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 Aeugst am Albis is a municipality in the district of Affoltern in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
[edit] HistoryAeugst am Albis is first mentioned in 876/877 as Ousta. In 1277 it was mentioned as Oeugsten.[1] [edit] GeographyAeugst am Albis has an area of 7.9 square kilometers (3.1 sq mi). Of this area, 52.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 31.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 11.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (4.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[2] The municipality includes the village of Aeugst, which is located on a southern terrace of the Aeugsterberg. It also includes Wengi and in the upper Reppischtal, the village of Aeugstertal. [edit] DemographicsAeugst am Albis has a population (as of 2007[update]) of 1,704, of which 9.7% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 17.8%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (95.2%), with English being second most common ( 1.6%) and French being third ( 0.9%). In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 32.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (19.2%), the FDP (16.4%) and the CSP (13.2%). The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0-19 years old) make up 24.2% of the population, while adults (20-64 years old) make up 65.5% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 10.3%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Aeugst am Albis about 83.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule). Aeugst am Albis has an unemployment rate of 1.55%. As of 2005[update], there were 67 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 25 businesses involved in this sector. 17 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 9 businesses in this sector. 253 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 55 businesses in this sector.[2] The historical population is given in the following table:[1]
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