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Aeugst am Albis is a municipality in the district of Affoltern in the canton of Z rich in Switzerland.
History Aeugst am Albis is first mentioned in 876/877 as Ousta. In 1277 it was mentioned as Oeugsten.[1] Geography Aeugst am Albis has an area of . 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. Demographics Aeugst am Albis has a population (as of ) of . , 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 () 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 () 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%. , 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] | year | population | | 1454 | c. 50 | | 1695 | 408 | | 1800 | 573 | | 1900 | 607 | | 1950 | 650 | | 2000 | 1,544 | References External links ca:Aeugst am Albis de:Aeugst am Albis es:Aeugst am Albis eo:Aeugst e Albis fr:Aeugst am Albis it:Aeugst am Albis la:Ousta lmo:Aeugst am Albis nl:Aeugst am Albis nn:Aeugst am Albis pms:Aeugst am Albis pt:Aeugst am Albis ru: - - simple:Aeugst am Albis vo:Aeugst am Albis war:Aeugst am Albis
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