Meienried

Meienried
Meienried
Country Switzerland Coat of Arms of Meienried
Canton Bern
District Seeland
47°8′N 7°20′E / 47.133°N 7.333°E / 47.133; 7.333Coordinates: 47°8′N 7°20′E / 47.133°N 7.333°E / 47.133; 7.333
Population 53 (Dec 2010)[1]
- Density 76 /km2 (196 /sq mi)
Area  0.70 km2 (0.27 sq mi)
Elevation 430 m (1,411 ft)
Postal code 3294
SFOS number 0389
Surrounded by Büren an der Aare, Dotzigen, Safnern, Scheuren
Website Meienried.ch
SFSO statistics
Meienried is located in Switzerland
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Meienried is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Geography

Meienried has an area, as of 2009, of 0.66 square kilometers (0.25 sq mi). Of this area, 0.47 km2 (0.18 sq mi) or 71.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.11 km2 (0.042 sq mi) or 16.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 3.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.04 km2 (9.9 acres) or 6.1% is either rivers or lakes and 0.03 km2 (7.4 acres) or 4.5% is unproductive land.[2]

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.5%. Out of the forested land, 13.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.0% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 56.1% is used for growing crops and 13.6% is pastures, while 1.5% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the water in the municipality, 4.5% is in lakes and 1.5% is in rivers and streams. All of the unproductive area is unproductive vegetation.[2]

Demographics

Meienried has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 53,[1] who are all Swiss citizens. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -21.9%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (93.2%), with French being second most common ( 5.1%) and Czech being third ( 1.7%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 33.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (31.3%), the FDP (15%) and the Green Party (6.5%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 28.8% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 61% and the seniors (over 64 years old) make up 10.2%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Meienried about 79.4% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

Meienried has an unemployment rate of 0%. As of 2005, there were 13 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 5 businesses involved in this sector. 15 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 1 businesses in this sector.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Datenwürfel für Thema 01.2 - Bevölkerungsstand und -bewegung (German) accessed 29 September
  2. ^ a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data (German) accessed 25 March 2010
  3. ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 01-Jun-2009

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