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| Population | 1,034 (Dec 2010)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 197 /km2 (511 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 5.24 km2 (2.02 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| 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 |
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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.
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Aesch is first mentioned in 1184 as Asche. After the 15th Century it was often mentioned as Esch ennend Albis.[3]
Aesch has an area of 5.2 km2 (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.[4]
Aesch has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 1,034.[1] As of 2007[update], 7.2% of the population was made up of 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%. 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.[4] 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.[5]
The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
| year | population |
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| 1467 | 7 Households |
| 1634 | 234 |
| 1850 | 442 |
| 1900 | 288 |
| 1970 | 472 |
| 2000 | 950 |
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