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==History== |
==History== |
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Farnern is first mentioned in 1329 as ''Varnerron''.<ref name=HDS/> |
Farnern is first mentioned in 1329 as ''Varnerron''.<ref name=HDS/> |
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The oldest trace of a settlement in the area are some [[Iron Age]] and [[Switzerland in the Roman era|Roman era]] [[Roman currency|coins]] which were found around Schmiedenmatt and Bettlerküche. The coins were probably offerings to an unknown shrine in the nearby mountain pass. During the [[Middle Ages]] the village was part of the court of Oberbipp. When Oberbipp was acquired by [[Bern]], Farnern became part of the Bernese bailiwick of Bipp and the [[parish]] of Oberbipp.<ref name=HDS/> |
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Traditionally the local farmers practiced [[subsistence farming]] but raised a few crops for export. In the 19th century they shifted to raising cattle for meat and milk. In 1876 there were enough dairy farmers in the village to support a local dairy and cheese factory. Today, agriculture still provides about half of the local jobs, but most residents now commute to jobs in Solothurn or other nearby towns. Due to falling primary school enrollment, in 1975 the municipality formed the Farnern-[[Rumisberg]]-[[Wolfisberg]] school district, with a small school house in each municipality.<ref name=HDS/> |
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==Geography== |
==Geography== |
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[[File:2011-04-17 Balonveturo (Foto Dietrich Michael Weidmann) 097.JPG|thumb|Aerial view of the area around Farnern. Farnern village is visible in the upper right third of the picture.]] |
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Farnern has an area, {{as of|2009|lc=on}}, of {{convert|3.69|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}. Of this area, {{convert|2.39|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} or 64.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while {{convert|1.1|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} or 29.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, {{convert|0.16|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} or 4.3% is settled (buildings or roads).<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> |
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Farnern has an area of {{Swiss area|0975|mi=on}}.{{Swiss area data|0975|QUELLE}}<!--3.69 - 3.65 km2--> As of the 2005 survey, a total of {{convert|2.39|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} or 64.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while {{convert|1.1|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} or 29.8% is forested. Of rest of the municipality {{convert|0.16|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} or 4.3% is settled (buildings or roads).<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 27 August 2014</ref> |
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From the same survey, housing and buildings made up 2.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.9%. A total of 26.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 9.2% is used for growing crops and 25.5% is pasturage, while 2.2% is used for orchards or vine crops and 27.9% is used for alpine pastures.<ref name=BFS_land/> |
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The municipality is located on a terrace on the southern slope of the [[Jura Mountains]] and includes the village of Farnern and scattered farm houses. |
The municipality is located on a terrace on the southern slope of the [[Jura Mountains]] and includes the village of Farnern and scattered farm houses. |
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On 31 December 2009 Amtsbezirk Wangen, the municipality's former district, was dissolved. On the following day, 1 January 2010, it joined the newly created Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau.<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> |
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==Coat of arms== |
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The [[blazon]] of the municipal [[coat of arms]] is ''Argent three Fern Leaves issuant from a Mount of 3 Coupeaux Vert.'' The fern leaves make this an example of [[canting arms]].<ref>[http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/ch-be379.html Flags of the World.com] accessed 23 December 2014</ref> |
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==Demographics== |
==Demographics== |
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Farnern has a population (as of |
Farnern has a population ({{as of|{{Swiss populations YM|CH-BE}}|lc=on}}) of {{Swiss populations|CH-BE|0975}}.{{Swiss populations ref|CH-BE}} {{as of|2012}}, 7.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Between the last 2 years (2010-2012) the population changed at a rate of 2.5%. Migration accounted for 0.0%, while births and deaths accounted for 0.5%.<ref name=SFSO>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] accessed 23 December 2014</ref> |
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Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks [[German language|German]] (218 or 98.6%) as their first language with the rest speaking [[French language|French]].<ref name=STAT2000/> |
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{{as of|2013}}, the population was 47.8% male and 52.2% female. The population was made up of 92 Swiss men (44.4% of the population) and 7 (3.4%) non-Swiss men. There were 102 Swiss women (49.3%) and 6 (2.9%) non-Swiss women.<ref>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/01/02/blank/key/bevoelkerungsstand/02.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeit, Geschlecht und Gemeinde] accessed 7 October 2014</ref> Of the population in the municipality, 77 or about 34.8% were born in Farnern and lived there in 2000. There were 70 or 31.7% who were born in the same canton, while 60 or 27.1% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 11 or 5.0% were born outside of Switzerland.<ref name=STAT2000/> |
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{{as of|2012}}, children and teenagers (0-19 years old) make up 16.9% of the population, while adults (20-64 years old) make up 57.0% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 26.1%.<ref name=SFSO/> |
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{{as of|2000}}, there were 92 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 110 married individuals, 7 widows or widowers and 12 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> |
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{{as of|2010}}, there were 22 households that consist of only one person and 1 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 85 apartments (70.8% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 30 apartments (25.0%) were seasonally occupied and 5 apartments (4.2%) 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> The vacancy rate for the municipality, {{as of|2013|alt=in 2013}}, was 0.8%. In 2012, single family homes made up 61.6% of the total housing in the municipality.<ref>[http://www.atlas.bfs.admin.ch Statistischer Atlas der Schweiz - Anteil Einfamilienhäuser am gesamten Gebäudebestand, 2012] accessed 5 August 2014</ref> |
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The historical population is given in the following chart:<ref name=HDS>{{HDS|561|Farnern}}</ref><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=true Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000] {{de icon}} accessed 29 January 2011</ref><ref>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/news/04/01.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Ständige Wohnbevölkerung in Privathaushalten nach Gemeinde und Haushaltsgrösse] {{de icon}} accessed 12 August 2013</ref> |
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==Economy== |
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{{as of|2011|In 2011}}, Farnern had an unemployment rate of 1.81%. {{as of|2011}}, there were a total of 75 people employed in the municipality. Of these, there were 35 people employed in the [[Primary sector of the economy|primary economic sector]] and about 12 businesses involved in this sector. The [[Secondary sector of the economy|secondary sector]] employs 2 people and there was 1 business in this sector. The [[Tertiary sector of the economy|tertiary sector]] employs 38 people, with 14 businesses in this sector.<ref name=SFSO/> There were 124 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 50.0% of the workforce. |
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{{as of|2008|alt=In 2008}} there were a total of 55 [[full-time equivalent]] jobs. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 21, all of which were in agriculture. There were no jobs in the secondary sector. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 34. In the tertiary sector; 2 or 5.9% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 5 or 14.7% were in a hotel or restaurant, 22 or 64.7% were in the information industry, 4 or 11.8% were in education.<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> |
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{{as of|2000|alt=In 2000}}, there were 12 workers who commuted into the municipality and 90 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 7.5 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. A total of 34 workers (73.9% of the 46 total workers in the municipality) both lived and worked in Farnern.<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, 9.7% used public transportation to get to work, and 61.3% used a private car.<ref name=SFSO/> |
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In 2013 the average church, local and cantonal tax rate on a married resident, with two children, of Farnern making 150,000 [[CHF]] was 11.7%, while an unmarried resident's rate was 18.0%. For comparison, the median rate for all municipalities in the entire canton was 11.7% and 18.1%, while the nationwide median was 10.6% and 17.4% respectively.<ref>[http://www.estv.admin.ch/dokumentation/00075/00076/00720/index.html?lang=de Federal Tax Administration (ESTV) - Steuerbelastung in den Gemeinden 2013] {{de icon}} accessed 4 November 2014. Does not include Federal Taxes.</ref> In 2011 there were a total of 82 tax payers in the municipality. Of that total, 22 made over 75,000 CHF per year. The average income of the over 75,000 CHF group in Farnern was 134,336 CHF, while the average across all of Switzerland was 136,785 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 2011] {{de icon}} {{fr icon}} accessed 4 November 2014</ref> |
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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> |
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==Politics== |
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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 49.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the [[Social Democratic Party of Switzerland|Social Democratic Party (SP)]] (19.7%), the [[Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland|Conservative Democratic Party (BDP)]] (10.6%) and the [[FDP.The Liberals|FDP.The Liberals]] (6.4%). In the federal election, a total of 87 votes were cast, and the [[voter turnout]] was 50.6%.<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> |
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==Religion== |
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From the {{as of|2000|alt=2000 census}}, 170 or 76.9% belonged to the [[Swiss Reformed Church]], while 20 or 9.0% were [[Roman Catholic]]. Of the rest of the population, there were 2 individuals (or about 0.90% of the population) who belonged to the [[Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland|Christian Catholic Church]]. 28 (or about 12.67% of the population) belonged to no church, are [[Agnosticism|agnostic]] or [[Atheism|atheist]], and 1 individuals (or about 0.45% of the population) did not answer the question.<ref name=STAT2000/> |
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==Education== |
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In Farnern about 61.5% of the population have completed non-mandatory [[Education in Switzerland#Secondary|upper secondary education]], and 17.9% have completed additional higher education (either [[List of universities in Switzerland|university]] or a ''[[Fachhochschule]]'').<ref name=SFSO/> Of the 25 who had completed some form of tertiary schooling listed in the census, 68.0% were Swiss men, 24.0% were Swiss women.<ref name=STAT2000/> |
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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> |
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In the 2007 election the most popular party was the [[Swiss People's Party|SVP]] which received 52.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the [[Social Democratic Party of Switzerland|SPS]] (16.4%), the [[Green Party of Switzerland|Green Party]] (10%) and the [[Free Democratic Party of Switzerland|FDP]] (8.3%). |
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During the 2012-13 school year, there were a total of 18 students attending classes in Farnern. There were a total of 18 students in the German language kindergarten classes in the municipality. Of the kindergarten students, 11.1% were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 16.7% have a different mother language than the classroom language. The municipality's primary school had 18 students. Of the primary students, 5.6% were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens). The remainder of the students attend a private or special school.<ref name=School>[http://www.erz.be.ch/erz/de/index/direktion/organisation/generalsekretariat/statistik/schul-_und_gemeindetabellen.html Datei der Gemeinde- und Schultabellen]{{de icon}} accessed 23 July 2014</ref> |
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The age distribution of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 23.1% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 17.6%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Farnern about 79.4% 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]]''). |
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{{as of|2000|In 2000}}, there were a total of 21 students attending any school in the municipality. Of those, 7 both lived and attended school in the municipality, while 14 students came from another municipality. During the same year, 20 residents attended schools outside the municipality.<ref name=commuter/> |
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Farnern has an unemployment rate of 0.47%. {{as of|2005}}, there were 32 people employed in the [[Primary sector of the economy|primary economic sector]] and about 11 businesses involved in this sector. 3 people are employed in the [[Secondary sector of the economy|secondary sector]] and there are 1 business in this sector. 25 people are employed in the [[Tertiary sector of the economy|tertiary sector]], with 9 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 20-Jul-2009</ref> |
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The historical population is given in the following table:<ref name=HDS>{{HDS|561|Farnern}}</ref> |
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| 309 |
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| 274 |
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| 168 |
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Revision as of 23:07, 23 December 2014
Farnern | |
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Location of Farnern  | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Bern |
| District | Oberaargau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Roland Guazzini |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.7 km2 (1.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 202 |
| • Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 4539 |
| SFOS number | 0975 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-BE |
| Surrounded by | Aedermannsdorf (SO), Attiswil, Günsberg (SO), Herbetswil (SO), Rumisberg |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Farnern is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
History
Farnern is first mentioned in 1329 as Varnerron.[3]
The oldest trace of a settlement in the area are some Iron Age and Roman era coins which were found around Schmiedenmatt and Bettlerküche. The coins were probably offerings to an unknown shrine in the nearby mountain pass. During the Middle Ages the village was part of the court of Oberbipp. When Oberbipp was acquired by Bern, Farnern became part of the Bernese bailiwick of Bipp and the parish of Oberbipp.[3]
Traditionally the local farmers practiced subsistence farming but raised a few crops for export. In the 19th century they shifted to raising cattle for meat and milk. In 1876 there were enough dairy farmers in the village to support a local dairy and cheese factory. Today, agriculture still provides about half of the local jobs, but most residents now commute to jobs in Solothurn or other nearby towns. Due to falling primary school enrollment, in 1975 the municipality formed the Farnern-Rumisberg-Wolfisberg school district, with a small school house in each municipality.[3]
Geography
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Farnern has an area of 3.68 km2 (1.42 sq mi).[4] As of the 2005 survey, a total of 2.39 km2 (0.92 sq mi) or 64.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.1 km2 (0.42 sq mi) or 29.8% is forested. Of rest of the municipality 0.16 km2 (0.062 sq mi) or 4.3% is settled (buildings or roads).[5]
From the same survey, housing and buildings made up 2.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.9%. A total of 26.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 9.2% is used for growing crops and 25.5% is pasturage, while 2.2% is used for orchards or vine crops and 27.9% is used for alpine pastures.[5]
The municipality is located on a terrace on the southern slope of the Jura Mountains and includes the village of Farnern and scattered farm houses.
On 31 December 2009 Amtsbezirk Wangen, the municipality's former district, was dissolved. On the following day, 1 January 2010, it joined the newly created Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau.[6]
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent three Fern Leaves issuant from a Mount of 3 Coupeaux Vert. The fern leaves make this an example of canting arms.[7]
Demographics
Farnern has a population (as of December 2020[update]) of 227.[8] As of 2012[update], 7.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Between the last 2 years (2010-2012) the population changed at a rate of 2.5%. Migration accounted for 0.0%, while births and deaths accounted for 0.5%.[9]
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (218 or 98.6%) as their first language with the rest speaking French.[10]
As of 2013[update], the population was 47.8% male and 52.2% female. The population was made up of 92 Swiss men (44.4% of the population) and 7 (3.4%) non-Swiss men. There were 102 Swiss women (49.3%) and 6 (2.9%) non-Swiss women.[11] Of the population in the municipality, 77 or about 34.8% were born in Farnern and lived there in 2000. There were 70 or 31.7% who were born in the same canton, while 60 or 27.1% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 11 or 5.0% were born outside of Switzerland.[10]
As of 2012[update], children and teenagers (0-19 years old) make up 16.9% of the population, while adults (20-64 years old) make up 57.0% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 26.1%.[9]
As of 2000[update], there were 92 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 110 married individuals, 7 widows or widowers and 12 individuals who are divorced.[10]
As of 2010[update], there were 22 households that consist of only one person and 1 households with five or more people.[12] In 2000[update], a total of 85 apartments (70.8% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 30 apartments (25.0%) were seasonally occupied and 5 apartments (4.2%) were empty.[13] The vacancy rate for the municipality, in 2013[update], was 0.8%. In 2012, single family homes made up 61.6% of the total housing in the municipality.[14]
The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][15][16]
Economy
As of 2011[update], Farnern had an unemployment rate of 1.81%. As of 2011[update], there were a total of 75 people employed in the municipality. Of these, there were 35 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 12 businesses involved in this sector. The secondary sector employs 2 people and there was 1 business in this sector. The tertiary sector employs 38 people, with 14 businesses in this sector.[9] There were 124 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 50.0% of the workforce.
In 2008[update] there were a total of 55 full-time equivalent jobs. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 21, all of which were in agriculture. There were no jobs in the secondary sector. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 34. In the tertiary sector; 2 or 5.9% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 5 or 14.7% were in a hotel or restaurant, 22 or 64.7% were in the information industry, 4 or 11.8% were in education.[17]
In 2000[update], there were 12 workers who commuted into the municipality and 90 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 7.5 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. A total of 34 workers (73.9% of the 46 total workers in the municipality) both lived and worked in Farnern.[18] Of the working population, 9.7% used public transportation to get to work, and 61.3% used a private car.[9]
In 2013 the average church, local and cantonal tax rate on a married resident, with two children, of Farnern making 150,000 CHF was 11.7%, while an unmarried resident's rate was 18.0%. For comparison, the median rate for all municipalities in the entire canton was 11.7% and 18.1%, while the nationwide median was 10.6% and 17.4% respectively.[19] In 2011 there were a total of 82 tax payers in the municipality. Of that total, 22 made over 75,000 CHF per year. The average income of the over 75,000 CHF group in Farnern was 134,336 CHF, while the average across all of Switzerland was 136,785 CHF.[20]
In 2011 a total of 1.8% of the population received direct financial assistance from the government.[21]
Politics
In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the Swiss People's Party (SVP) which received 49.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the Social Democratic Party (SP) (19.7%), the Conservative Democratic Party (BDP) (10.6%) and the FDP.The Liberals (6.4%). In the federal election, a total of 87 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 50.6%.[22]
Religion
From the 2000 census[update], 170 or 76.9% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church, while 20 or 9.0% were Roman Catholic. Of the rest of the population, there were 2 individuals (or about 0.90% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church. 28 (or about 12.67% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 1 individuals (or about 0.45% of the population) did not answer the question.[10]
Education
In Farnern about 61.5% of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 17.9% have completed additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[9] Of the 25 who had completed some form of tertiary schooling listed in the census, 68.0% were Swiss men, 24.0% were Swiss women.[10]
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.[23]
During the 2012-13 school year, there were a total of 18 students attending classes in Farnern. There were a total of 18 students in the German language kindergarten classes in the municipality. Of the kindergarten students, 11.1% were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 16.7% have a different mother language than the classroom language. The municipality's primary school had 18 students. Of the primary students, 5.6% were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens). The remainder of the students attend a private or special school.[24]
As of 2000[update], there were a total of 21 students attending any school in the municipality. Of those, 7 both lived and attended school in the municipality, while 14 students came from another municipality. During the same year, 20 residents attended schools outside the municipality.[18]
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External links
- Farnern in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
