Busswil bei Büren
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| Busswil bei Büren | |
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| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Berne |
| District | Büren |
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| Population | 1,930 (January 2004) |
| - Density | 623 /km² (1,612 /sq.mi.) |
| Area | 3.10 km² (1.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 437 m (1,434 ft) |
| Postal code | 3292 |
| SFOS number | 0384 |
| Mayor | Rolf Christen SVP/UDC |
| Surrounded by | Büetigen, Lyss, Studen, Worben |
| Website | www.busswil.ch |
  Busswil bei Büren
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Busswil bei Büren is a municipality in the district of Büren in the canton of Berne in Switzerland.
[edit] Geography
Busswil is located at old Aar river, the part of the Aar river that still flows from Aarberg to Büren after the river was corrected.
The neighbouring municipalities are Büetigen, Worben, Studen and Lyss.
[edit] Population
Busswil is a German speaking municipality where 90.64 % speak German and only 1.8% speak French.
Besides the political municipality where everybody living there is a member there exists a municipality of citizens where usually old families are member of. These families are called Bangerter, Eggli, Löffel, Stauffer and Stebler, they own 0.7 km² (23 %) of the ground. That makes them very important when new buildings are planned.
[edit] External links
- Official website of the political municipality Busswil bei Büren
- Busswil bei Büren in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Statistics on Swiss Municipalities
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