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| Population | 267 (Dec 2010)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 25 /km2 (65 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 9.89 km2 (3.82 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 710 m (2,329 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 3638 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 0936 | |||||||||
| Mayor | Bruno Minder | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Därstetten, Oberstocken, Höfen, Übeschi, and Blumenstein. | |||||||||
| Website | www.pohlern.ch SFSO statistics |
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Pohlern is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
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Pohlern is first mentioned in 1389 as in der Polleren.[3]
Pohlern has an area of 9.9 km2 (3.8 sq mi). Of this area, 37.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 42.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (18.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4]
It lies on the northern side of the Stockhorn mountains in the lower end of the Stockental valley. Like most of the canton of Bern, it is German-speaking.
Pohlern has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 267.[1] As of 2007[update], 4.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 8%. All of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German.
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 68.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (7.6%), the CVP (6.6%) and the Green Party (6.4%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 20.8% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 62.8% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 16.4%. In Pohlern about 65.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Pohlern has an unemployment rate of 1.28%. As of 2005[update], there were 36 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 15 businesses involved in this sector. 11 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 4 businesses in this sector. 19 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 6 businesses in this sector.[4] The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
| year | population |
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| 1764 | 191 |
| 1850 | 316 |
| 1900 | 224 |
| 1920 | 198 |
| 1950 | 212 |
| 1970 | 195 |
| 2000 | 226 |