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==Geography== |
==Geography== |
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Oberlangenegg has an area of {{km2 to mi2|9. |
Oberlangenegg has an area, {{as of|2009|lc=on}}, of {{km2 to mi2|9.12}}. Of this area, {{km2 to mi2|4.15|abbr=yes}} or 45.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while {{km2 to mi2|4.47|abbr=yes}} or 49.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, {{km2 to mi2|0.42|abbr=yes}} or 4.6% is settled (buildings or roads), {{convert|0.03|km2|acre|abbr=on}} or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes and {{convert|0.04|km2|acre|abbr=on}} or 0.4% 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 2.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.5%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 7.8% is used for growing crops and 37.4% is 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 18:47, 2 June 2010
Oberlangenegg | |
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Location of Oberlangenegg  | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Bern |
| District | Thun |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ueli Jaberg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.15 km2 (3.53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 920 m (3,020 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 462 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 3616 |
| SFOS number | 0935 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-BE |
| Surrounded by | Eriz, Horrenbach-Buchen, Röthenbach im Emmental, Teuffenthal, Unterlangenegg, Wachseldorn |
| Website | https://www.oberlangenegg.ch SFSO statistics |
Oberlangenegg is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
History
Oberlangenegg is first mentioned in 1308 as Langonegga.[3]
Geography
Oberlangenegg has an area, as of 2009[update], of Template:Km2 to mi2. Of this area, Template:Km2 to mi2 or 45.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while Template:Km2 to mi2 or 49.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, Template:Km2 to mi2 or 4.6% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.03 km2 (7.4 acres) or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes and 0.04 km2 (9.9 acres) or 0.4% is unproductive land.[4]
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.5%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 7.8% is used for growing crops and 37.4% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.[4]
Demographics
Oberlangenegg has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 483.[5] As of 2007[update], 1.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -3.1%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (97.9%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.0%) and French being third ( 0.6%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 79.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the local small left-wing parties (5.8%), the SPS (4.1%) and the Green Party (3.5%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 28.2% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 55.6% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 16.2%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Oberlangenegg about 58% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).
Oberlangenegg has an unemployment rate of 1.17%. As of 2005[update], there were 131 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 42 businesses involved in this sector. 54 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 5 businesses in this sector. 49 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 14 businesses in this sector.[6] The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1764 | 315 |
| 1850 | 646 |
| 1900 | 648 |
| 1950 | 607 |
| 2000 | 482 |
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 Oberlangenegg 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 17-Jul-2009
