Bachs
{{For|the Cuban poster artist|Eduardo Muñoz Bachs}}
{{Infobox Swiss town
| subject_name = Bachs
| image_photo = Bachs preghejo 168.jpg
| municipality_type = municipality
| imagepath_coa = Bachs-coat of arms.svg
| imagepath_flag = CHE Bachs Flag.svg
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| canton = Zurich
| iso-code-region = CH-ZH
| district = Dielsdorf
|coordinates = {{coord|47|31|N|8|26|E|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code = 8164
| municipality_code = 0081
| area = 9.12
| elevation = 470|elevation_description=
| population = {{Swiss populations NC|CH-ZH|0081}} | populationof = {{Swiss populations YM|CH-ZH}} | popofyear = {{Swiss populations Y|CH-ZH}}
| website = www.bachs.ch
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| places =
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| neighboring_municipalities= Fisibach (AG), Neerach, Oberweningen, Schöfflisdorf, Siglistorf (AG), Stadel bei Niederglatt, Steinmaur, Weiach
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Bachs is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
History
Geography
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Bachs has an area of {{convert|9.1|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}. Of this area, 49% is used for agricultural purposes, while 44.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
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 (Old and New Bachs).
Demographics
Bachs has a population (as of {{Swiss populations date|CH-ZH}}) of {{Swiss populations|CH-ZH|0081}}.{{Swiss populations ref|CH-ZH}} {{as of|2007}}, 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 ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks German (95.8%), with French being second most common ( 1.0%) and Spanish being third ( 0.9%).
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 (11.6%), the Green Party (10%) and the CSP (6.4%).
The age distribution of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 25% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 62.4% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 12.7%. About 77.8% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Bachs has an unemployment rate of 0.79%. {{as of|2005}}, 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.[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105172441/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html |date=2016-01-05 }} accessed 03-Aug-2009
The historical population is given in the following table:{{HDS|61|Bachs}}
| class="wikitable" |
| year
! population |
|---|
| 1467
| 11 Households 36 Adults |
| 1634
| 391 |
| 1836
| 596 |
| 1860
| 673 |
| 1960
| 414 |
| 1990
| 519 |
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Bachs}}
- [http://www.bachs.ch Official website] {{in lang|de}}
- {{HDS|61|Bachs}}
{{Municipalities of the district of Dielsdorf}}
{{Authority control}}