Siblingen

Siblingen is a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland.GeographySiblingen has an area, of 9.3km2. Of this area, 44.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 48.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.4%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules a Pine Tree Vert trunked and eradicated proper.DemographicsSiblingen has a population of 743, of which 9.8% are foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, 52.9% are from Germany, 8.6% are from Italy, and 38.6% are from another country. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -2.9%. Most of the population speaks German (97.5%), with Spanish being second most common ( 1.0%) and Portuguese being third ( 0.8%).The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 18.2% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 65.4% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 16.4%.In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 42.2% of the vote. The next two most popular parties were the SP (33.9%), and the FDP (23.9%).In Siblingen about 80.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). In Siblingen, 2.01% of the population attend kindergarten or another pre-school, 6.29% attend a Primary School, 2.54% attend a lower level Secondary School, and 3.75% attend a higher level Secondary School.