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| Population | 193 (Dec 2010)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 129 /km2 (333 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 1.48 km2 (0.57 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 478 m (1,568 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 3429 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 0408 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Alchenstorf, Heinrichswil-Winistorf (SO), Höchstetten, Seeberg | |||||||||
| Website | Hellsau.ch SFSO statistics |
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Hellsau is a municipality in the district of Burgdorf, in the canton of Bern, Switzerland.
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Hellsau is first mentioned in 1275 as Hellesowe.[3]
Häutligen has an area, as of 2009[update], of 3.07 km2 (1.19 sq mi). Of this area, 2.09 km2 (0.81 sq mi) or 68.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.84 km2 (0.32 sq mi) or 27.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.11 km2 (27 acres) or 3.6% is settled (buildings or roads).[4]
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.6%. 27.4% of the total land area is heavily forested. Of the agricultural land, 45.9% is used for growing crops and 18.9% is pastures, while 3.3% is used for orchards or vine crops.[4]
The village of Hellsau includes the village with Halde and the hamlets of Freienhof and Moos. Hellsau belongs to the parish of Koppigen.
Hellsau has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 193.[1] As of 2007[update], 1.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 3.4%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (97.9%), with French being second most common ( 0.5%) and Dutch being third ( 0.5%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 75.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (9.4%), the FDP (5%) and the Green Party (3.8%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 32.1% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 58% and the seniors (over 64 years old) make up 9.8%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Hellsau about 82.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Hellsau has an unemployment rate of 0.25%. As of 2005[update], there were 21 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 5 businesses involved in this sector. 81 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 4 businesses in this sector. 21 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 4 businesses in this sector.[5]
The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
| year | population |
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| 1764 | 89 |
| 1850 | 216 |
| 1900 | 210 |
| 1950 | 178 |
| 2000 | 193 |