Buch am Irchel is a

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in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of

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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

Buch am Irchel is first mentioned around 1238 as ''Buoch''. In 1244 it was mentioned as ''Bebinchon''.

Geography

Buch am Irchel has an area of . Of this area, 56.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 37.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality includes the sections of Ober- and Unterbuch, which are located on the north-east slope of the

Irchel :''Irchel is also the name of a hill in the city of Zürich, and of a campus of University of Zurich, Zürich University located there.'' The Irchel is an elevation in the Canton of Zürich, located at the Rhine between the Töss (river), Töss and ...

elevation. It also includes the sections of Wiler, Bebikon, Desibach and Oberhueb. In 1855, the village of Gräslikon became part of

Berg am Irchel Berg am Irchel is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Berg am Irchel is first mentioned around 1100 as ''Berga''. In 1243 it was mentioned as ''Berge''. Geography Berg am Irchel ha ...

Demographics

Buch am Irchel has a population (as of ) of . , 5.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 17.5%. Most of the population () speaks German (98.4%), with English and Spanish being the second most common ( 0.3%). In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 46.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CSP (12.9%), the FDP (12.2%) and the

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(8.6%). The age distribution of the population () is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 30.8% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 58.7% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 10.6%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Buch am Irchel about 86.9% of the population (between age 25-64) 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 ...

''). Buch am Irchel has an unemployment rate of 0.84%. , there were 89 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 31 businesses involved in this sector. 31 people are employed in the

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and there are five businesses in this sector. 50 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 15 businesses in this sector.Swiss Federal Statistical Office
accessed 27-Jul-2009 The historical population is given in the following table: : Including Gräslikon, which became part of Berg am Irchel in 1855.

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