Aeschlen
Country Switzerland Canton Berne District Konolfingen 46°50′N 7°39′E / 46.833°N 7.65°E / 46.833; 7.65Coordinates: 46°50′N 7°39′E / 46.833°N 7.65°E / 46.833; 7.65
Population	305 (December 2007[update])
- Density	62 /km2 (161 /sq mi)
Area	4.9 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Elevation	750 m (2,461 ft)
Postal code	3672
SFOS number	0601
Surrounded by	Bleiken bei Oberdiessbach, Buchholterberg, Linden, Oberdiessbach
Website	www.aeschlen.ch SFSO statistics
Aeschlen

Aeschlen bei Oberdiessbach (officially known as Aeschlen) is a municipality in the district of Konolfingen in the canton of Berne in Switzerland.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 External links 5 References

[edit] History

Aeschlen is first mentioned in 1303 as Eschlon.^[1]

[edit] Geography

Aeschlen has an area of 4.9 square kilometers (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.^[2]

[edit] Demographics

Aeschlen has a population (as of 2007^[update]) of 305, of which 1.6% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -7.3%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (97.5%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.9%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 0.6%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 58.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (10%), the CSP (8.4%) and the Green Party (7.4%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000^[update]) 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%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. 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^[update], 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.^[2] The historical population is given in the following table:^[1]

year	population
1764	204
1850	455
1900	348
1950	321
1970	244
2000	317

[edit] External links

• Aeschlen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

[edit] References

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