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| Population | 480 (Dec 2010)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 130 /km2 (336 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 3.79 km2 (1.46 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 427 m (1,401 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 4911 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 0341 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Wolfwil, Wynau, Aarwangen, Bannwil, Niederbipp, Kestenholz | |||||||||
| Website | www.schwarzhaeusern.ch SFSO statistics |
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Schwarzhäusern
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Schwarzhäusern is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
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Schwarzhäusern has an area of 3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi). Of this area, 53.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 32.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 10.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.9%) is non-productive (rivers or glaciers).[3]
Schwarzhäusern lies in the Oberaargau in the Swiss plateau north of the Aare.
At the southern end of the municipality the Aare has a reservoir created by the hydroelectric plant of Wynau.
Schwarzhäusern has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 480.[1] As of 2007[update], 1.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 11.8%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (97.5%), with French being second most common ( 0.9%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 0.9%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 53.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (21.7%), the FDP (9.1%) and the local small left-wing parties (5.7%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 21.9% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 60% and the seniors (over 64 years old) make up 18%. In Schwarzhäusern about 80.8% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Schwarzhäusern has an unemployment rate of 1.41%. As of 2005[update], there were 18 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 8 businesses involved in this sector. 18 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 6 businesses in this sector. 66 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 9 businesses in this sector.[3]