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Etzgen
Coat of arms of Etzgen
Coat of arms
Etzgen is located in Switzerland
Etzgen
Etzgen
Location in Switzerland
Etzgen is located in Canton of Aargau
Etzgen
Etzgen
Location in Canton of Aargau
Country Switzerland
Canton Aargau
District Laufenburg
Area
 • Total 3.28 km2 (1.27 sq mi)
Elevation
336 m (1,102 ft)
Population
 (December 2006)
 • Total 438
 • Density 133.5/km2 (345.9/sq mi)
Postal code
5275
Surrounded by Albbruck (DE-BW), Laufenburg (DE-BW), Mettau, Oberhofen, Schwaderloch, Sulz

Etzgen was a municipality in the district of Laufenburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010, the municipalities of Hottwil, Etzgen, Mettau, Oberhofen AG and Wil AG merged into the municipality of Mettauertal.

ETH-BIB-Etzgen, Mettau-LBS H1-014959
Aerial view (1953)

Economy

In 2000 (before the merger), there were 163 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 119 or about 73.0% of the residents worked outside Etzgen while 112 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 156 jobs (of at least six hours per week) in the municipality.

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