Aesch
Country Switzerland Canton Zurich District Dietikon 47°20′N 8°26′E / 47.333°N 8.433°E / 47.333; 8.433Coordinates: 47°20′N 8°26′E / 47.333°N 8.433°E / 47.333; 8.433
Population	990 (December 2007[update])
- Density	189 /km2 (489 /sq mi)
Area	5.24 km2 (2.02 sq mi)
Elevation	540 m (1,772 ft)
Postal code	8904
SFOS number	0241
Surrounded by	Arni (AG), Birmensdorf, Bonstetten, Islisberg (AG), Oberwil-Lieli (AG), Wettswil am Albis
Website	www.aesch-zh.ch SFSO statistics
Aesch

Aesch

Aesch is a municipality in the district of Dietikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Until 2001 it was known as Aesch bei Birmensdorf.

[edit] History

Aesch is first mentioned in 1184 as Asche. After the 15th Century it was often mentioned as Esch ennend Albis.^[1]

[edit] Geography

Aesch has an area of 5.2 square kilometers (2.0 sq mi). Of this area, 57.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 33.3% is forested. The rest of the land, (9%) is settled.^[2]

[edit] Demographics

Aesch has a population (as of 2007^[update]) of 990, of which 7.2% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 3.1%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (93.1%), with English being second most common ( 2.0%) and Italian being third ( 1.3%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 46% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (15.7%), the SPS (11.8%) and the CVP (9.4%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000^[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 20.9% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 67.8% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 11.3%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Aesch about 88.2% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).

Aesch has an unemployment rate of 1.47%. As of 2005^[update], there were 58 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 23 businesses involved in this sector. 51 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 5 businesses in this sector. 229 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 42 businesses in this sector.^[2] As of 2007^[update] 34% of the working population is employed full-time, and 66% is employed part-time.

As of 2008^[update] there were 259 Catholics and 522 Protestants in Aesch. In the 2000 census^[update] religion was broken down into several smaller categories. From the 2000 census, 57.4% was some type of Protestant, with 56% belonging to the Swiss Reformed Church and 1.4% belonging to other Protestant churches. 27.2% of the population are Catholic. Of the rest of the population, 0% is Muslim, 1.6% belong to another religion, 0.6% did not give a religion, and 13.2% is atheist or agnostic.^[3]

The historical population is given in the following table:^[1]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Aesch Online Official website (German)
• Aesch in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

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