5 % ▁is ▁settled ▁( build ings ▁or ▁roads ) ▁and ▁the ▁remainder ▁( 4 . 6 %) ▁is ▁non - product ive ▁( ri vers , ▁gla ci ers ▁or ▁mountains ). ▁▁ ▁housing ▁and ▁buildings ▁made ▁up ▁ 3 . 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁area , ▁while ▁transport ation ▁infrastr ucture ▁made ▁up ▁the ▁rest ▁( 3 %). ▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁total ▁un product ive ▁area , ▁water ▁( stream s ▁and ▁la kes ) ▁made ▁up ▁ 2 . 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁area . ▁▁▁ 2 . 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁municipal ▁area ▁was ▁under going ▁some ▁type ▁of ▁construction . ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁of ▁Alt ikon ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁southern ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁Th ur ▁river . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁at ▁the ▁intersection ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁Th urt al str asse ▁( parallel ▁to ▁the ▁Th ur ▁river ) ▁from ▁And elf ingen ▁to ▁Frauen feld ▁and ▁the ▁main ▁north - s outh ▁road ▁over ▁the ▁Th ru . ▁ ▁The ▁municipality ▁includes ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Alt ikon ▁and ▁the ▁ham let ▁of ▁Schne it . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁it ▁has ▁also ▁included ▁Feld i ▁and ▁H erten ▁( B urg stelle ), ▁which ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁El lik on ▁an ▁der ▁Th ur . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁Alt ikon ▁has ▁a ▁population ▁( as ▁of ▁) ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁, ▁ 4 . 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁was ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁foreign ▁national s . ▁▁ ▁the ▁gender