Siselen
Siselen | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Siselen  | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Bern |
| District | Seeland |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.5 km2 (2.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 460 m (1,510 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 595 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 2577 |
| SFOS number | 0499 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-BE |
| Surrounded by | Bargen, Finsterhennen, Hagneck, Kallnach, Lüscherz, Walperswil |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Siselen is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Geography
Siselen has an area of 5.5 km2 (2.1 sq mi). Of this area, 74.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 18.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.5%) is non-productive (rivers or glaciers).[3]
Demographics
Siselen has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 612.[4] As of 2007[update], 10.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -3.7%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (94.9%), with Albanian being second most common (2.0%) and Portuguese being third (0.8%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 49.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (18%), the FDP (15.2%) and the Green Party (6.8%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 28.1% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 56% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 15.8%. In Siselen about 75% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Siselen has an unemployment rate of 0.5%. As of 2005[update], there were 98 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 28 businesses involved in this sector. 43 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 8 businesses in this sector. 84 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 21 businesses in this sector.[3]
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 Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 08-Jun-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.
