Reutigen
Reutigen | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Reutigen  | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Bern |
| District | Thun |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.26 km2 (4.35 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 622 m (2,041 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 999 |
| • Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 3647 |
| SFOS number | 0767 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-BE |
| Surrounded by | Erlenbach im Simmental, Höfen, Niederstocken, Spiez, Wimmis, Zwieselberg |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Reutigen is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
History
Reutigen is first mentioned around 1300 as Rötingen.[3]
Geography
Reutigen has an area of Template:Km2 to mi2. Of this area, 46.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 45% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (3.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4]
The municipality is located in the Niedersimmental and includes the village of Reutigen, Hani and Allmi. The municipality runs from the north-east side of the Stockhorn chain down to the Kander river.
Demographics
Reutigen has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 1,023.[5] As of 2007[update], 2.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -1.6%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (97.6%), with Albanian being second most common ( 0.6%) and French being third ( 0.3%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 48.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (15.8%), the Green Party (9.3%) and the local small left-wing parties (8.8%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 27.4% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 58.7% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 13.9%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Reutigen about 79.3% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).
Reutigen has an unemployment rate of 1.56%. As of 2005[update], there were 67 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 21 businesses involved in this sector. 47 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 8 businesses in this sector. 114 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 28 businesses in this sector.[4] The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1764 | 338 |
| 1850 | 798 |
| 1900 | 739 |
| 1950 | 886 |
| 2000 | 909 |
External links
- Reutigen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
References
- ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ a b Reutigen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 10-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.
