Jaberg
Encyclopedia
Jaberg is a municipality
in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district
in the canton
of Bern in Switzerland
.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 6.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.5%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 7.6% of the area 18.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 34.8% is used for growing crops and 13.6% is pastures, while 3.0% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.
The municipality is located on the hilly left bank of the Aare river. It includes the villages of Hinter and Vorder Jaberg. The former exclave of Stoffelsrüti became part of Noflen
in 1948.
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP
which received 40% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS
(20.4%), the local small left-wing parties (14.4%) and the FDP
(11%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 24.3% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 63.4% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 12.3%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Jaberg about 87.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule
).
Jaberg has an unemployment rate of 1.07%. , there were 17 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 6 businesses involved in this sector. 2 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 2 businesses in this sector. 39 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 5 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 Bern-Mittelland administrative district
Bern-Mittelland (administrative district)
Bern-Mittelland District in the Canton of Bern was created on 1 January 2010. It is part of the Bern-Mittelland administrative region, and is the only district in the region...
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
Jaberg has an area, , of 1.32 km² (0.509654849342146 sq mi). Of this area, 0.68 km² (0.262549467842924 sq mi) or 51.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.3 km² (0.115830647577761 sq mi) or 22.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.24 km² (0.0926645180622084 sq mi) or 18.2% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.06 km² (14.8 acre) or 4.5% is either rivers or lakes.Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 6.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.5%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 7.6% of the area 18.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 34.8% is used for growing crops and 13.6% is pastures, while 3.0% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.
The municipality is located on the hilly left bank of the Aare river. It includes the villages of Hinter and Vorder Jaberg. The former exclave of Stoffelsrüti became part of Noflen
Noflen
Noflen is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Noflen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 81.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 13.6% is forested...
in 1948.
Demographics
Jaberg has a population (as of ) of . , 2.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 1.2%. Most of the population speaks German (97.4%), with Italian being second most common (0.9%) and Portuguese being third (0.9%).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 40% 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....
(20.4%), the local small left-wing parties (14.4%) 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....
(11%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 24.3% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 63.4% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 12.3%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Jaberg about 87.5% 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...
).
Jaberg has an unemployment rate of 1.07%. , there were 17 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 6 businesses involved in this sector. 2 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 2 businesses in this sector. 39 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 5 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1764 | 116 |
| 1850 | 271 |
| 1900 | 162 |
| 1930 | 189 |
| 1950 | 144 |
| 2000 | 235 |