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| Population | 980 (Dec 2010)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 125 /km2 (323 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 7.87 km2 (3.04 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 448 m (1,470 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 3282 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 0302 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Niederried bei Kallnach, Kallnach, Siselen, Walperswil, Kappelen, Aarberg, Radelfingen. | |||||||||
| Website | www.bargen-be.ch SFSO statistics |
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Bargen is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
It is a reformed parish and is now part of the district of Aarberg. Its official language is German.
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Bargen is located in Grossen Moos, a very flat fertile area in Seeland. The surrounding parishes starting from the south and going clockwise are Niederried bei Kallnash, Kallnach, Siselen, Walperswil, Kappelen, Aarberg and Radelfingen. The border into Radelfingen is defined by the tributary of the Rhine called the Aar. To the north, Bargen is confined by the Aare-Hagneck canal.
Bargen has an area, as of 2009[update], of 7.87 km2 (3.04 sq mi). Of this area, 5.56 km2 (2.15 sq mi) or 70.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while1.47 km2 (0.57 sq mi) or 18.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.55 km2 (0.21 sq mi) or 7.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.31 km2 (0.12 sq mi) or 3.9% is either rivers or lakes.[3]
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.9%.. 17.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.3% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 64.2% is used for growing crops and 5.0% is pastures, while 1.5% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.[3]
Bargen has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 980.[1] As of 2007[update], 6.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 6.8%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (95.3%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common (1.2%) and Portuguese being third (1.1%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was SVP which received 39.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (21%), the Green (11.3%) and the Small right-wing parties (8.9%). The parish council consists of 7 members. The name of the parish president is Kurt Mori.
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 29.3% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 53.9% and the seniors (over 64 years old) make up 16.8%.The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Bargen about 71.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).
Bargen has an unemployment rate of 0.69%. As of 2005[update], there were 96 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 30 businesses involved in this agricultural sector. 234 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 9 businesses in this manufacturing sector. 67 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 16 businesses in the services sector.[4]
Because other bigger villages are situated very near of Bargen, there are no department stores in the village. But despite this, there is a butcher's, a pizza delivery service, three restaurants and a little brewery.
Bargen is situated on the Lyss-Kerzers train line and has its own railway station. The village itself is spread along the main road from Aarberg to Kerzers.