Aeugst am Albis, Switzerland

Geschichte

Aeugst am Albis is a municipality in the district of Affoltern in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.HistoryAeugst am Albis is first mentioned in 876/877 as Ousta. In 1277 it was mentioned as Oeugsten.GeographyAeugst am Albis has an area of 7.9km2. 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).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.DemographicsAeugst am Albis has a population 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%).After the 2010 elections, the SVP is longer represented in the municipality council.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).