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Sutz-Lattrigen has an unemployment rate of 1.12%. {{as of|2005}}, there were 32 people employed in the [[Primary sector of the economy|primary economic sector]] and about 12 businesses involved in this sector. 142 people are employed in the [[Secondary sector of the economy|secondary sector]] and there are 12 businesses in this sector. 158 people are employed in the [[Tertiary sector of the economy|tertiary sector]], with 37 businesses in this sector.<ref name=SFSO>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/regionalportraets/gemeindesuche.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] accessed 09-Jul-2009</ref> |
Sutz-Lattrigen has an unemployment rate of 1.12%. {{as of|2005}}, there were 32 people employed in the [[Primary sector of the economy|primary economic sector]] and about 12 businesses involved in this sector. 142 people are employed in the [[Secondary sector of the economy|secondary sector]] and there are 12 businesses in this sector. 158 people are employed in the [[Tertiary sector of the economy|tertiary sector]], with 37 businesses in this sector.<ref name=SFSO>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/regionalportraets/gemeindesuche.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] accessed 09-Jul-2009</ref> |
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It is home to one or more prehistoric [[Stilt house|pile-dwelling]] (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the [[Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps]] [[UNESCO]] [[UNESCO World Heritage Site|World Heritage Site]].<ref name=UNESCO>[http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1363/ UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps]</ref> |
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Revision as of 19:25, 11 August 2011
Sutz-Lattrigen | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Sutz-Lattrigen  | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Bern |
| District | Biel/Bienne |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.6 km2 (1.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,394 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 2572 |
| SFOS number | 0750 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-BE |
| Surrounded by | Bellmund, Hermrigen, Ipsach, Mörigen, Tüscherz-Alfermée, Twann |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Sutz-Lattrigen is a municipality in the Biel/Bienne administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
History
The municipality is situated on the shore of Lake Biel. In 2007, the remains of the oldest known building in Switzerland – a pile dwelling dated to 3863 BC – were discovered in the lake near Sutz-Lattrigen.[3]
Geography
Sutz-Lattrigen has an area of 3.6 km2 (1.4 sq mi). Of this area, 46.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 33.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 17.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4]
Demographics
Sutz-Lattrigen has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 1,399.[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 22%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (92.4%), with French being second most common ( 4.6%) and Spanish being third ( 0.8%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 30.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (18.9%), the SPS (18.2%) and the Green Party (12.7%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 26.2% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59.9% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 13.8%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Sutz-Lattrigen about 81.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).
Sutz-Lattrigen has an unemployment rate of 1.12%. As of 2005[update], there were 32 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 12 businesses involved in this sector. 142 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 12 businesses in this sector. 158 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 37 businesses in this sector.[4]
World heritage site
It is home to one or more prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.[6]
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.
- ^ Julia Slater (September 10, 2007). "Prehistoric find located beneath the waves". swissinfo.
- ^ a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 09-Jul-2009
- ^ "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.
- ^ UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
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