Aeschi

Aeschi is a municipality in the district of Wasseramt in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. Burgäschisee is a lake in the forest on the border with Seeberg.

Geography

Aeschi has an area, as of 2009, of 3.8 square kilometers (1.5 sq mi). Of this area, 2.4 km² (0.93 sq mi) or 63.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.66 km² (0.25 sq mi) or 17.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.55 km² (0.21 sq mi) or 14.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.16 km² (0.062 sq mi) or 4.2% is either rivers or lakes and 0.04 km² (9.9 acres) or 1.1% is unproductive land. After the 2012 merger, the area increased to 5.4 square kilometers (2.1 sq mi).

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 8.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.9%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 1.1%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 47.9% is used for growing crops and 13.4% is pastures, while 1.8% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in lakes.