Kyburg-Buchegg
Encyclopedia
Kyburg-Buchegg is a municipality
in the district of Bucheggberg
, in the canton of Solothurn
, Switzerland
.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 6.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.0%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.3% of the area Out of the forested land, 21.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 46.9% is used for growing crops and 16.3% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Bucheggberg district. It comprises the two villages of Kyburg and Buchegg. Kyburg is the easternmost municipality on the northern edge of the Limpach valley. Buchegg is located below Kyburg on a plateau west of Buchegg Castle
.
of the municipal coat of arms
is Gules Tower of "Bucheggschloss" Argent on a Mount Vert.
Most of the population speaks German
(327 or 98.2%), with French
being second most common (2 or 0.6%) and Romansh being third (1 or 0.3%).
, the gender distribution of the population was 49.6% male and 50.4% female. The population was made up of 157 Swiss men (46.0% of the population) and 12 (3.5%) non-Swiss men. There were 154 Swiss women (45.2%) and 18 (5.3%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the municipality 112 or about 33.6% were born in Kyburg-Buchegg and lived there in 2000. There were 100 or 30.0% who were born in the same canton, while 101 or 30.3% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 16 or 4.8% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there were 3 live births to Swiss citizens and were 3 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens remained the same while the foreign population remained the same. There was 1 Swiss man and 1 Swiss woman who immigrated back to Switzerland. At the same time, there were 3 non-Swiss men and 2 non-Swiss women who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was a decrease of 4 and the non-Swiss population increased by 7 people. This represents a population growth rate of 0.9%.
The age distribution, , in Kyburg-Buchegg is; 29 children or 8.7% of the population are between 0 and 6 years old and 68 teenagers or 20.4% are between 7 and 19. Of the adult population, 20 people or 6.0% of the population are between 20 and 24 years old. 80 people or 24.0% are between 25 and 44, and 92 people or 27.6% are between 45 and 64. The senior population distribution is 28 people or 8.4% of the population are between 65 and 79 years old and there are 16 people or 4.8% who are over 80.
, there were 148 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 155 married individuals, 18 widows or widowers and 12 individuals who are divorced.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.56 which is about equal to the cantonal average of 0.56 per room. In this case, a room is defined as space of a housing unit of at least 4 m² (43.1 sq ft) as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics. About 74.1% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a mortgage
or a rent-to-own agreement).
, there were 120 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.6 persons per household. There were 30 households that consist of only one person and 9 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 124 households that answered this question, 24.2% were households made up of just one person and there were 1 adults who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 36 married couples without children, 49 married couples with children There were 2 single parents with a child or children. There were 2 households that were made up of unrelated people and 4 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing.
there were 68 single family homes (or 64.2% of the total) out of a total of 106 inhabited buildings. There were 13 multi-family buildings (12.3%), along with 15 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (14.2%) and 10 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (9.4%). Of the single family homes 8 were built before 1919, while 12 were built between 1990 and 2000. The greatest number of single family homes (22) were built between 1981 and 1990.
there were 135 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 5 rooms of which there were 34. There were 3 single room apartments and 68 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 112 apartments (83.0% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 19 apartments (14.1%) were seasonally occupied and 4 apartments (3.0%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 6.1 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 1.34%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
the most popular party was the SVP
which received 29.57% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP
(26.57%), the SP
(24.1%) and the Green Party
(9.71%). In the federal election, a total of 165 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
was 63.0%.
the total number of full-time equivalent
jobs was 146. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 8, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 11 of which 5 or (45.5%) were in manufacturing and 7 (63.6%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 127. In the tertiary sector; 10 or 7.9% were in a hotel or restaurant, 4 or 3.1% were in the information industry, 6 or 4.7% were in education and 108 or 85.0% were in health care.
, there were 102 workers who commuted into the municipality and 128 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 1.3 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 11.6% used public transportation to get to work, and 59% used a private car.
. Of the rest of the population, there were 5 individuals (or about 1.50% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church
, and there were 23 individuals (or about 6.91% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were there was 1 individual who was Islam
ic. 48 (or about 14.41% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic
or atheist
, and 2 individuals (or about 0.60% of the population) did not answer the question.
). Of the 51 who completed tertiary schooling, 68.6% were Swiss men, 23.5% were Swiss women.
, there were 21 students in Kyburg-Buchegg who came from another municipality, while 44 residents attended schools outside the municipality.
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 district of Bucheggberg
Bucheggberg (district)
Bucheggberg District is one of the ten districts of the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland, situated to the southwest of the canton. Together with the Wasseramt District, it forms the Amtei of Wasseramt-Bucheggberg...
, in the canton of Solothurn
Canton of Solothurn
Solothurn is a canton of Switzerland. It is located in the northwest of Switzerland. The capital is Solothurn.-History:The territory of the canton comprises land acquired by the capital...
, 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
Kyburg-Buchegg has an area, , of 1.6 square kilometre (0.617763453748056 sq mi). Of this area, 1.01 km² (0.38996318017846 sq mi) or 63.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.4 km² (0.154440863437014 sq mi) or 25.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.2 km² (0.077220431718507 sq mi) or 12.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.03 km² (7.4 acre) or 1.9% is either rivers or lakes.Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 6.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.0%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.3% of the area Out of the forested land, 21.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 46.9% is used for growing crops and 16.3% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Bucheggberg district. It comprises the two villages of Kyburg and Buchegg. Kyburg is the easternmost municipality on the northern edge of the Limpach valley. Buchegg is located below Kyburg on a plateau west of Buchegg Castle
Buchegg Castle
Buchegg Castle is a castle in the Swiss municipality of Kyburg-Buchegg in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland.Today's castle stands on the site of the former castle of the Counts of Buchegg. The original castle, first mentioned in 1267 as sub castro Buhecke, was burned by the Counts of Kyburg in...
.
Coat of arms
The blazonBlazon
In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct the appropriate image...
of the municipal coat of arms
Coat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
is Gules Tower of "Bucheggschloss" Argent on a Mount Vert.
Demographics
Kyburg-Buchegg has a population of . , 6.0% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of -1.5%.Most of the population speaks German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
(327 or 98.2%), with French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
being second most common (2 or 0.6%) and Romansh being third (1 or 0.3%).
, the gender distribution of the population was 49.6% male and 50.4% female. The population was made up of 157 Swiss men (46.0% of the population) and 12 (3.5%) non-Swiss men. There were 154 Swiss women (45.2%) and 18 (5.3%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the municipality 112 or about 33.6% were born in Kyburg-Buchegg and lived there in 2000. There were 100 or 30.0% who were born in the same canton, while 101 or 30.3% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 16 or 4.8% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there were 3 live births to Swiss citizens and were 3 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens remained the same while the foreign population remained the same. There was 1 Swiss man and 1 Swiss woman who immigrated back to Switzerland. At the same time, there were 3 non-Swiss men and 2 non-Swiss women who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was a decrease of 4 and the non-Swiss population increased by 7 people. This represents a population growth rate of 0.9%.
The age distribution, , in Kyburg-Buchegg is; 29 children or 8.7% of the population are between 0 and 6 years old and 68 teenagers or 20.4% are between 7 and 19. Of the adult population, 20 people or 6.0% of the population are between 20 and 24 years old. 80 people or 24.0% are between 25 and 44, and 92 people or 27.6% are between 45 and 64. The senior population distribution is 28 people or 8.4% of the population are between 65 and 79 years old and there are 16 people or 4.8% who are over 80.
, there were 148 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 155 married individuals, 18 widows or widowers and 12 individuals who are divorced.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.56 which is about equal to the cantonal average of 0.56 per room. In this case, a room is defined as space of a housing unit of at least 4 m² (43.1 sq ft) as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics. About 74.1% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a mortgage
Mortgage loan
A mortgage loan is a loan secured by real property through the use of a mortgage note which evidences the existence of the loan and the encumbrance of that realty through the granting of a mortgage which secures the loan...
or a rent-to-own agreement).
, there were 120 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.6 persons per household. There were 30 households that consist of only one person and 9 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 124 households that answered this question, 24.2% were households made up of just one person and there were 1 adults who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 36 married couples without children, 49 married couples with children There were 2 single parents with a child or children. There were 2 households that were made up of unrelated people and 4 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing.
there were 68 single family homes (or 64.2% of the total) out of a total of 106 inhabited buildings. There were 13 multi-family buildings (12.3%), along with 15 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (14.2%) and 10 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (9.4%). Of the single family homes 8 were built before 1919, while 12 were built between 1990 and 2000. The greatest number of single family homes (22) were built between 1981 and 1990.
there were 135 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 5 rooms of which there were 34. There were 3 single room apartments and 68 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 112 apartments (83.0% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 19 apartments (14.1%) were seasonally occupied and 4 apartments (3.0%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 6.1 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 1.34%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
Politics
In the 2007 federal electionSwiss federal election, 2007
Elections to the Swiss Federal Assembly, the federal parliament of Switzerland, were held on Sunday, 21 October 2007. In a few cantons, a second round of the elections to the Council of States was held on 11 November, 18 November, and 25 November 2007...
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 29.57% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP
FDP.The Liberals
FDP.The Liberals is a classical liberal political party in Switzerland. It is the joint-largest party in the Federal Council, third-largest party in the National Council, and second-largest in the Council of States....
(26.57%), the SP
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(24.1%) and 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:...
(9.71%). In the federal election, a total of 165 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
Voter turnout
Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election . After increasing for many decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout in most established democracies since the 1960s...
was 63.0%.
Economy
, Kyburg-Buchegg had an unemployment rate of 1.3%. , there were 12 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 4 businesses involved in this sector. 14 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 5 businesses in this sector. 159 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 7 businesses in this sector. There were 173 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 44.5% of the workforce.the total number of full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
jobs was 146. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 8, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 11 of which 5 or (45.5%) were in manufacturing and 7 (63.6%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 127. In the tertiary sector; 10 or 7.9% were in a hotel or restaurant, 4 or 3.1% were in the information industry, 6 or 4.7% were in education and 108 or 85.0% were in health care.
, there were 102 workers who commuted into the municipality and 128 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 1.3 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 11.6% used public transportation to get to work, and 59% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 47 or 14.1% were Roman Catholic, while 207 or 62.2% belonged to the Swiss Reformed ChurchSwiss Reformed Church
The Reformed branch of Protestantism in Switzerland was started in Zürich by Huldrych Zwingli and spread within a few years to Basel , Bern , St...
. Of the rest of the population, there were 5 individuals (or about 1.50% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church
Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland
The Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland is the Swiss member church of the Union of Utrecht, also known as Old Catholic Church, originally founded by the jansenists, with a later influx of discontented Catholics following their disappointment with the First Vatican Council. It has 14,000...
, and there were 23 individuals (or about 6.91% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were there was 1 individual who was Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
ic. 48 (or about 14.41% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic
Agnosticism
Agnosticism is the view that the truth value of certain claims—especially claims about the existence or non-existence of any deity, but also other religious and metaphysical claims—is unknown or unknowable....
or atheist
Atheism
Atheism is, in a broad sense, the rejection of belief in the existence of deities. In a narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there are no deities...
, and 2 individuals (or about 0.60% of the population) did not answer the question.
Education
In Kyburg-Buchegg about 137 or (41.1%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 51 or (15.3%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a FachhochschuleFachhochschule
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...
). Of the 51 who completed tertiary schooling, 68.6% were Swiss men, 23.5% were Swiss women.
, there were 21 students in Kyburg-Buchegg who came from another municipality, while 44 residents attended schools outside the municipality.