Bonstetten, Switzerland


Bonstetten is a village in the district of Affoltern in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

History

Bonstetten is first mentioned in 1120 as Buonstetin, though this reference is debated. In 1184 it was mentioned as Bowensteden.

Geography

Bonstetten has an area of. Of this area, 57.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 29.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 13.3% is settled and the remainder is non-productive.

Demographics

Bonstetten has a population of. , 11.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 32.6%. Most of the population speaks German, with English being second most common and Italian being third. In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 30.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS, the FDP and the CSP.
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers make up 24.5% of the population, while adults make up 67.2% and seniors make up 8.2%. In Bonstetten about 86.5% of the population have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education.
Bonstetten has an unemployment rate of 1.62%., there were 101 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 25 businesses involved in this sector. 95 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 26 businesses in this sector. 543 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 112 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
yearpopulation
1635495
1712612
1850887
1900691
1920649
1950888
19601,180
20003,893

Transport

is a stop of the Zürich S-Bahn on the lines S9 and S15. It is a 23-minute ride from Zürich Hauptbahnhof.