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Aeschlen
Coat of arms of Aeschlen
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Aeschlen is located in Switzerland
Aeschlen
Aeschlen
Location in Switzerland
Aeschlen is located in Canton of Bern
Aeschlen
Aeschlen
Location in Canton of Bern
Country Switzerland
Canton Bern
District Konolfingen
Area
 • Total 4.9 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Elevation
750 m (2,460 ft)
Population
 (December 2007)
 • Total 305
 • Density 62.2/km2 (161.2/sq mi)
Postal code
3672
Surrounded by Bleiken bei Oberdiessbach, Buchholterberg, Linden, Oberdiessbach

Aeschlen bei Oberdiessbach (officially known as Aeschlen) 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.

History

Aeschlen is first mentioned in 1303 as Eschlon.

Geography

Aeschlen had an area of 4.9 km2 (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.

Demographics

Aeschlen has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 305. As of 2007, 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 (as of 2000) speaks German (97.5%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.9%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 0.6%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) 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%. 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, 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:

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