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==Geography== |
==Geography== |
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Champoz has an area of {{km2 to mi2|7. |
Champoz has an area, {{as of|2009|lc=on}}, of {{km2 to mi2|7.18|abbr=on}}. Of this area, {{km2 to mi2|3.34|abbr=on}} or 46.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while {{km2 to mi2|3.63|abbr=on}} or 50.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, {{km2 to mi2|0.21|abbr=on}} or 2.9% 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, housing and buildings made up 1.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.4%. 44.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 6.5% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 11.4% is used for growing crops and 15.9% is pastures and 18.7% is used for alpine 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 23:45, 2 April 2010
Champoz | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Champoz  | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Bern |
| District | Jura bernois |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.11 km2 (2.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 849 m (2,785 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 169 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (62/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 2735 |
| SFOS number | 0683 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-BE |
| Surrounded by | Bévilard, Malleray, Souboz, Perrefitte, Moutier, Court, Sorvilier |
| Website | http://www.champoz.ch SFSO statistics |
Champoz 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
Champoz is first mentioned in 1365 as Champo.[3]
Geography
Champoz has an area, as of 2009[update], of Template:Km2 to mi2. Of this area, Template:Km2 to mi2 or 46.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while Template:Km2 to mi2 or 50.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, Template:Km2 to mi2 or 2.9% is settled (buildings or roads), Template:Km2 to mi2 or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes.[4]
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.4%. 44.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 6.5% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 11.4% is used for growing crops and 15.9% is pastures and 18.7% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.[4]
Demographics
Champoz has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 174.[5] As of 2007[update], 0.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -4.4%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (90.7%), with the rest (9.3%) speaking German.
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 61.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (18.2%), the local small left-wing parties (10.9%) and the CSP (4.1%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 37.1% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 53.6% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 9.3%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Champoz about 72.4% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).
Champoz has an unemployment rate of 1.03%. As of 2005[update], there were 32 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 12 businesses involved in this sector. 3 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 2 businesses in this sector. 7 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 4 businesses in this sector.[6] The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1850 | 190 |
| 1900 | 191 |
| 1950 | 186 |
| 1980 | 116 |
| 2000 | 151 |
External links
- Champoz 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 Champoz 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
