Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee

Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee
Country Switzerland
Canton Bern
District Bern-Mittelland
Population 96 (Dec 2010)[1]
- Density 46 /km2 (118 /sq mi)
Area  2.15 km2 (0.83 sq mi)[2]
Elevation 530 m (1,739 ft)
Postal code 3053
SFOS number 0535
Surrounded by Ballmoos, Münchenbuchsee, Rapperswil, Wiggiswil, Zuzwil
Website bei Münchenbuchsee.ch Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee.ch
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Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee

Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

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Geography

Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee has an area, as of 2009, of 2.15 km2 (0.83 sq mi). Of this area, 1.29 km2 (0.50 sq mi) or 60.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.54 km2 (0.21 sq mi) or 25.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.3 km2 (0.12 sq mi) or 14.0% is settled (buildings or roads).[3]

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.6%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 5.6% of the area 24.2% of the total land area is heavily forested. Of the agricultural land, 46.0% is used for growing crops and 13.0% is pastures.[3]

Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee is a Straßendorf (a village that lies almost entirely along a single road) with a few individual farms located on the north west of Moos Lake. It belongs to the parish and the greater community (Gemeindeverband) of Münchenbuchsee.

Demographics

Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 96.[1] As of 2007, 2.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 6.9%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (98.9%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 1.1%) and being third (none%).

In the election the most popular party was the SVP which received 70.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (13.5%), the local small right-wing parties (2.5%) and the Green Party (2%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 26.4% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59.8% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 13.8%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee about 29.8% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).

Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee has an unemployment rate of 23%. As of 2005, there were 7 people employed in the primary economic sector and 1 business involved in this sector. No one is employed in the secondary sector. 7 people are employed in the tertiary sector, but there are no businesses in this sector.[4]

The historical population is given in the following table:[5]

year population
1764 64
1850 115
1900 129
1930 94
1950 100
1970 72

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References

  1. ^ a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Datenwürfel für Thema 01.2 - Bevölkerungsstand und -bewegung (German) accessed 29 September
  2. ^ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
  3. ^ a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data (German) accessed 25 March 2010
  4. ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 08-Jun-2009
  5. ^ Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.