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Former municipality of Switzerland
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Country	Switzerland
Canton	Bern
District	Konolfingen
Area
• Total	4.9 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Elevation	750 m (2,460 ft)
Population  (December 2007)
• Total	305
• Density	62.2/km2 (161.2/sq mi)
Postal code	3672
Surrounded by	Bleiken bei Oberdiessbach, Buchholterberg, Linden, Oberdiessbach

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.

History

Aeschlen is first mentioned in 1303 as Eschlon.

Geography

Aeschlen had an area of 4.9 km² (1.9 sq mi). Of this area, 60.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 35.9% is forested. The rest of the land, (3.9%) is settled.

Demographics

Aeschlen has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 305. As of 2007^[update], 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 (as of 2000^[update]) 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 (as of 2000^[update]) 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%. As of 2005^[update], 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. The historical population is given in the following table: