Hermrigen
Encyclopedia
Hermrigen is a municipality
in the Seeland administrative district
in the canton
of Bern in Switzerland
.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.3%. 41.8% of the total land area is heavily forested. Of the agricultural land, 39.5% is used for growing crops and 9.1% is pastures, while 2.0% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The village of Hermrigen is located on the main road between Bern-Aarberg-Biel. It is on the southern edge of the Oberholz between Lake Biel
and the Bernse Seeland
.
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP
which received 57.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS
(15.4%), the Green Party
(8.9%) and the FDP
(6.3%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 20.4% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 61.5% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 18.1%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Hermrigen about 73.7% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule
).
Hermrigen has an unemployment rate of 0.68%. , there were 30 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 16 businesses involved in this sector. 5 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 3 businesses in this sector. 29 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 7 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
Municipalities of Switzerland
Communes , also known as municipalities, are the smallest government division in Switzerland, numbering 2,596 . While many have a population of a few hundred citizens, the largest cities such as Zürich or Geneva also have the legal status of municipalities...
in the Seeland administrative district
Seeland (administrative district)
Seeland District in the Canton of Bern was created on 1 January 2010. It is part of the Seeland administrative region. It contains 46 municipalities with an area of and a population of 67,209....
in the canton
Cantons of Switzerland
The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848...
of Bern in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
.
Geography
Hermrigen has an area, , of 3.42 km² (1.3 sq mi). Of this area, 1.73 km² (0.667956734365086 sq mi) or 50.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.45 km² (0.559848129959176 sq mi) or 42.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.26 km² (0.100386561234059 sq mi) or 7.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.01 km² (2.5 acre) or 0.3% is unproductive land.Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.3%. 41.8% of the total land area is heavily forested. Of the agricultural land, 39.5% is used for growing crops and 9.1% is pastures, while 2.0% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The village of Hermrigen is located on the main road between Bern-Aarberg-Biel. It is on the southern edge of the Oberholz between Lake Biel
Lake Biel
Lake Biel or Lake Bienne is a lake in the west of Switzerland. Together with Lake Morat and Lake Neuchâtel, it is one of the three large lakes in the Jura region of Switzerland. It lies approximately at , at the language boundary between German & French speaking areas.The lake is 15 km long and up...
and the Bernse Seeland
Seeland (Switzerland)
Seeland is a region in Switzerland, at the foot of the first mountain range of the Jura Mountains containing the 3 lakes of Morat , Neuchâtel and Bienne . In previous aeras, it was the floodplain of the Aare and is thus swampy. After the huge hydrological works Jura water correction, the area...
.
Demographics
Hermrigen has a population (as of ) of . , 0.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -2.2%. Most of the population speaks German (97.3%), with French being second most common ( 1.2%) and Italian being third ( 0.4%).In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP
Swiss People's Party
The Swiss People's Party , also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre , is a conservative political party in Switzerland. Chaired by Toni Brunner, but spearheaded by Christoph Blocher, the party is the largest party in the Federal Assembly, with 58 members of the National Council and 6 of...
which received 57.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(15.4%), the Green Party
Green Party of Switzerland
The Green Party of Switzerland is the fifth-largest party in the National Council of Switzerland, and the largest party that is not represented on the Federal Council.-History:...
(8.9%) and the FDP
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Free Democratic Party was a classical liberal political party in Switzerland. It was one of the major parties in Switzerland until its merger with the smaller classical liberal Liberal Party, to form FDP.The Liberals on 1 January 2009....
(6.3%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 20.4% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 61.5% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 18.1%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Hermrigen about 73.7% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule
Fachhochschule
A Fachhochschule or University of Applied Sciences is a German type of tertiary education institution, sometimes specialized in certain topical areas . Fachhochschulen were founded in Germany and later adopted by Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Greece...
).
Hermrigen has an unemployment rate of 0.68%. , there were 30 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 16 businesses involved in this sector. 5 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 3 businesses in this sector. 29 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 7 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1764 | 87 |
| 1850 | 329 |
| 1900 | 307 |
| 1950 | 312 |
| 2000 | 260 |