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| Population | 1,314 (Dec 2010)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 99 /km2 (256 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 13.23 km2 (5.11 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 916 m (3,005 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 3673 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 0614 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Aeschlen, Bowil, Buchholterberg, Freimettigen, Niederhünigen, Oberdiessbach, Oberhünigen, Röthenbach im Emmental | |||||||||
| Website | www.linden.ch SFSO statistics |
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Linden is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
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Linden is first mentioned in 1354.[3] The municipality was formed in 1945 when the municipalities of Ausserbirrmoos, Innerbirrmoos, and Otterbach merged.
Linden, Switzerland has an area, as of 2009[update], of 13.23 km2 (5.11 sq mi). Of this area, 8.01 km2 (3.09 sq mi) or 60.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 4.34 km2 (1.68 sq mi) or 32.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.83 km2 (0.32 sq mi) or 6.3% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.05 km2 (12 acres) or 0.4% is either rivers or lakes and 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.2% is unproductive land.[4]
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.3%. 31.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 11.4% is used for growing crops and 47.5% is pastures, while 1.1% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.[4]
Linden does not have a central village, rather it is composed of scattered houses and settlements on a low hill between the Aare River and Emme River.
Linden has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 1,314.[1] As of 2007[update], 3.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 3.7%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (96.6%), with French being second most common ( 1.9%) and English being third ( 0.2%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 58.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the local small left-wing parties (11.2%), the SPS (9.3%) and the CSP (5.9%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 25.8% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 56% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 18.2%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Linden about 67.7% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Linden has an unemployment rate of 0.59%. As of 2005[update], there were 191 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 76 businesses involved in this sector. 158 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 23 businesses in this sector. 188 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 30 businesses in this sector.[5] The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
| year | population |
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| 1764 | 811 |
| 1850 | 1,540 |
| 1900 | 1,393 |
| 1950 | 1,307 |
| 2000 | 1,307 |