Winkel, Switzerland


Winkel is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Geography

Winkel has an area of. Of this area, 45.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 27.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 21.1% is settled and the remainder is non-productive.

Demographics

Winkel has a population of. , 11.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 23.5%. Most of the population speaks German , with French being second most common and English being third.
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 42.6% 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 21.3% of the population, while adults make up 69.3% and seniors make up 9.3%. In Winkel about 86.8% of the population have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education.
Winkel has an unemployment rate of 1.52%. , there were 144 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 25 businesses involved in this sector. 88 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 19 businesses in this sector. 420 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 98 businesses in this sector.

Education

Students in the primary levels go to the primarschule of Winkel. Students beyond that level attend schools in Bülach.