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==Geography== |
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Bettenhausen, Switzerland has an area, {{as of|2009|lc=on}}, of {{km2 to mi2|1.98|abbr=on}}. Of this area, {{km2 to mi2|1.45|abbr=on}} or 73.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while {{km2 to mi2|0.32|abbr=on}} or 16.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, {{km2 to mi2|0.21|abbr=on}} or 10.6% is settled (buildings or roads), {{km2 to mi2|0.01|abbr=on}} or 0.5% 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, housing and buildings made up 7.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.5%. 15.7% of the total land area is heavily forested. Of the agricultural land, 60.1% is used for growing crops and 13.1% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.<ref name=BFS_land/> |
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==Demographics== |
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Revision as of 22:42, 2 April 2010
Bettenhausen | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bettenhausen  | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Bern |
| District | Oberaargau |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.95 km2 (1.53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 480 m (1,570 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 630 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 3366 |
| SFOS number | 0973 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-BE |
| Surrounded by | Bollodingen, Herzogenbuchsee, Oberönz, Thörigen |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Bettenhausen is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
History
Bettenhausen is first mentioned in 1335 as Bettenhusen.[3]
Geography
Bettenhausen, Switzerland has an area, as of 2009[update], of Template:Km2 to mi2. Of this area, Template:Km2 to mi2 or 73.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while Template:Km2 to mi2 or 16.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, Template:Km2 to mi2 or 10.6% is settled (buildings or roads), Template:Km2 to mi2 or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes.[4]
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 7.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.5%. 15.7% of the total land area is heavily forested. Of the agricultural land, 60.1% is used for growing crops and 13.1% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.[4]
Demographics
Bettenhausen has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 642.[5] As of 2007[update], 2.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 7.8%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (98.1%), with French being second most common ( 0.8%) and Turkish being third ( 0.4%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 49.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (19.7%), the FDP (11.3%) and the Green Party (9.6%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 26.7% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59.6% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 13.7%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Bettenhausen about 75.3% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).
Bettenhausen has an unemployment rate of 2.04%. As of 2005[update], there were 28 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 9 businesses involved in this sector. 16 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 4 businesses in this sector. 13 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 5 businesses in this sector.[6] The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1764 | 143 |
| 1850 | 433 |
| 1900 | 390 |
| 1950 | 395 |
| 2000 | 475 |
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 Bettenhausen 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 20-Jul-2009
External links
- Bettenhausen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
