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==Geography==
==Geography==
Albligen has an area of {{km2 to mi2|4.3|abbr=on}}. Of this area, 57.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 33.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).<ref name=SFSO/>
Albligen has an area, {{as of|2009|lc=on}}, of {{km2 to mi2|4.29|abbr=on}}. Of this area, {{km2 to mi2|2.41|abbr=on}} or 56.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while{{km2 to mi2|1.49|abbr=on}} or 34.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, {{km2 to mi2|0.32|abbr=on}} or 7.5% is settled (buildings or roads), {{km2 to mi2|0.06|abbr=on}} or 1.4% is either rivers or lakes.<ref name=BFS_land>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/02/03/blank/data/gemeindedaten.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics] 2009 data {{de icon}} accessed 25 March 2010</ref>

Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 0.0% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 4.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.3%. 32.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 26.6% is used for growing crops and 27.7% is pastures, while 1.9% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.<ref name=BFS_land/>


Albligen lies in the midland of a small bank in the ''Höchi'' hills ({{m to ft|818|abbr=yes}} above sea level). On the eastern edge of the municipality flows the [[Sense River]].
Albligen lies in the midland of a small bank in the ''Höchi'' hills ({{m to ft|818|abbr=yes}} above sea level). On the eastern edge of the municipality flows the [[Sense River]].

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Albligen
Coat of arms of Albligen
Location of Albligen
Map
CountrySwitzerland
CantonBern
DistrictBern-Mittelland
Government
 • MayorRegula Reinhardt-Trachsel
Area
 • Total4.3 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Elevation
699 m (2,293 ft)
Population
 (December 2020)
 • TotalIncorrect Municipal Code 1 0,851
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
3183
SFOS number0851
ISO 3166 codeCH-BE
Surrounded byUeberstorf, Wahlern, Heitenried
Websitewww.albligen.ch
SFSO statistics
Albligen

Albligen (former French name: Albenon) is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

History

Albligen is first mentioned in 1346 as Alblingen.[1]

Geography

Albligen has an area, as of 2009, of Template:Km2 to mi2. Of this area, Template:Km2 to mi2 or 56.2% is used for agricultural purposes, whileTemplate:Km2 to mi2 or 34.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, Template:Km2 to mi2 or 7.5% is settled (buildings or roads), Template:Km2 to mi2 or 1.4% is either rivers or lakes.[2]

Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 0.0% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 4.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.3%. 32.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 26.6% is used for growing crops and 27.7% is pastures, while 1.9% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.[2]

Albligen lies in the midland of a small bank in the Höchi hills (Template:M to ft above sea level). On the eastern edge of the municipality flows the Sense River.

The neighboring municipalities are Ueberstorf, Wahlern, and Heitenried.

Demographics

Albligen has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of Incorrect Municipal Code 1 0,851 .[3] As of 2007, 3.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -5.7%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (97.5%), with French being second most common ( 1.4%) and Romanian being third ( 0.4%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 50% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (19.3%), the Green Party (9.6%) and the local small left-wing parties (7.8%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 26.5% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 60.5% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 13%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Albligen about 74.4% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).

Albligen has an unemployment rate of 0.75%. As of 2005, there were 59 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 20 businesses involved in this sector. 16 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 7 businesses in this sector. 27 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 10 businesses in this sector.[4] The historical population is given in the following table:[1]

year population
1850 694
1960 421
1990 442

References

  1. ^ a b Albligen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  2. ^ a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data Template:De icon accessed 25 March 2010
  3. ^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  4. ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 13-Jul-2009

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