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| Population | 1,541 (Dec 2010)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 145 /km2 (374 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 10.66 km2 (4.12 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 445 m (1,460 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 3283 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 0304 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Bargen, Finsterhennen, Fräschels (FR), Kerzers (FR), Niederried bei Kallnach, Siselen, Treiten | |||||||||
| Website | www.kallnach.ch SFSO statistics |
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Kallnach
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Kallnach (French: Chouchignies) is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
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Kallnach is considered the longest Straßendorf (a village that lies almost entirely along a single road) in Switzerland. It stretches along the foot of a moraine of the Rhône Glacier at the edge of the Grosses Moos. It lies on the road from Lyss through Aarberg to Kerzers. It has a train station on the Broyetallinie (which connects Aarberg and Kerzers).
The remains of a Roman road which connected the settlements of Aventicum and Petinesca have been found in the Aspi. Excavations in 1989 revealed remains which have been variously interpreted as a restaurant, a customs office, or a horse-changing station. In the seventh century, Romans still lived in the area of today's Kallnach, as evidenced by their remains and graves.
Kallnach has an area, as of 2009[update], of 10.66 km2 (4.12 sq mi). Of this area, 8.05 km2 (3.11 sq mi) or 75.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.34 km2 (0.52 sq mi) or 12.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.96 km2 (0.37 sq mi) or 9.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.21 km2 (0.081 sq mi) or 2.0% is either rivers or lakes and 0.06 km2 (15 acres) or 0.6% is unproductive land.[3]
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.6%. 11.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 67.4% is used for growing crops and 6.5% is pastures, while 1.7% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.[3]
Kallnach has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 1,541.[1] As of 2007[update], 7.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has not grown at all. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (96.0%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.0%) and French being third ( 0.8%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was SVP which received 47.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (17.8%), the FDP (10.4%) and the Green (9.2%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 25.9% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 58.6% and the seniors (over 64 years old) make up 15.5%.The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Kallnach about 80.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Kallnach has an unemployment rate of 0.93%. As of 2005[update], there were 117 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 42 businesses involved in this agricultural sector. 134 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 19 businesses in this manufacturing sector. 352 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 35 businesses in the services sector.[4]