Rumendingen
Encyclopedia
Rumendingen is a municipality
in the administrative district of Emmental
in the canton
of Bern in Switzerland
.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.5%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 4.1% of the area 31.7% of the total land area is heavily forested. Of the agricultural land, 44.0% is used for growing crops and 15.6% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP
which received 73.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS
(9.4%), the Green Party
(7.7%) and local small left-wing parties got 7.6%.
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 22.8% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 68.4% and the seniors (over 64 years old) make up 8.8%. In Rumendingen about 60.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule
).
Rumendingen has an unemployment rate of 1.22%. , there were 36 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 11 businesses involved in this sector. 27 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 2 businesses in this sector. 43 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 1 businesses in this sector.
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 administrative district of Emmental
Emmental (administrative district)
Emmental District in the Canton of Bern was created on 1 January 2010. It is part of the Emmental-Oberaargau administrative region. It contains 42 municipalities with an area of and a population of 93,082....
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....
.
Geography
Rumendingen has an area, , of 2.43 km² (0.93822824537986 sq mi). Of this area, 1.46 km² (0.563709151545101 sq mi) or 60.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.77 km² (0.297298662116252 sq mi) or 31.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.21 km² (0.0810814533044324 sq mi) or 8.6% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.04 km² (9.9 acre) or 1.6% is either rivers or lakes.Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.5%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 4.1% of the area 31.7% of the total land area is heavily forested. Of the agricultural land, 44.0% is used for growing crops and 15.6% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.
Demographics
Rumendingen has a population (as of ) of . , 2.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -17%. Most of the population speaks German (98.5%), with French being second most common ( 0.7%) and Spanish being third ( 0.7%).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 73.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(9.4%), the Green Party
Green Party of Switzerland
The Green Party of Switzerland is the fifth-largest party in the National Council of Switzerland, and the largest party that is not represented on the Federal Council.-History:...
(7.7%) and local small left-wing parties got 7.6%.
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 22.8% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 68.4% and the seniors (over 64 years old) make up 8.8%. In Rumendingen about 60.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule
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...
).
Rumendingen has an unemployment rate of 1.22%. , there were 36 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 11 businesses involved in this sector. 27 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 2 businesses in this sector. 43 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 1 businesses in this sector.