Bachs


Bachs is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

History

Bachs is first mentioned in 1100 as Fusebach and Fuisipach. In 1384 the village section of Altbachs was mentioned as Obern Fisibach.

Geography

Bachs has an area of. Of this area, 49% is used for agricultural purposes, while 44.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.8% is settled and the remainder is non-productive.
The municipality is located at the mouth of the Fisibach stream. Bachs is a village with two centers which, since the fire of 1763, are known as Alt- and Neubachs.

Demographics

Bachs has a population of. , 6.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -4%. Most of the population speaks German , with French being second most common and Spanish being third.
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 55.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS, the Green Party and the CSP.
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers make up 25% of the population, while adults make up 62.4% and seniors make up 12.7%. About 77.8% of the population have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education.
Bachs has an unemployment rate of 0.79%. , there were 92 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 29 businesses involved in this sector. 36 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 3 businesses in this sector. 171 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 19 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
yearpopulation
146711 Households
36 Adults
1634391
1836596
1860673
1960414
1990519