Of the adult population, 55 people or 7.4% of the population are between 20 and 24 years old. The age distribution, as of 2000, in Gempen is 62 children or 8.3% of the population are between 0 and 6 years old and 136 teenagers or 18.2% are between 7 and 19. This represents a population growth rate of 3.8%. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was an increase of 14 and the non-Swiss population increased by 14 people. At the same time, there were 6 non-Swiss men and 2 non-Swiss women who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. There were 4 Swiss men and 1 Swiss woman who immigrated back to Switzerland. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 3 while the foreign population increased by 1. In 2008 there were 5 live births to Swiss citizens and 1 birth to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 8 deaths of Swiss citizens. There were 78 or 10.4% who were born in the same canton, while 329 or 44.0% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 136 or 18.2% were born outside of Switzerland. Of the population in the municipality 188 or about 25.2% were born in Gempen and lived there in 2000. There were 338 Swiss women (42.7%) and 71 (9.0%) non-Swiss women. The population was made up of 318 Swiss men (40.2% of the population) and 65 (8.2%) non-Swiss men. Īs of 2008, the gender distribution of the population was 48.4% male and 51.6% female. Most of the population (as of 2000 ) speaks German (702 or 94.0%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common (12 or 1.6%) and French being third (10 or 1.3%). Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 16.1%. As of 2008, 15.9% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Gempen has a population (as of December 2020 ) of 904. The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure a Hand with three fingers raised Argent sleeved Gules issuant from base. It consists of the village of Gempen and the hamlets of Gempenstollen, Schönmatt and Baumgarten. The municipality is located in the Dorneck district, on the eastern edge of the Schartenfluh and Gempenfluh. Of the agricultural land, 25.5% is used for growing crops and 19.2% is pastures, while 7.7% is used for orchards or vine crops. Out of the forested land, 38.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.5%. Of the rest of the land, 0.38 km 2 (0.15 sq mi) or 6.3% is settled (buildings or roads). Gempen has an area, as of 2009, of 6 square kilometers (2.3 sq mi). Geography Aerial view from 200 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1924) Gempen is first mentioned in 1277 as Gempenon. Gempen ( Swiss German: Gämpe) is a municipality in the district of Dorneck in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. Arlesheim (BL), Büren, Dornach, Frenkendorf (BL), Hochwald, Muttenz (BL), Nuglar-Sankt Pantaleon, Pratteln (BL)
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