Eich (Lucerne)

Geschichte

Eich is a municipality in the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.HistoryEich is first mentioned in 1045 as Heiche. In 1173 it was mentioned as Eiche.GeographyEich has an area of 5.9km2. Of this area, 67.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 19.5% is forested. The rest of the land, (12.6%) is settled., 19.52% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 59.76% is used for farming or pastures, while 8.15% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 5.26% is covered with buildings, 0.34% is classed as special developments, 0.68% is parks or greenbelts and 6.28% is transportation infrastructure.FALSE The municipality is located östl. Ufer des Sempachersees gelegen. It consists of the village of Eich and the hamlets of östl. Ufer des Sempachersees gelegen.DemographicsEich has a population of 1,574, of which 4.2% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 37.1%. Most of the population speaks German (97.7%), with French being second most common ( 0.5%) and English being third ( 0.4%).In the 2007 election the most popular party was the CVP which received 35.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (26.2%), the FDP (26%) and the Green Party (6.4%).