Treiten
Encyclopedia
Treiten is a municipality
in the Seeland administrative district
in the canton
of Bern in Switzerland
.
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP
which received 63.9% of the vote. The next two most popular parties were the FDP
(7.9%) and local small left-wing parties (6.4%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 25.8% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 57.2% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 17%. In Treiten about 76.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule
).
Treiten has an unemployment rate of 0.85%. , there were 100 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 23 businesses involved in this sector. 4 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 2 businesses in this sector. 22 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 9 businesses in this sector.
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
Treiten has an area of 4.7 km² (1.8 sq mi). Of this area, 74.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 17.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 7.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.3%) is non-productive (rivers or glaciers).Demographics
Treiten has a population (as of ) of . , 7.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 5.4%. Most of the population speaks German (95.4%), with French being second most common ( 2.0%) and Albanian being third ( 1.3%).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 63.9% of the vote. The next two most popular parties were 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....
(7.9%) and local small left-wing parties (6.4%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 25.8% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 57.2% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 17%. In Treiten about 76.9% 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...
).
Treiten has an unemployment rate of 0.85%. , there were 100 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 23 businesses involved in this sector. 4 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 2 businesses in this sector. 22 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 9 businesses in this sector.