Lupsingen

Lupsingen is a municipality in the district of Liestal in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.

[3] Lupsingen has an area, as of 2009[update], of 3.12 square kilometers (1.20 sq mi).

Of the rest of the land, 0.49 km2 (0.19 sq mi) or 15.7% is settled (buildings or roads).

[4] The municipality is located in the Liestal district, in a shallow depression in the Oris valley.

[8] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (1,173 or 94.8%), with Albanian being second most common (17 or 1.4%) and French being third (11 or 0.9%).

[7] The age distribution, as of 2010[update], in Lupsingen is; 94 children or 6.9% of the population are between 0 and 6 years old and 213 teenagers or 15.7% are between 7 and 19.

The greatest number of single family homes (108) were built between 1971 and 1980.

[8] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][13] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 30.8% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 549 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 57.2%.

[8] There were 657 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 43.8% of the workforce.

In 2008[update] the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 75.

In the tertiary sector; 6 or 10.9% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 10 or 18.2% were in the movement and storage of goods, 3 or 5.5% were in a hotel or restaurant, 10 or 18.2% were technical professionals or scientists, 10 or 18.2% were in education and 1 or 1.8% were in health care.

[8] From the 2000 census[update], 249 or 20.1% were Roman Catholic, while 688 or 55.6% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

[9] As of 2000[update], there were 109 students from Lupsingen who attended schools outside the municipality.

Aerial view (1953)