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Uttigen
Uttigen
Municipality
	Coat of arms
	Location of Uttigen
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Bern
District	Thun
Area
• Total	3.05 km2 (1.18 sq mi)
Elevation	544 m (1,785 ft)
Population (31 December 2018)
• Total	2,104
• Density	690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	3628
SFOS number	0885
ISO 3166 code	CH-BE
Surrounded by	Heimberg, Jaberg, Kiesen, Kirchdorf, Uetendorf
Website	www.uttigen.ch ; SFSO statistics

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Uttigen is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipality of Kienersrüti merged into the municipality of Uttigen.^[3]

Geography

After the merger Uttigen has an area of 3.81 km² (1.47 sq mi).^[4] Before the merger Uttigen had an area of 3 km² (1.2 sq mi). As of 2012, a total of 1.41 km² (0.54 sq mi) or 46.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.99 km² (0.38 sq mi) or 32.5% is forested. The rest of the municipality is 0.55 km² (0.21 sq mi) or 18.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.06 km² (15 acres) or 2.0% is either rivers or lakes.^[5]

During the same year, industrial buildings made up 2.0% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 10.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.3%. All of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 30.5% is used for growing crops and 14.4% is pasturage, while 1.3% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.^[5]

On 31 December 2009 Amtsbezirk Seftigen, the municipality's former district, was dissolved. On the following day, 1 January 2010, it joined the newly created Verwaltungskreis Thun.^[3]

Coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure an Oar and a Pike both Or in slatire.^[6]

Demographics

Uttigen has a population (as of December 2020^[update]) of 2,153.^[7] As of 2011^[update], 4.8% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last year (2010-2011) the population has changed at a rate of 2.3%. Migration accounted for 1.6%, while births and deaths accounted for 0.6%.^[8]

Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (1,514 or 96.2%) as their first language, French is the second most common (11 or 0.7%) and English is the third (10 or 0.6%). There are 7 people who speak Italian.^[9]

As of 2008^[update], the population was 48.9% male and 51.1% female. The population was made up of 837 Swiss men (46.4% of the population) and 46 (2.5%) non-Swiss men. There were 888 Swiss women (49.2%) and 33 (1.8%) non-Swiss women.^[10] Of the population in the municipality, 392 or about 24.9% were born in Uttigen and lived there in 2000. There were 880 or 55.9% who were born in the same canton, while 166 or 10.5% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 89 or 5.7% were born outside of Switzerland.^[9]

As of 2011^[update], children and teenagers (0-19 years old) make up 23.9% of the population, while adults (20-64 years old) make up 61.9% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 14.2%.^[8]

As of 2000^[update], there were 672 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 750 married individuals, 77 widows or widowers and 75 individuals who are divorced.^[9]

As of 2010^[update], there were 204 households that consist of only one person and 49 households with five or more people.^[11] In 2000^[update], a total of 600 apartments (92.4% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 26 apartments (4.0%) were seasonally occupied and 23 apartments (3.5%) were empty.^[12] As of 2010^[update], the construction rate of new housing units was 3.9 new units per 1000 residents.^[8] The vacancy rate for the municipality, in 2010^[update], was 0.25%. In 2011, single family homes made up 62.2% of the total housing in the municipality.^[13]

Historic population

The historical population is given in the following chart:^[14]

Politics

In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the Swiss People's Party (SVP) which received 32.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the Social Democratic Party (SP) (15.9%), the Conservative Democratic Party (BDP) (15.7%) and the Green Party (9.2%). In the federal election, a total of 834 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 59.3%.^[15]

Economy

As of 2011^[update], Uttigen had an unemployment rate of 1.09%. As of 2008^[update], there were a total of 258 people employed in the municipality. Of these, there were 23 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 7 businesses involved in this sector. 124 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 25 businesses in this sector. 111 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 31 businesses in this sector.^[8] There were 900 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 42.8% of the workforce.

In 2008^[update] there were a total of 206 full-time equivalent jobs. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 16, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 108 of which 10 or (9.3%) were in manufacturing, 22 or (20.4%) were in mining and 63 (58.3%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 82. In the tertiary sector; 26 or 31.7% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 4 or 4.9% were in the movement and storage of goods, 1 was in a hotel or restaurant, 2 or 2.4% were in the information industry, 4 or 4.9% were technical professionals or scientists, 13 or 15.9% were in education and 3 or 3.7% were in health care.^[16]

In 2000^[update], there were 113 workers who commuted into the municipality and 698 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 6.2 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. A total of 202 workers (64.1% of the 315 total workers in the municipality) both lived and worked in Uttigen.^[17] Of the working population, 25.8% used public transportation to get to work, and 51.2% used a private car.^[8]

In 2011 the average local and cantonal tax rate on a married resident, with two children, of Uttigen making 150,000 CHF was 12.1%, while an unmarried resident's rate was 17.8%.^[18] For comparison, the average rate for the entire canton in the same year, was 14.2% and 22.0%, while the nationwide average was 12.3% and 21.1% respectively.^[19]

In 2009 there were a total of 753 tax payers in the municipality. Of that total, 292 made over 75,000 CHF per year. There were 4 people who made between 15,000 and 20,000 per year. The average income of the over 75,000 CHF group in Uttigen was 113,867 CHF, while the average across all of Switzerland was 130,478 CHF.^[20]

In 2011 a total of 1.8% of the population received direct financial assistance from the government.^[21]

Religion

From the 2000 census^[update], 1,205 or 76.6% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church, while 125 or 7.9% were Roman Catholic. Of the rest of the population, there were 9 members of an Orthodox church (or about 0.57% of the population), there were 2 individuals (or about 0.13% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church, and there were 99 individuals (or about 6.29% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 2 (or about 0.13% of the population) who were Muslim. There were 3 individuals who were Buddhist, 8 individuals who were Hindu and 2 individuals who belonged to another church. 74 (or about 4.70% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 45 individuals (or about 2.86% of the population) did not answer the question.^[9]

Education

In Uttigen about 62.6% of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 17.5% have completed additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).^[8] Of the 177 who had completed some form of tertiary schooling listed in the census, 83.1% were Swiss men, 13.0% were Swiss women.^[9]

The Canton of Bern school system provides one year of non-obligatory Kindergarten, followed by six years of Primary school. This is followed by three years of obligatory lower Secondary school where the students are separated according to ability and aptitude. Following the lower Secondary students may attend additional schooling or they may enter an apprenticeship.^[22]

During the 2011-12 school year, there were a total of 219 students attending classes in Uttigen. There were 2 kindergarten classes with a total of 39 students in the municipality. Of the kindergarten students, 10.3% were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 12.8% have a different mother language than the classroom language. The municipality had 8 primary classes and 151 students. Of the primary students, 2.6% were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 4.6% have a different mother language than the classroom language. During the same year, there were 2 lower secondary classes with a total of 29 students.^[23]

As of 2000^[update], there were a total of 155 students attending any school in the municipality. Of those, 154 both lived and attended school in the municipality, while one student came from another municipality. During the same year, 76 residents attended schools outside the municipality.^[17]

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 Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz Template:De icon accessed 13 December 2014 Cite error: The named reference "Mutation" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
^ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
^ ^a ^b Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data Template:De icon accessed 25 March 2010
^ Flags of the World.com accessed 21 January 2014
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 21 January 2014
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e STAT-TAB Datenwürfel für Thema 40.3 - 2000 Template:De icon accessed 2 February 2011
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External links

Kienersrüti in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
Uttigen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

[wikidata-34465df301612b4c187d3751abe3e95527f60501-v18-1] "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

[wikidata-08bd17aa84cda5e3983f082e36c9004a86cf08fc-v18-2] "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

[Mutation-3] Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz Template:De icon accessed 13 December 2014 Cite error: The named reference "Mutation" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).

[Arealstatistik-4] Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen

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[6] Flags of the World.com accessed 21 January 2014

[Stat2020_BE-7] "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.

[SFSO-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 21 January 2014

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[13] Statistischer Atlas der Schweiz - Anteil Einfamilienhäuser am gesamten Gebäudebestand, 2011 accessed 17 June 2013

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 ==Geography==
-Before the merger Uttigen had an area of {{convert|3|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}.  Of this area, 44.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 33.2% is forested.  Of the rest of the land, 19.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).<ref name=SFSO/>  After the merger the area increased to {{Swiss area|0885|mi=yes}}.{{Swiss area data|0885|QUELLE}}
+After the merger Uttigen has an area of {{Swiss area|0885|mi=on}}.{{Swiss area data|0885|QUELLE}}<!--3.05 - 3.01 km2-->  Before the merger Uttigen had an area of {{convert|3|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}.  As of 2012, a total of {{convert|1.41|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} or 46.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while {{convert|0.99|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} or 32.5% is forested.   The rest of the municipality is {{convert|0.55|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} or 18.0% is settled (buildings or roads), {{convert|0.06|km2|acre|abbr=on}} or 2.0% is either rivers or lakes.<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>
+During the same year, industrial buildings made up 2.0% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 10.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.3%.  All of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests.  Of the agricultural land, 30.5% is used for growing crops and  14.4% is pasturage, while 1.3% is used for orchards or vine crops.  All the water in the municipality is flowing water.<ref name=BFS_land/>
+On 31 December 2009 Amtsbezirk Seftigen, the municipality's former district, was dissolved.  On the following day, 1 January 2010, it joined the newly created Verwaltungskreis Thun.<ref name=Mutation>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/02.html Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz] {{de icon}} accessed 4 April 2011</ref>
+==Coat of arms==
+The [[blazon]] of the municipal [[coat of arms]] is ''Azure an Oar and a Pike both Or in slatire.''<ref>[http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/ch-be326.html Flags of the World.com] accessed 21 January 2014</ref>
 ==Demographics==
-Uttigen has a population (as of {{Swiss populations date|CH-BE}}) of {{Swiss populations|CH-BE|0885}}.{{Swiss populations ref|CH-BE}}  {{as of|2007}}, 4.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.  Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 18.7%.  Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks German  (96.2%), with French being second most common ( 0.7%) and English being third ( 0.6%).
+Uttigen has a population ({{as of|{{Swiss populations YM|CH-BE}}|lc=on}}) of {{Swiss populations|CH-BE|0885}}.{{Swiss populations ref|CH-BE}}  {{as of|2011}}, 4.8% of the population are resident foreign nationals.  Over the last year (2010-2011) the population has changed at a rate of 2.3%.  Migration accounted for 1.6%, while births and deaths accounted for 0.6%.<ref name=SFSO>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] accessed 21 January 2014</ref>
+Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks [[German language|German]] (1,514 or 96.2%) as their first language, [[French language|French]] is the second most common (11 or 0.7%) and [[English language|English]] is the third (10 or 0.6%).  There are 7 people who speak [[Italian language|Italian]].<ref name=STAT2000/>
-In the 2007 election the most popular party was the [[Swiss People's Party|SVP]] which received 37.4% of the vote.  The next three most popular parties were the [[Social Democratic Party of Switzerland|SPS]] (16.8%), the [[Green Party of Switzerland|Green Party]] (11.5%) and the [[Free Democratic Party of Switzerland|FDP]] (10.4%).
+{{as of|2008}}, the population was 48.9% male and 51.1% female.  The population was made up of 837 Swiss men (46.4% of the population) and 46 (2.5%) non-Swiss men.  There were 888 Swiss women (49.2%) and 33 (1.8%) non-Swiss women.<ref name=BE_Stat>[http://www.fin.be.ch/de/index/finanzen/finanzen/publikationen/wohnbevoelkerung.html Statistical office of the Canton of Bern] {{de icon}} accessed 4 January 2012</ref>  Of the population in the municipality, 392 or about 24.9% were born in Uttigen and lived there in 2000.  There were 880 or 55.9% who were born in the same canton, while 166 or 10.5% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 89 or 5.7% were born outside of Switzerland.<ref name=STAT2000/>
-The age distribution of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 24.3% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 64.8% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 10.9%.  In Uttigen about 80.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory [[Education in Switzerland#Secondary|upper secondary education]] or additional higher education (either university or a ''[[Fachhochschule]]'').
+{{as of|2011}}, children and teenagers (0-19 years old) make up 23.9% of the population, while adults (20-64 years old) make up 61.9% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 14.2%.<ref name=SFSO/>
-Uttigen has an unemployment rate of 1.11%.  {{as of|2005}}, there were 37 people employed in the [[Primary sector of the economy|primary economic sector]] and about 9 businesses involved in this sector.  136 people are employed in the [[Secondary sector of the economy|secondary sector]] and there are 28 businesses in this sector.  127 people are employed in the [[Tertiary sector of the economy|tertiary sector]], with 33 businesses in this sector.<ref name=SFSO>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] accessed 14-Jul-2009</ref>
+{{as of|2000}}, there were 672 people who were single and never married in the municipality.  There were 750 married individuals, 77 widows or widowers and 75 individuals who are divorced.<ref name=STAT2000>[http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_40%20-%20Eidgen%C3%B6ssische%20Volksz%C3%A4hlung/40.3%20-%202000/40.3%20-%202000.asp?lang=1&prod=40&secprod=3&openChild=true STAT-TAB Datenwürfel für Thema 40.3 - 2000]  {{de icon}} accessed 2 February 2011 </ref>
+{{as of|2010}}, there were 204 households that consist of only one person and 49 households with five or more people.<ref>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/01/04/blank/key/haushaltsgroesse.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Haushaltsgrösse] {{de icon}} accessed 8 May 2013</ref>  {{as of|2000|alt=In 2000}}, a total of 600 apartments (92.4% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 26 apartments (4.0%) were seasonally occupied and 23 apartments (3.5%) were empty.<ref name=Housing>[http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_09%20-%20Bau-%20und%20Wohnungswesen/09.2%20-%20Geb%C3%A4ude%20und%20Wohnungen/09.2%20-%20Geb%C3%A4ude%20und%20Wohnungen.asp?lang=1&prod=09&secprod=2&openChild=true Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB - Datenwürfel für Thema 09.2 - Gebäude und Wohnungen] {{de icon}} accessed 28 January 2011</ref>  {{as of|2010}}, the construction rate of new housing units was 3.9 new units per 1000 residents.<ref name=SFSO/>  The vacancy rate for the municipality, {{as of|2010|alt=in 2010}}, was 0.25%.  In 2011, single family homes made up 62.2% of the total housing in the municipality.<ref>[http://www.atlas.bfs.admin.ch Statistischer Atlas der Schweiz - Anteil Einfamilienhäuser am gesamten Gebäudebestand, 2011] accessed 17 June 2013</ref>
+==Historic population==
+The historical population is given in the following chart:<ref>[http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_40%20-%20Eidgen%C3%B6ssische%20Volksz%C3%A4hlung/40.4%20-%201850-2000/40.4%20-%201850-2000.asp?lang=1&prod=40&secprod=4&openChild=trueSwiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000] {{de icon}} accessed 29 January 2011</ref>
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+==Politics==
+In the 2011 [[Swiss federal election, 2011|federal election]] the most popular party was the [[Swiss People's Party|Swiss People's Party (SVP)]] which received 32.8% of the vote.  The next three most popular parties were the [[Social Democratic Party of Switzerland|Social Democratic Party (SP)]] (15.9%), the [[Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland|Conservative Democratic Party (BDP)]] (15.7%) and the [[Green Party of Switzerland|Green Party]] (9.2%).  In the federal election, a total of 834 votes were cast, and the [[voter turnout]] was 59.3%.<ref name=election_2011>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/17/02/blank/data/05/03.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office 2011 Election] {{de icon}} accessed 8 May 2012</ref>
+==Economy==
+{{as of|2011|In 2011}}, Uttigen had an unemployment rate of 1.09%.  {{as of|2008}}, there were a total of 258 people employed in the municipality.  Of these, there were 23 people employed in the [[Primary sector of the economy|primary economic sector]] and about 7 businesses involved in this sector.  124 people were employed in the [[Secondary sector of the economy|secondary sector]] and there were 25 businesses in this sector.  111 people were employed in the [[Tertiary sector of the economy|tertiary sector]], with 31 businesses in this sector.<ref name=SFSO/>  There were 900 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 42.8% of the workforce.
+{{as of|2008|alt=In 2008}} there were a total of 206 [[full-time equivalent]] jobs.  The number of jobs in the primary sector was 16, all of which were in agriculture.  The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 108 of which 10 or (9.3%) were in manufacturing, 22 or (20.4%) were in mining and 63 (58.3%) were in construction.  The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 82.  In the tertiary sector; 26 or 31.7% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 4 or 4.9% were in the movement and storage of goods, 1 was in a hotel or restaurant, 2 or 2.4% were in the information industry, 4 or 4.9% were technical professionals or scientists, 13 or 15.9% were in education and 3 or 3.7% were in health care.<ref>[http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_06%20-%20Industrie%20und%20Dienstleistungen/06.2%20-%20Unternehmen/06.2%20-%20Unternehmen.asp?lang=1&prod=06&secprod=2&openChild=true Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Betriebszählung: Arbeitsstätten nach Gemeinde und NOGA 2008 (Abschnitte), Sektoren 1-3] {{de icon}} accessed 28 January 2011</ref>
+{{as of|2000|alt=In 2000}}, there were 113 workers who commuted into the municipality and 698 workers who commuted away.  The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 6.2 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering.  A total of 202 workers (64.1% of the 315 total workers in the municipality) both lived and worked in Uttigen.<ref name=commuter>[http://www.media-stat.admin.ch/stat/pendler/pop.php Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Statweb] {{de icon}} accessed 24 June 2010</ref>  Of the working population, 25.8% used public transportation to get to work, and 51.2% used a private car.<ref name=SFSO/>
+In 2011 the average local and cantonal tax rate on a married resident, with two children, of Uttigen making 150,000 [[CHF]] was 12.1%, while an unmarried resident's rate was 17.8%.<ref> [http://www.atlas.bfs.admin.ch Statistischer Atlas der Schweiz - Steuerbelastung, 2011 Politische Gemeinden] {{de icon}} accessed 15 May 2013</ref>  For comparison, the average rate for the entire canton in the same year, was 14.2% and 22.0%, while the nationwide average was 12.3% and 21.1% respectively.<ref>[http://www.estv2.admin.ch/d/dokumentation/zahlen_fakten/karten/sb-2011_rangliste/index-d.htm Swiss Federal Tax Administration - Grafische Darstellung der Steuerbelastung 2011 in den Kantonen] {{de icon}} {{fr icon}} accessed 17 June 2013</ref>
+In 2009 there were a total of 753 tax payers in the municipality.  Of that total, 292 made over 75,000 CHF per year.  There were 4 people who made between 15,000 and 20,000 per year.  The average income of the over 75,000 CHF group in Uttigen was 113,867 CHF, while the average across all of Switzerland was 130,478 CHF.<ref>[http://www.estv.admin.ch/dokumentation/00075/00076/00701/01362/index.html?lang=de Federal Tax Administration Report Direkte Bundessteuer - Natürliche Personen - Gemeinden - Steuerjahr 2009] {{de icon}} {{fr icon}} accessed 15 May 2013</ref>
+In 2011 a total of 1.8% of the population received direct financial assistance from the government.<ref>[http://www.atlas.bfs.admin.ch Statistischer Atlas der Schweiz - Bezüger/-innen von Sozialhilfeleistungen (Sozialhilfeempfänger/-innen), 2011] accessed 18 June 2013</ref>
+==Religion==
+From the {{as of|2000|alt=2000 census}}, 1,205 or 76.6% belonged to the [[Swiss Reformed Church]], while 125 or 7.9% were [[Roman Catholic]].  Of the rest of the population, there were 9 [[Orthodox Christianity|members of an Orthodox church]] (or about 0.57% of the population), there were 2 individuals (or about 0.13% of the population) who belonged to the [[Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland|Christian Catholic Church]], and there were 99 individuals (or about 6.29% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church.  There were 2 (or about 0.13% of the population) who were [[Muslim]].  There were 3 individuals who were [[Buddhism|Buddhist]], 8 individuals who were [[Hinduism|Hindu]] and 2 individuals who belonged to another church.  74 (or about 4.70% of the population) belonged to no church, are [[Agnosticism|agnostic]] or [[Atheism|atheist]], and 45 individuals (or about 2.86% of the population) did not answer the question.<ref name=STAT2000/>
+==Education==
+In Uttigen about 62.6% of the population have completed non-mandatory [[Education in Switzerland#Secondary|upper secondary education]], and 17.5% have completed additional higher education (either [[List of universities in Switzerland|university]] or a ''[[Fachhochschule]]'').<ref name=SFSO/>  Of the 177 who had completed some form of tertiary schooling listed in the census, 83.1% were Swiss men, 13.0% were Swiss women.<ref name=STAT2000/>
+The Canton of Bern school system provides one year of non-obligatory [[Kindergarten]], followed by six years of Primary school.  This is followed by three years of obligatory lower Secondary school where the students are separated according to ability and aptitude.  Following the lower Secondary students may attend additional schooling or they may enter an [[apprenticeship]].<ref>{{Cite report |title=Kantonale Schulstrukturen in der Schweiz und im Fürstentum Liechtenstein / Structures Scolaires Cantonales en Suisse et Dans la Principauté du Liechtenstein |url= http://edudoc.ch/record/35128/files/Schulsystem_alle.pdf |author= EDK/CDIP/IDES |year= 2010 |accessdate= 24 June 2010 }}</ref>
+During the 2011-12 school year, there were a total of 219 students attending classes in Uttigen.  There were 2 kindergarten classes with a total of 39 students in the municipality.  Of the kindergarten students, 10.3% were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 12.8% have a different mother language than the classroom language.  The municipality had 8 primary classes and 151 students.  Of the primary students, 2.6% were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 4.6% have a different mother language than the classroom language.  During the same year, there were 2 lower secondary classes with a total of 29 students.<ref name=School>[http://www.erz.be.ch/erz/de/index/direktion/organisation/generalsekretariat/statistik/schul-_und_gemeindetabellen.html Schuljahr 2011/12 pdf document]{{de icon}} accessed 9 May 2013</ref>
+{{as of|2000|In 2000}}, there were a total of 155 students attending any school in the municipality.  Of those, 154 both lived and attended school in the municipality, while one student came from another municipality.  During the same year, 76 residents attended schools outside the municipality.<ref name=commuter/>
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+==External links==
+* {{HDS|494|Kienersrüti}}
+* {{HDS|508|Uttigen}}
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