Malleray
Encyclopedia
Malleray is a municipality
in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton
of Bern in Switzerland
. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura
(Jura Bernois).
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 5.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.5%. Out of the forested land, 37.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 5.0% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 12.8% is used for growing crops and 11.7% is pastures and 22.8% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.
The municipality is located in the Vallée de Tavannes (Tavannes
Valley) on the banks of the Birs
River.
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP
which received 30.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP
(25.9%), the SPS
(23.4%) and the local small left-wing parties (6.1%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 24% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 60.5% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 15.5%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Malleray about 62.7% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule
).
Malleray has an unemployment rate of 2.26%. , there were 35 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 14 businesses involved in this sector. 496 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 31 businesses in this sector. 360 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 51 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
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 Jura bernois administrative district 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....
. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura
Bernese Jura
Bernese Jura is the name for the French-speaking area of the Swiss canton of Bern, and from 2010 one of five administrative divisions of the canton....
(Jura Bernois).
Geography
Malleray has an area, , of 10.26 square kilometres (4 sq mi). Of this area, 4.88 km² (1.9 sq mi) or 47.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 4.37 km² (1.7 sq mi) or 42.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.93 km² (0.359075007491058 sq mi) or 9.1% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km² (4.9 acre) or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes.Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 5.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.5%. Out of the forested land, 37.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 5.0% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 12.8% is used for growing crops and 11.7% is pastures and 22.8% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.
The municipality is located in the Vallée de Tavannes (Tavannes
Tavannes
Tavannes is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura .-History:...
Valley) on the banks of the Birs
Birs
The Birs is a 73-km long river in Switzerland that flows through the Jura region and ends as a tributary to the Rhine between Basel and Birsfelden.- Picture gallery :...
River.
Demographics
Malleray has a population (as of ) of . , 18.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -0.5%. Most of the population speaks French (88.1%), with German being second most common ( 4.4%) and Italian being third ( 3.1%).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 30.7% of the vote. The next three 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....
(25.9%), the SPS
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(23.4%) and the local small left-wing parties (6.1%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 24% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 60.5% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 15.5%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Malleray about 62.7% 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...
).
Malleray has an unemployment rate of 2.26%. , there were 35 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 14 businesses involved in this sector. 496 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 31 businesses in this sector. 360 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 51 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1850 | 471 |
| 1900 | 1,224 |
| 1950 | 1,435 |
| 1970 | 1,969 |
| 2000 | 1,854 |
External links
- http://www.malleray.ch