Diesse
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| Population | 444 (Dec 2010)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 47 /km2 (121 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 9.48 km2 (3.66 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 838 m (2,749 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 2517 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 0721 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Prêles, Lamboing, Nods | |||||||||
| Website | www.diesse.ch SFSO statistics |
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Diesse 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).
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[edit] History
Diesse is first mentioned in 1178 as Diesse. In German it was known as Tess though this is no longer commonly used.[3]
[edit] Geography
Diesse has an area, as of 2009[update], of 9.48 km2 (3.66 sq mi). Of this area, 4.54 km2 (1.75 sq mi) or 47.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 4.47 km2 (1.73 sq mi) or 47.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.43 km2 (0.17 sq mi) or 4.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.1% is unproductive land.[4]
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.3%. 43.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 4.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 21.9% is used for growing crops and 10.5% is pastures and 15.2% is used for alpine pastures.[4]
[edit] Demographics
Diesse has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 444.[1] As of 2007[update], 5.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -6.7%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (88.3%), with German being second most common ( 9.5%) and Spanish being third ( 1.2%).
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 SPS (26.2%), the Green Party (21.3%) and the FDP (13.5%).
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 57.5% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 14.3%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Diesse about 74.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Diesse has an unemployment rate of 1.57%. As of 2005[update], there were 25 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 10 businesses involved in this sector. 17 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 9 businesses in this sector. 66 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 12 businesses in this sector.[5] The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
| year | population |
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| 1800 | 258 |
| 1850 | 408 |
| 1900 | 387 |
| 1950 | 325 |
| 1970 | 277 |
| 2000 | 419 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Datenwürfel für Thema 01.2 - Bevölkerungsstand und -bewegung (German) accessed 29 September
- ^ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
- ^ a b Diesse in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data (German) accessed 25 March 2010
- ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 08-Jul-2009
[edit] External links
- Diesse in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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