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==Geography== |
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Ipsach has an area of {{km2 to mi2|1. |
Ipsach has an area, {{as of|2009|lc=on}}, of {{km2 to mi2|1.91|abbr=on}}. Of this area, {{km2 to mi2|0.86|abbr=on}} or 45.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while {{km2 to mi2|0.07|abbr=on}} or 3.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, {{km2 to mi2|0.96|abbr=on}} or 50.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and {{km2 to mi2|0.01|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, industrial buildings made up 2.6% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 30.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 8.9%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 6.8%. 2.6% of the total land area is heavily forested. Of the agricultural land, 37.7% is used for growing crops and 6.3% is pastures.<ref name=BFS_land/> |
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It is located on the right shore of [[Lake Biel]]. |
It is located on the right shore of [[Lake Biel]]. |
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Revision as of 00:07, 5 May 2010
Ipsach | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ipsach  | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Bern |
| District | Biel/Bienne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gemeindepräsident Paul Zaugg SPS/PSS (as of 2004) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.9 km2 (0.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 442 m (1,450 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,979 |
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 2563 |
| SFOS number | 0739 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-BE |
| Surrounded by | Bellmund, Biel/Bienne, Nidau, Port, Sutz-Lattrigen, Tüscherz-Alfermée |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Ipsach is a municipality in the Biel/Bienne adminstrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
History
Ipsach is first mentioned in 1265-66 as Ipzacho.[3]
Geography
Ipsach has an area, as of 2009[update], of Template:Km2 to mi2. Of this area, Template:Km2 to mi2 or 45.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while Template:Km2 to mi2 or 3.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, Template:Km2 to mi2 or 50.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and Template:Km2 to mi2 or 0.5% is unproductive land.[4]
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 2.6% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 30.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 8.9%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 6.8%. 2.6% of the total land area is heavily forested. Of the agricultural land, 37.7% is used for growing crops and 6.3% is pastures.[4]
It is located on the right shore of Lake Biel.
Demographics
Ipsach has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 3,913.[5] As of 2007[update], 8.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 20.6%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (86.9%), with French being second most common ( 8.8%) and Italian being third ( 1.0%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SPS which received 26.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (26.6%), the FDP (20%) and the Green Party (10.7%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 21.4% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 65.4% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 13.2%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Ipsach about 83.4% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).
Ipsach has an unemployment rate of 1.42%. As of 2005[update], there were 67 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 7 businesses involved in this sector. 218 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 25 businesses in this sector. 340 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 85 businesses in this sector.[6] The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
| year | population |
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| 1764 | 102 |
| 1850 | 197 |
| 1900 | 238 |
| 1950 | 395 |
| 1970 | 1,480 |
| 2000 | 3,266 |
External links
- Ipsach 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 Ipsach 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 09-Jul-2009
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