Boppelsen

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

Boppelsen
Municipality in Switzerland
Coat of arms
Location of Boppelsen
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Coordinates: 47°28′N 8°24′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Zurich
District	Dielsdorf
Area [1]
• Total	3.94 km^2 (1.52 sq mi)
Elevation	521 m (1,709 ft)
Population  (2018-12-31)[2]
• Total	1,377
• Density	350/km^2 (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
Surrounded by	Buchs, Otelfingen, Regensberg, Schleinikon
Website	www.boppelsen.ch SFSO statistics

History

Aerial view from 1200 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1919)

Boppelsen is first mentioned in 1130 as de Bobpinsolo.[3]

Geography

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.

Demographics

Boppelsen has a population (as of 31 December 2019) of 1,432.[5] As of 2007, 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) 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) 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, 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

References

1. "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
2. "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
3. Boppelsen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
4. Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived January 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine accessed 03-Aug-2009
5. "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2020.

External links

• Official website (in German)
• Boppelsen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.