Seeberg

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Seeberg
Coat of arms of Seeberg
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Seeberg is located in Switzerland
Seeberg
Seeberg
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Location of Seeberg
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Country Switzerland
Canton Bern
District Oberaargau
Area[1]
 • Total 16.79 km2 (6.48 sq mi)
Elevation 495 m (1,624 ft)
Population (Dec 2014[2])
 • Total 1,426
 • Density 85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Postal code 3365
SFOS number 0988
Surrounded by Aeschi (SO), Alchenstorf, Heinrichswil-Winistorf (SO), Hellsau, Hermiswil, Oberönz, Ochlenberg, Steinhof (SO), Wynigen
Website www.seeberg.ch
SFSO statistics

Seeberg is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. The lake Burgäschisee is located on the border with Aeschi.

Geography

Seeberg has an area of 15.8 km2 (6.1 sq mi). Of this area, 58.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[3]

Demographics

Seeberg has a population (as of 31 December 2014) of 1,426.[2] As of 2007, 2.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -2.4%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (97.5%), with Turkish being second most common ( 0.7%) and French being third ( 0.5%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 49.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (14.5%), the Green Party (8.9%) and the FDP (8.7%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 27% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 58.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 14.7%. In Seeberg about 77.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

Seeberg has an unemployment rate of 0.69%. As of 2005, there were 157 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 59 businesses involved in this sector. 77 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 21 businesses in this sector. 138 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 34 businesses in this sector.[3]

References

  1. Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
  2. 2.0 2.1 Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit (German) accessed 31 August 2015
  3. 3.0 3.1 Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 22-Jul-2009

External links

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