Albligen
Albligen | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Albligen  | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Bern |
| District | Bern-Mittelland |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Regula Reinhardt-Trachsel |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.3 km2 (1.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 699 m (2,293 ft) |
| Population (December 2020) | |
| • Total | Incorrect Municipal Code 1 0,851 |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 3183 |
| SFOS number | 0851 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-BE |
| Surrounded by | Ueberstorf, Wahlern, Heitenried |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Albligen (former French name: Albenon) is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
History
Albligen is first mentioned in 1346 as Alblingen.[1]
Geography
Albligen has an area of Template:Km2 to mi2. Of this area, 57.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 33.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[2]
Albligen lies in the midland of a small bank in the Höchi hills (Template:M to ft above sea level). On the eastern edge of the municipality flows the Sense River.
The neighboring municipalities are Ueberstorf, Wahlern, and Heitenried.
Demographics
Albligen has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of Incorrect Municipal Code 1 0,851 .[3] As of 2007[update], 3.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -5.7%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (97.5%), with French being second most common ( 1.4%) and Romanian being third ( 0.4%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 50% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (19.3%), the Green Party (9.6%) and the local small left-wing parties (7.8%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 26.5% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 60.5% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 13%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Albligen about 74.4% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).
Albligen has an unemployment rate of 0.75%. As of 2005[update], there were 59 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 20 businesses involved in this sector. 16 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 7 businesses in this sector. 27 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 10 businesses in this sector.[2] The historical population is given in the following table:[1]
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1850 | 694 |
| 1960 | 421 |
| 1990 | 442 |
References
- ^ a b Albligen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 13-Jul-2009
- ^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
External links
- Dubler, A-M: Albligen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, 2005-06-14.
