Aeugst am Albis

Aeugst am Albis is a municipality in the district of Affoltern in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Aeugst am Albis
Municipality
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Location of Aeugst am Albis
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Coordinates: 47°16′N 8°29′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Zurich
District	Affoltern
Area [1]
• Total	7.87 km2 (3.04 sq mi)
Elevation	696 m (2,283 ft)
Population  (31 December 2018)[2]
• Total	1,982
• Density	250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	8914
SFOS number	0001
ISO 3166 code	CH-ZH
Surrounded by	Affoltern am Albis, Hausen am Albis, Langnau am Albis, Mettmenstetten, Rifferswil, Stallikon
Website	www.aeugst-albis.ch SFSO statistics

History

Aeugst am Albis is first mentioned in 876/877 as Ousta. In 1277 it was mentioned as Oeugsten.^[3]

Geography

Aerial view from 2000 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1925)

Aeugst am Albis has an area of 7.9 km² (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).^[4]

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.

Demographics

Aeugst am Albis has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 2,014.^[5] As of 2007^[update], 9.7% of the population was made up of 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%).

After the 2010 elections, the SVP is no longer represented in the municipality council.^[6]

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%. 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.^[4] The historical population is given in the following table:^[3]

year	population
1454	c. 50
1695	408
1800	573
1900	607
1950	650
2000	1,544