Limpach, Switzerland
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| Population | 340 (Dec 2010)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 77 /km2 (200 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 4.45 km2 (1.72 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 473 m (1,552 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 3317 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 0542 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Aetingen (SO), Bätterkinden, Büren zum Hof, Fraubrunnen, Mülchi, Schalunen, Unterramsern (SO) | |||||||||
| Website | www.limpach.ch SFSO statistics |
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Limpach is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
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[edit] History
Limpach is first mentioned in 1276.[3]
[edit] Geography
Limpach, Switzerland has an area, as of 2009[update], of 4.45 km2 (1.72 sq mi). Of this area, 3.13 km2 (1.21 sq mi) or 70.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.97 km2 (0.37 sq mi) or 21.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.33 km2 (0.13 sq mi) or 7.4% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes.[4]
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.6%. 21.6% of the total land area is heavily forested. Of the agricultural land, 63.4% is used for growing crops and 5.6% is pastures, while 1.3% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.[4]
Limpach is located in the Limpach valley on the border of the Canton of Solothurn. The parish church of Limpach also serves Büren zum Hof and Schalunen.
[edit] Demographics
Limpach has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 340.[1] As of 2007[update], 4.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -0.6%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (99.7%), with Albanian being second most common ( 0.3%) and noe being third (noew%).
In the election the most popular party was the SVP which received 66.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (7.3%), the Green Party (7%) and the local small left-wing parties (5.4%).
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 53.2% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 18.7%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Limpach about 80.2% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Limpach has an unemployment rate of 1.17%. As of 2005[update], there were 61 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 18 businesses involved in this sector. 32 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 4 businesses in this sector. 20 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 8 businesses in this sector.[5]
The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
| year | population |
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| 1764 | 204 |
| 1850 | 426 |
| 1880 | 475 |
| 1900 | 407 |
| 1950 | 396 |
| 2000 | 316 |
[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 Limpach in Romansh in the online Lexicon Istoric Retic.
- ^ a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data (German) accessed 25 March 2010
- ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 11-Jun-2009
[edit] External links
- Limpach in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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