| Subject Name: | Aeschlen |
| Municipality Type: | former |
| Canton: | Bern |
| Iso-Code-Region: | CH-BE |
| Coordinates: | 46.8333°N 46°W |
| Postal Code: | 3672 |
| Municipality Code: | 0601 |
| Area: | 4.9 |
| Elevation: | 750 |
| Population: | 305 |
| Populationof: | December 2007 |
| Popofyear: | 2007 |
| Website: | http://www.oberdiessbach.ch/ |
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.[1]
Aeschlen is first mentioned in 1303 as Eschlon.
Aeschlen had an area of 4.9km2. Of this area, 60.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 35.9% is forested. The rest of the land, (3.9%) is settled.
Aeschlen has a population (as of) of ., 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 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 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%., 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.[2] The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1764 | 204 |
| 1850 | 455 |
| 1900 | 348 |
| 1950 | 321 |
| 1970 | 244 |
| 2000 | 317 |