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==Geography== |
==Geography== |
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Belprahon has an area of {{km2 to mi2|3. |
Belprahon has an area, {{as of|2009|lc=on}}, of {{km2 to mi2|3.83|abbr=on}}. Of this area, {{km2 to mi2|1.53|abbr=on}} or 39.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while{{km2 to mi2|2.01|abbr=on}} or 52.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, {{km2 to mi2|0.28|abbr=on}} or 7.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and {{km2 to mi2|0.02|abbr=on}} or 0.5% is unproductive land.<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, housing and buildings made up 3.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.3%. 43.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 8.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 12.5% is used for growing crops and 7.3% is pastures and 19.6% is used for alpine pastures.<ref name=BFS_land/> |
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It is located on the north flank of the Grand Val (valley of Moutier). |
It is located on the north flank of the Grand Val (valley of Moutier). |
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==Demographics== |
==Demographics== |
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Belprahon has a population (as of {{Swiss populations date|CH-BE}}) of {{Swiss populations|CH-BE|0681}}.{{Swiss populations ref|CH-BE}} {{as of|2007}}, 1.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 0.3%. Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks French (88.1%), with German being second most common ( 6.4%) and Italian being third ( 1.8%). |
Belprahon has a population (as of {{Swiss populations date|CH-BE}}) of {{Swiss populations|CH-BE|0681}}.{{Swiss populations ref|CH-BE}} {{as of|2007}}, 1.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 0.3%. Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks French (88.1%), with German being second most common ( 6.4%) and Italian being third ( 1.8%). |
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Revision as of 22:39, 2 April 2010
Belprahon | |
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Location of Belprahon  | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Bern |
| District | Jura bernois |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.79 km2 (1.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 627 m (2,057 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 294 |
| • Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 2744 |
| SFOS number | 0681 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-BE |
| Surrounded by | Moutier, Roches, Grandval,Eschert |
| Website | http://www.belprahon.ch SFSO statistics |
Belprahon is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura (Jura Bernois).
History
Belprahon was known asTiefenbach though this name is no longer used.[3]
Geography
Belprahon has an area, as of 2009[update], of Template:Km2 to mi2. Of this area, Template:Km2 to mi2 or 39.9% is used for agricultural purposes, whileTemplate:Km2 to mi2 or 52.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, Template:Km2 to mi2 or 7.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and Template:Km2 to mi2 or 0.5% is unproductive land.[4]
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.3%. 43.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 8.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 12.5% is used for growing crops and 7.3% is pastures and 19.6% is used for alpine pastures.[4]
It is located on the north flank of the Grand Val (valley of Moutier).
Demographics
Belprahon has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 279.[5] As of 2007[update], 1.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 0.3%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (88.1%), with German being second most common ( 6.4%) and Italian being third ( 1.8%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SPS which received 31.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (28.5%), the FDP (20%) and the CVP (12.4%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 24.4% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 60.7% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 14.9%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Belprahon about 77.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).
Belprahon has an unemployment rate of 0.96%. As of 2005[update], there were 9 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 4 businesses involved in this sector. 14 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 3 businesses in this sector. 53 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 10 businesses in this sector.[6] The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
| year | population |
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| 1850 | 126 |
| 1900 | 188 |
| 1950 | 141 |
| 2000 | 328 |
External links
- Belprahon 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 Belprahon 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 07-Jul-2009
