Volken


Volken is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
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Geography

Volken has an area of. Of this area, 64.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 29.1% is forested. The rest of the land, is settled.

Demographics

Volken has a population of., 6.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 15%. Most of the population speaks German, with Albanian being second most common and Portuguese being third.
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 60.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP, the CSP and the SPS.
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers make up 28.7% of the population, while adults make up 59.3% and seniors make up 11.9%. In Volken about 90.5% of the population have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education.
Volken has an unemployment rate of 0.21%., there were 46 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 18 businesses involved in this sector. 4 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 1 businesses in this sector. 22 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 7 businesses in this sector.