Leimiswil
Former municipality
Coat of arms of Leimiswil
Coat of arms
Location of Leimiswil
Leimiswil is located in Switzerland
Leimiswil
Leimiswil
Leimiswil is located in Canton of Bern
Leimiswil
Leimiswil
Coordinates: 47°9′N 7°46′E / 47.150°N 7.767°E / 47.150; 7.767
CountrySwitzerland
CantonBern
DistrictOberaargau
Area
 • Total4.6 km2 (1.8 sq mi)
Elevation
602 m (1,975 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2010)
 • Total398
 • Density87/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
4935
SFOS number0330
Surrounded byKleindietwil, Madiswil, Ochlenberg, Rütschelen, Ursenbach
Websitewww.leimiswil.ch
SFSO statistics

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]

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

  1. ↑ Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (in German) accessed 4 April 2011
  2. 1 2 Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data (in German) accessed 25 March 2010
  3. ↑ 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
  4. ↑ Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 2011-09-04 at the Wayback Machine accessed 29-May-2009
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