Oberlangenegg
| Oberlangenegg | ||||||||||
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| Population | 481 (Dec 2012)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 53 /km2 (136 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 9.12 km2 (3.52 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 920 m (3,018 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 3616 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 0935 | |||||||||
| Mayor | Ueli Jaberg | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Eriz, Horrenbach-Buchen, Röthenbach im Emmental, Teuffenthal, Unterlangenegg, Wachseldorn | |||||||||
| Website | Oberlangenegg.ch SFSO statistics | |||||||||
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Oberlangenegg is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
History
Oberlangenegg is first mentioned in 1308 as Langonegga.[3]
Geography
Oberlangenegg has an area, as of 2009, of 9.12 square kilometers (3.52 sq mi). Of this area, 4.15 km2 (1.60 sq mi) or 45.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 4.47 km2 (1.73 sq mi) or 49.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.42 km2 (0.16 sq mi) or 4.6% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.03 km2 (7.4 acres) or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes and 0.04 km2 (9.9 acres) or 0.4% is unproductive land.[4]
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.5%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 7.8% is used for growing crops and 37.4% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.[4]
Demographics
Oberlangenegg has a population (as of 31 December 2012) of 481.[1] As of 2007, 1.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -3.1%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (97.9%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.0%) and French being third ( 0.6%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 79.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the local small left-wing parties (5.8%), the SPS (4.1%) and the Green Party (3.5%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 28.2% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 55.6% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 16.2%. In Oberlangenegg about 58% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Oberlangenegg has an unemployment rate of 1.17%. As of 2005, there were 131 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 42 businesses involved in this sector. 54 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 5 businesses in this sector. 49 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 14 businesses in this sector.[5] The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
| year | population |
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| 1764 | 315 |
| 1850 | 646 |
| 1900 | 648 |
| 1950 | 607 |
| 2000 | 482 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Datenwürfel für Thema 01.2 - Bevölkerungsstand und -bewegung (German) accessed 29 August 2013
- ↑ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Oberlangenegg in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data (German) accessed 25 March 2010
- ↑ Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 17-Jul-2009
