Aeschlen bei Oberdiessbach


Aeschlen bei Oberdiessbach was a municipality in the district of Konolfingen in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the municipality of Aeschlen merged into the municipality of Oberdiessbach.
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History

Aeschlen is first mentioned in 1303 as Eschlon.

Geography

Aeschlen had an area of. Of this area, 60.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 35.9% is forested. The rest of the land, is settled.

Demographics

Aeschlen has a population of., 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 speaks German, with Albanian being second most common and Serbo-Croatian being third.
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers make up 28.7% of the population, while adults make up 59.3% and seniors make up 12%. In Aeschlen about 64.4% of the population have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education.
Aeschlen has an unemployment rate of 1.3%., 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:
yearpopulation
1764204
1850455
1900348
1950321
1970244
2000317