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| Population | 246 (Dec 2010)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 70 /km2 (182 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 3.42 km2 (1.32 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 513 m (1,683 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 3274 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 0737 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Bellmund, Bühl, Epsach, Kappelen, Merzligen, Mörigen, Sutz-Lattrigen | |||||||||
| Website | Hermrigen.ch SFSO statistics |
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Hermrigen is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
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Hermrigen is first mentioned in 1249 as Hermeringen.[3]
Hermrigen has an area, as of 2009[update], of 3.42 km2 (1.32 sq mi). Of this area, 1.73 km2 (0.67 sq mi) or 50.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.45 km2 (0.56 sq mi) or 42.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.26 km2 (0.10 sq mi) or 7.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.3% is unproductive land.[4]
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.3%. 41.8% of the total land area is heavily forested. Of the agricultural land, 39.5% is used for growing crops and 9.1% is pastures, while 2.0% is used for orchards or vine crops.[4]
The village of Hermrigen is located on the main road between Bern-Aarberg-Biel. It is on the southern edge of the Oberholz between Lake Biel and the Bernse Seeland.
Hermrigen has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 246.[1] As of 2007[update], 0.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -2.2%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (97.3%), with French being second most common ( 1.2%) and Italian being third ( 0.4%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 57.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (15.4%), the Green Party (8.9%) and the FDP (6.3%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 20.4% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 61.5% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 18.1%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Hermrigen about 73.7% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Hermrigen has an unemployment rate of 0.68%. As of 2005[update], there were 30 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 16 businesses involved in this sector. 5 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 3 businesses in this sector. 29 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 7 businesses in this sector.[5] The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
| year | population |
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| 1764 | 87 |
| 1850 | 329 |
| 1900 | 307 |
| 1950 | 312 |
| 2000 | 260 |