Aesch is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of

Lucerne Lucerne ( , ; High Alemannic German, High Alemannic: ''Lozärn'') or Luzern ()Other languages: gsw, Lozärn, label=Lucerne German; it, Lucerna ; rm, Lucerna . is a city in central Switzerland, in the Languages of Switzerland, German-speaking po ...

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

History

Aesch is first mentioned around 1150 as ''Esche''. Between 1184 and 1190, it was mentioned as ''Asce''.

Geography

Aesch is located in the Seetal valley, on the shore of

Lake Hallwil __NOTOC__ Lake Hallwil (German: ''Hallwilersee'') is a lake largely in the Canton of Aargau, Switzerland, located at . It is the largest lake in Aargau and lies mostly in the districts of Lenzburg and Kulm on the southern edge of the canton. The s ...

, and along the road between

and

Fahrwangen Fahrwangen is a municipality in the district of Lenzburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. History Prehistorical finds from various Neolithic eras, Roman and Alamanni ruins all testify to a long history of human habitation around Fahrw ...

. The municipality consists of the village of Aesch. It has an area of . Of this area, 67.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 19.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 10.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). , 19.35% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 51.83% is used for farming or pastures, while 15.91% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 7.31% is covered with buildings, 0.65% is industrial, 0.22% is classed as special developments, 0.43% is parks or greenbelts and 1.51% is transportation infrastructure.

Demographics

Aesch has a population (as of ) of . , 7.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of −3.5%. Most of the population () speaks German (95.9%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.7%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 0.5%). In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 33.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (32.8%), the FDP (22.8%) and the

Green Party A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as social justice, environmentalism and nonviolence. Greens believe that these issues are inherently related to one another as a foundation f ...

(4.9%). The age distribution in Aesch is; 241 people or 25.3% of the population is 0–19 years old. 222 people or 23.3% are 20–39 years old, and 345 people or 36.3% are 40–64 years old. The senior population distribution is 108 people or 11.4% are 65–79 years old, 32 or 3.4% are 80–89 years old and 3 people or 0.3% of the population are 90+ years old.LUSTAT Lucerne Cantonal Statistics
accessed 12 August 2009 In Aesch about 71.5% of the population (between age 25 and 64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a ''

Fachhochschule A ''Fachhochschule'' (; plural ''Fachhochschulen''), abbreviated FH, is a university of applied sciences (UAS), in other words a German tertiary education institution that provides professional education in many applied sciences and applied arts ...

''). there are 359 households, of which 96 households (or about 26.7%) contain only a single individual. 56 or about 15.6% are large households, with at least five members. there were 228 inhabited buildings in the municipality, of which 167 were built only as housing, and 61 were

mixed use Mixed-use is a kind of urban development, urban design, urban planning and/or a zoning type that blends multiple uses, such as residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, or entertainment, into one space, where those functions are to som ...

buildings. There were 126 single family homes, 24 double family homes, and 17 multi-family homes in the municipality. Most homes were either two (96) or three (54) story structures. There were only 6 single story buildings and 11 four or more story buildings. Aesch has an unemployment rate of 1.03%. , there were 92 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 28 businesses involved in this sector. 168 people are employed in the

secondary sector In macroeconomics, the secondary sector of the economy is an economic sector in the three-sector theory that describes the role of manufacturing. It encompasses industries that produce a finished, usable product or are involved in constructi ...

and there are 20 businesses in this sector. 93 people are employed in the

tertiary sector The tertiary sector of the economy, generally known as the service sector, is the third of the three economic sectors in the three-sector model (also known as the economic cycle). The others are the primary sector (raw materials) and the second ...

, with 25 businesses in this sector.Swiss Federal Statistical Office
accessed 18-Aug-2009 51.4% of the population of the municipality were employed in some capacity. At the same time, females made up 41.6% of the workforce. the religious membership of Aesch was; 697 (73.4%) were Roman Catholic, and 146 (15.4%) were Protestant, with an additional 9 (0.95%) that were of some other Christian faith. There are 35 individuals (3.68% of the population) who are Muslim. Of the rest; there were 1 (0.11%) individuals who belong to another religion, 41 (4.32%) who do not belong to any organized religion, 21 (2.21%) who did not answer the question. The historical population is given in the following table: : Population only for Oberaesch : Total church members of the

parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...

of Aesch

Weather

Aesch has an average of 133.3 days of rain per year and on average receives of

precipitation In meteorology, precipitation is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravitational pull from clouds. The main forms of precipitation include drizzle, rain, sleet, snow, ice pellets, graupel and hail. ...

. The wettest month is June during which time Aesch receives an average of of precipitation. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 12.5 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is May, with an average of 12.9, but with only of precipitation. The driest month of the year is October with an average of of precipitation over 12.5 days., the weather station elevation is 511 meters above sea level.

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* {{Authority control Municipalities of the canton of Lucerne