Aeschlen
History
Aeschlen is first mentioned in 1303 as Eschlon.
Geography
Aeschlen had an area of 4.9 km (1.9 sq mi). Of this area, 60.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 35.9% is forested. The rest of the land, (3.9%) is settled.
Demographics
Aeschlen has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 305. As of 2007, 1.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -7.3%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (97.5%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.9%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 0.6%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 28.7% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 12%. In Aeschlen about 64.4% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).
Aeschlen has an unemployment rate of 1.3%. As of 2005, there were 72 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 20 businesses involved in this sector. 13 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 5 businesses in this sector. 30 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 9 businesses in this sector. The historical population is given in the following table:
year | population |
---|---|
1764 | 204 |
1850 | 455 |
1900 | 348 |
1950 | 321 |
1970 | 244 |
2000 | 317 |
References
- ^ . Federal Statistical Office https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/pxweb/de/. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
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(help) - ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz, Mutationsmeldungen 2009 / Répertoire officiel des communes de Suisse, Mutations 2009 / Elenco ufficiale dei Comuni della Svizzera, Mutazione 2009 (PDF) (Report). Federal Statistical Office. 2009. 2775. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ Aeschlen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 2011-09-04 at the Wayback Machine accessed 02-Jul-2009
- ^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
External links
- Aeschlen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.