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==Geography== |
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Arni has an area of {{km2 to mi2|10. |
Arni has an area, {{as of|2009|lc=on}}, of {{km2 to mi2|10.44|abbr=on}}. Of this area, {{km2 to mi2|7.15|abbr=on}} or 68.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while{{km2 to mi2|2.67|abbr=on}} or 25.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, {{km2 to mi2|0.58|abbr=on}} or 5.6% is settled (buildings or roads), {{km2 to mi2|0.01|abbr=on}} or 0.1% 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> |
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Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 0.1% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 3.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.5%. 25.2% of the total land area is heavily forested. Of the agricultural land, 35.9% is used for growing crops and 31.3% is pastures, while 1.2% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.<ref name=BFS_land/> |
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The municipality includes the village of Arni, the industrial center of Arnisäge and the [[hamlet (place)|hamlets]] of Lütiwil and Roth. |
The municipality includes the village of Arni, the industrial center of Arnisäge and the [[hamlet (place)|hamlets]] of Lütiwil and Roth. |
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Revision as of 22:25, 2 April 2010
Arni | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Arni  | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Bern |
| District | Bern-Mittelland administrative district |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.43 km2 (4.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 849 m (2,785 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 928 |
| • Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 3508 |
| SFOS number | 0602 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-BE |
| Surrounded by | Biglen, Grosshöchstetten, Landiswil, Lauperswil, Oberthal, Walkringen |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Arni is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
History
Arni is first mentioned in 1185 as Arne.[3]
Geography
Arni has an area, as of 2009[update], of Template:Km2 to mi2. Of this area, Template:Km2 to mi2 or 68.5% is used for agricultural purposes, whileTemplate:Km2 to mi2 or 25.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, Template:Km2 to mi2 or 5.6% is settled (buildings or roads), Template:Km2 to mi2 or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes.[4]
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 0.1% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 3.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.5%. 25.2% of the total land area is heavily forested. Of the agricultural land, 35.9% is used for growing crops and 31.3% is pastures, while 1.2% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.[4]
The municipality includes the village of Arni, the industrial center of Arnisäge and the hamlets of Lütiwil and Roth.
Demographics
Arni has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 936.[5] As of 2007[update], 3.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -3%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (97.0%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 0.6%) and French being third ( 0.5%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 61.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the local small left-wing parties (9.2%), the Green Party (8.3%) and the SPS (8.2%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 28.4% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 57.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 14.3%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Arni about 78.4% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).
Arni has an unemployment rate of 0.95%. As of 2005[update], there were 163 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 61 businesses involved in this sector. 49 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 15 businesses in this sector. 38 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 12 businesses in this sector.[6] The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
| year | population |
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| 1764 | 793 |
| 1860 | 1,380 |
| 1910 | 1,071 |
| 1950 | 1,172 |
| 1990 | 956 |
External links
- Arni in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
References
- ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ a b Arni in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data Template:De icon accessed 25 March 2010
- ^ "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.
- ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 02-Jul-2009
