Thörigen

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Thörigen

Location of Thörigen

Coordinates: 47°10′N 7°44′E / 47.167°N 7.733°ECoordinates: 47°10′N 7°44′E / 47.167°N 7.733°E

Country

Area^[1]

• Total

4.52 km² (1.75 sq mi)

Elevation

483 m (1,585 ft)

Population (Dec 2015^[2])

• Total

1,090

• Density

240/km² (620/sq mi)

Postal code

3367

SFOS number

0989

Surrounded by

Bettenhausen, Bleienbach, Bollodingen, Herzogenbuchsee, Ochlenberg, Thunstetten

Website

www.thoerigen.ch
SFSO statistics

Thörigen is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Geography

Thörigen has an area of 4.5 km² (1.7 sq mi). Of this area, 51.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 36.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 11.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).^[3]

Demographics

Thörigen has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 1,090.^[4] As of 2007, 4.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 5.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (97.9%), with French being second most common ( 0.4%) and English being third ( 0.4%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 58.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (11.7%), the SPS (11.3%) and the CSP (5.1%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 23.3% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 62.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 14.4%. In Thörigen about 76.4% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

Thörigen has an unemployment rate of 0.73%. As of 2005, there were 60 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 19 businesses involved in this sector. 136 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 17 businesses in this sector. 168 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 31 businesses in this sector.^[3]

References

↑ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
↑ Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit (German) accessed 30 August 2016
1 2 Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 22-Jul-2009
↑ Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit (German) accessed 30 August 2016

External links

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Municipalities in the Oberaargau administrative district, Switzerland

Aarwangen Attiswil Auswil Bannwil Berken Bettenhausen Bleienbach Busswil bei Melchnau Eriswil Farnern Gondiswil Graben Heimenhausen Herzogenbuchsee Huttwil Inkwil Langenthal Lotzwil Madiswil Melchnau Niederbipp Niederönz Oberbipp Obersteckholz Ochlenberg Oeschenbach Reisiswil Roggwil Rohrbach Rohrbachgraben Rumisberg Rütschelen Schwarzhäusern Seeberg Thörigen Thunstetten Ursenbach Walliswil bei Niederbipp Walliswil bei Wangen Walterswil Wangen an der Aare Wangenried Wiedlisbach Wolfisberg Wynau Wyssachen Canton of Bern Districts of Canton Bern Municipalities of the canton of Bern

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