Leimiswil
Leimiswil is a former municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2011 Kleindietwil and Leimiswil were merged with the municipality of Madiswil.[1]
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Location of Leimiswil 
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| Coordinates: 47°9′N 7°46′E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Bern |
| District | Oberaargau |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.6 km2 (1.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 602 m (1,975 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2010) | |
| • Total | 398 |
| • Density | 87/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 4935 |
| SFOS number | 0330 |
| Surrounded by | Kleindietwil, Madiswil, Ochlenberg, Rütschelen, Ursenbach |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Geography
Leimiswil has an area, as of 2009, of 4.65 km2 (1.80 sq mi). Of this area, 3.51 km2 (1.36 sq mi) or 75.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.87 km2 (0.34 sq mi) or 18.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.25 km2 (0.097 sq mi) or 5.4% is settled (buildings or roads).[2]
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.7%. 17.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 37.8% is used for growing crops and 35.5% is pastures, while 2.2% is used for orchards or vine crops.[2]
Demographics
Leimiswil has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 398.[3] As of 2007, 1.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -9.1%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (95.9%), with Albanian being second most common ( 2.0%) and Portuguese being third ( 0.9%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 54.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (12.5%), the Small right-wing parties (10.4%) and the SPS (10.1%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 25.2% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59% and the seniors (over 64 years old) make up 15.8%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Leimiswil about 69.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).
Leimiswil has an unemployment rate of 0.8%. As of 2005, there were 97 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 36 businesses involved in this sector. 89 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 8 businesses in this sector. 50 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 12 businesses in this sector.[4]
References
- Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (in German) accessed 4 April 2011
- Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data (in German) accessed 25 March 2010
- Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB Archived 2012-04-01 at the Wayback Machine, online database – Datenwürfel für Thema 01.2 - Bevölkerungsstand und -bewegung (in German) accessed 29 September
- Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 2011-09-04 at the Wayback Machine accessed 29-May-2009
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Leimiswil. |
- Leimiswil in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
