Schöfflisdorf


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

Geography

Situated in the Wehntal, Schöfflisdorf has an area of. Of this area, 43.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 45.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 11.3% is settled and the remainder is non-productive.

Demographics

Schöfflisdorf has a population of. , 9.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 10.4%. Most of the population speaks German , with Albanian being second most common and Italian being third.
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 42.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP, the SPS and the CSP.
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers make up 22.6% of the population, while adults make up 65.3% and seniors make up 12.1%. In Schöfflisdorf about 82.9% of the population have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education.
Schöfflisdorf has an unemployment rate of 1.64%. , there were 21 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 9 businesses involved in this sector. 69 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 17 businesses in this sector. 185 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 44 businesses in this sector.

Transport

is a stop of the Zürich S-Bahn on the lines S5 and S55. It is a 29-minute ride from Zürich Hauptbahnhof.

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Schöfflisdorf is twinned with: