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Signau lies in the [[Emmental]]. |
Signau lies in the [[Emmental]]. |
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Signau has an area of {{km2 to mi2|22. |
Signau has an area, {{as of|2009|lc=on}}, of {{km2 to mi2|22.08|abbr=on}}. Of this area, {{km2 to mi2|12.2|abbr=on}} or 55.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while {{km2 to mi2|7.91|abbr=on}} or 35.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, {{km2 to mi2|1.76|abbr=on}} or 8.0% is settled (buildings or roads), {{km2 to mi2|0.24|abbr=on}} or 1.1% is either rivers or lakes and {{km2 to mi2|0.01|abbr=on}} or 0.0% 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 3.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.9%. 34.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 23.2% is used for growing crops and 30.8% 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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==Demographics== |
==Demographics== |
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Revision as of 23:34, 4 May 2010
Signau | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Signau  | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Bern |
| District | Emmental |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hanna Blum |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.1 km2 (8.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 683 m (2,241 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,659 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 3534 |
| SFOS number | 0907 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-BE |
| Surrounded by | Lauperswil, Langnau im Emmental, Eggiwil, Röthenbach im Emmental, Bowil, Oberthal |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Signau is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Geography
Signau lies in the Emmental.
Signau has an area, as of 2009[update], of Template:Km2 to mi2. Of this area, Template:Km2 to mi2 or 55.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while Template:Km2 to mi2 or 35.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, Template:Km2 to mi2 or 8.0% is settled (buildings or roads), Template:Km2 to mi2 or 1.1% is either rivers or lakes and Template:Km2 to mi2 or 0.0% is unproductive land.[3]
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.9%. 34.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 23.2% is used for growing crops and 30.8% is pastures, while 1.2% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.[3]
Demographics
Signau has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 2,594.[4] As of 2007[update], 3.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -3.7%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (95.2%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.8%) and French being third ( 0.6%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 50.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (13.3%), the FDP (9.1%) and the CSP (8.7%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 27% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 58.7% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 14.3%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Signau about 70.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).
Signau has an unemployment rate of 0.62%. As of 2005[update], there were 371 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 127 businesses involved in this sector. 291 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 40 businesses in this sector. 332 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 60 businesses in this sector.[5]
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 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 15-Jul-2009
