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==Geography== |
==Geography== |
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Nods has an area of {{km2 to mi2|26. |
Nods has an area, {{as of|2009|lc=on}}, of {{km2 to mi2|26.63}}. Of this area, {{km2 to mi2|11.99|abbr=yes}} or 45.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while {{km2 to mi2|13.75|abbr=yes}} or 51.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, {{km2 to mi2|0.8|abbr=yes}} or 3.0% is settled (buildings or roads), {{convert|0.01|km2|acre|abbr=on}} or 0.0% is either rivers or lakes and {{convert|0.08|km2|acre|abbr=on}} or 0.3% 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 1.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.4%. Out of the forested land, 47.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 4.3% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 15.9% is used for growing crops and 11.6% is pastures and 17.4% 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== |
==Demographics== |
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Revision as of 18:42, 2 June 2010
Nods | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Nods  | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Bern |
| District | Jura bernois |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26.7 km2 (10.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 885 m (2,904 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 765 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (74/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 2518 |
| SFOS number | 0724 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-BE |
| Surrounded by | Prêles, Diesse, Lamboing, Orvin, Corgémont, Cortébert, Courtelary, Cormoret, Villeret, Villiers, Lignières |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Nods is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland, located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura (Jura Bernois).
History
Nods is first mentioned in 1255 as Nos.[3]
Geography
Nods 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 51.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, Template:Km2 to mi2 or 3.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.0% is either rivers or lakes and 0.08 km2 (20 acres) or 0.3% is unproductive land.[4]
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.4%. Out of the forested land, 47.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 4.3% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 15.9% is used for growing crops and 11.6% is pastures and 17.4% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.[4]
Demographics
Nods has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 788.[5] As of 2007[update], 6.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 11.8%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (85.0%), with German being second most common (12.3%) and Portuguese being third (1.0%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 34.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (19.6%), the SPS (19.2%) and the Green Party (13.9%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 27.4% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 58.5% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 14.1%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Nods about 73.3% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).
Nods has an unemployment rate of 1.27%. As of 2005[update], there were 69 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 29 businesses involved in this sector. 34 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 8 businesses in this sector. 52 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 17 businesses in this sector.[6] The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1800 | 463 |
| 1850 | 811 |
| 1870 | 885 |
| 1900 | 738 |
| 1950 | 510 |
| 1980 | 426 |
External links
Media related to Nods at Wikimedia Commons
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 Nods 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 08-Jul-2009
