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| Population | 1,905 (December 2008) | |||||||||
| - Density | 615 /km2 (1,592 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 3.10 km2 (1.20 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Elevation | 437 m (1,434 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 3292 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 0384 | |||||||||
| Mayor | Rolf Christen BDP | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Büetigen, Lyss, Studen, Worben | |||||||||
| Website | www.busswil.ch SFSO statistics |
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Busswil bei Büren
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Map of Busswil bei Büren
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Busswil bei Büren is a former municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2011 it was merged with the municipality of Lyss.
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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.
Busswil bei Büren has an area, as of 2009[update], of 3.05 km2 (1.18 sq mi). Of this area, 1.57 km2 (0.61 sq mi) or 51.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.87 km2 (0.34 sq mi) or 28.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.6 km2 (0.23 sq mi) or 19.7% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.7% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.3% is unproductive land.[1]
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 2.0% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 8.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 7.5%. 28.2% of the total land area is heavily forested. Of the agricultural land, 44.6% is used for growing crops and 5.6% is pastures, while 1.3% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.[1]
Busswil bei Büren has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 1,905.[2] As of 2007[update], 11.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 4.6%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (90.6%), with French being second most common ( 1.8%) and Italian being third ( 1.7%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 33.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (24.2%), the FDP (12.4%) and the Green Party (10.4%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 27.1% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 62.5% and the seniors (over 64 years old) make up 10.4%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Busswil bei Büren about 72.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).
Busswil bei Büren has an unemployment rate of 1.21%. As of 2005[update], there were 27 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 8 businesses involved in this sector. 199 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 20 businesses in this sector. 237 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 38 businesses in this sector.[3]
Besides the political municipality where everybody living 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.