Over the same time period, the amount of recreational space in the municipality increased by 5 ha (12 acres) and is now about 0.65% of the total area.

Over the same time period the amount of forested land has increased by 16 ha (40 acres).

[8] The historical population is given in the following chart:[13] The Benedictine nuns convent of St. Lazarus and Apro Castle are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance.

Of these, a total of 28 people worked in 13 businesses in the primary economic sector.

The secondary sector employed 304 workers in 28 separate businesses.

[17] In 2015 the average cantonal, municipal and church tax rate in the municipality for a couple with two children making SFr 80,000 was 5.1% while the rate for a single person making SFr 150,000 was 11%, both of which are much lower than the average for the canton.

[18] In the 2019 Swiss federal election the most popular party was the CVP with 47.7% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 674 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 51.5%.