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| Population | 818 (December 2007) | |||||||||
| - Density | 90 /km2 (233 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 9.1 km2 (3.5 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Elevation | 434 m (1,424 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 2513 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 0753 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Erlach, Hagneck, Lamboing, La Neuveville, Ligerz, Lüscherz, Mörigen, Prêles, Sutz-Lattrigen, Täuffelen, Tüscherz-Alfermée, Vinelz | |||||||||
| Website | Twann.ch SFSO statistics |
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Twann (French: Douanne) was a municipality in the district of Nidau in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Tüscherz-Alfermée and Twann merged into the municipality of Twann-Tüscherz.[1]
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Twann is first mentioned in 1185 as Duana. In 1225 it was mentioned as Tuanna.[2]
Twann has an area of 9.1 km2 (3.5 sq mi). Of this area, 29.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 60% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (3.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[3]
Twann has a population (as of 2007[update]) of 818, of which 9.2% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -0.4%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (86.9%), with French being second most common ( 6.0%) and Portuguese being third ( 1.7%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 31.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (23.5%), the SPS (20.6%) and the Green Party (16.8%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 22.4% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 62.1% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 15.5%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Twann about 80.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).
Twann has an unemployment rate of 0.87%. As of 2005[update], there were 125 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 46 businesses involved in this sector. 36 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 14 businesses in this sector. 244 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 32 businesses in this sector.[3] The historical population is given in the following table:[2]
| year | population |
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| 1764 | 464 |
| 1850 | 865 |
| 1880 | 976 |
| 1900 | 854 |
| 1941 | 735 |
| 1950 | 886 |