Waltalingen

Waltalingen is a former municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. On 1 January 2019 the former municipalities of Oberstammheim, Unterstammheim and Waltalingen merged into the new municipality of Stammheim.

Waltalingen
Former municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Waltalingen
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Coordinates: 47°37′N 8°47′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Zurich
District	Andelfingen
Area [1]
• Total	7.25 km2 (2.80 sq mi)
Elevation	429 m (1,407 ft)
Population  (31 December 2018)[2]
• Total	655
• Density	90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	8468
SFOS number	0044
ISO 3166 code	CH-ZH
Surrounded by	Basadingen-Schlattingen (TG), Neunforn (TG), Oberstammheim, Ossingen, Truttikon, Unterstammheim
Website	www.waltalingen.ch SFSO statistics

Geography

Waltalingen castle

Waltalingen has an area of 7.3 km² (2.8 sq mi). Of this area, 62.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 28% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 8.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).^[3]

Aerial view (1948)

Demographics

Waltalingen has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 655.^[4] As of 2007^[update], 5.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 7.2%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (96.3%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.6%) and French being third ( 0.6%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 51.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CSP (12.5%), the Green Party (11.6%) and the SPS (10.2%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000^[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 33.5% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 56.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 10.2%. In Waltalingen about 80.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

Waltalingen has an unemployment rate of 1.27%. As of 2005^[update], there were 89 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 34 businesses involved in this sector. 32 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 11 businesses in this sector. 62 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 16 businesses in this sector.^[3]