Wahlen
municipality in the canton Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland
Wahlen is a municipality in the district of Laufen in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
Geography
Wahlen has an area, as of 2009, of 5.42 square kilometers (2.09 sq mi). Of this area, 3 km2 (1.2 sq mi) or 55.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.82 km2 (0.70 sq mi) or 33.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.61 km2 (0.24 sq mi) or 11.3% is settled (buildings or roads).
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 7.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.0%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.5% of the area Out of the forested land, 31.2% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 27.9% is used for growing crops and 23.6% is pastures, while 3.9% is used for orchards or vine crops.
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, a Lion rampant Or queued fourchy holding in the front paws a Crozier Argent.
Demographics
Wahlen has a population (as of June 2021) of 1,529. As of 2008, 6.7% of the population are resident foreign nationals.
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