Souboz
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| Population | 132 (Dec 2010)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 12 /km2 (32 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 10.67 km2 (4.12 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 875 m (2,871 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 2748 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 0712 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Sornetan, Saules, Loveresse, Pontenet, Malleray, Champoz, Moutier, Soulce, Undervelier | |||||||||
| Website | Souboz.ch SFSO statistics |
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Souboz is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura (Jura Bernois).
[edit] Geography
Souboz has an area of 10.6 km2 (4.1 sq mi). Of this area, 37.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 59.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[3]
[edit] Demographics
Souboz has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 132.[1] As of 2007[update], 3.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of 0%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (73.0%), with German being second most common (26.1%) and Portuguese being third ( 0.9%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 42.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (25.8%), the Green Party (16.5%) and the FDP (9.5%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 22.6% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 63.5% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 13.9%. In Souboz about 60.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Souboz has an unemployment rate of 1.96%. As of 2005[update], there were 34 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 14 businesses involved in this sector. 1 person is employed in the secondary sector and there is 1 business in this sector. 6 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 3 businesses in this sector.[3]
[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 Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 08-Jul-2009
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