aargauer Zahlen 2009] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222045014/http://www.ag.ch/staag/ |date=22 February 2012 }} {{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