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| Population | 47 (Dec 2010)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 13 /km2 (35 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 3.55 km2 (1.37 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 960 m (3,150 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 2717 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 0715 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Châtelat, Monible, Lajoux, Saulcy, Undervelier | |||||||||
| Website | Rebévelier.ch SFSO statistics |
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Rebévilier is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura (Jura Bernois).
Rebévelier has an area of 3.6 km2 (1.4 sq mi). Of this area, 59.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 40% is forested. The rest of the land, (0.6%) is settled.[3]
Rebévelier has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 47.[1] As of 2007[update], 5.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 30.8%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (66.7%), with the rest (33.3%) speaking French.
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 64.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CSP (14.2%), the CVP (7.7%) and the SPS (7.4%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 36.7% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 53.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 10%. In Rebévelier about 61.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Rebévelier has an unemployment rate of 0%. As of 2005[update], there were 25 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 7 businesses involved in this sector. No one is employed in the secondary sector or tertiary sector of the economy.[3]