Safnern | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Safnern  | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Berne |
| District | Nidau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hanspeter Thalhammer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.6 km2 (2.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 436 m (1,430 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,928 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (890/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 2553 |
| SFOS number | 0746 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-BE |
| Surrounded by | Pieterlen, Meinisberg, Büren an der Aare, Meienried, Scheuren BE, Orpund, Biel/Bienne |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Safnern is a municipality in the district of Nidau in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
History
Safnern is first mentioned in 1251 as Savenieres.[3]
Geography
Safnern has an area of Template:Km2 to mi2. Of this area, 43.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 35.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 16.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (4.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4]
Safnern lies in the Bernese Seeland at the foot of the Bütten Mountains. It is also along the Nidau-Büren channel as well as the old river bed of the Zihl River and Aare River.
Demographics
Safnern has a population (as of 2007[update]) of 1,839, of which 5.8% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 1.2%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (92.9%), with French being second most common ( 4.6%) and Italian being third ( 0.8%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 39.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (22.5%), the FDP (13.8%) and the Green Party (7.2%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0-19 years old) make up 24.8% of the population, while adults (20-64 years old) make up 60.7% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 14.5%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Safnern about 82.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).
Safnern has an unemployment rate of 0.89%. As of 2005[update], there were 62 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 20 businesses involved in this sector. 312 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 33 businesses in this sector. 145 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 32 businesses in this sector.[4] The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1764 | 255 |
| 1850 | 504 |
| 1900 | 605 |
| 1950 | 712 |
| 2000 | 1,779 |
References
- ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ a b Safnern in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 09-Jul-2009
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