Nods, Switzerland

Nods
Country Switzerland Canton Bern District Jura bernois 47°7′N 7°5′E / 47.117°N 7.083°E / 47.117; 7.083Coordinates: 47°7′N 7°5′E / 47.117°N 7.083°E / 47.117; 7.083
Population	746 (Dec 2010)[1]
- Density	28 /km2 (72 /sq mi)
Area	26.63 km2 (10.28 sq mi)[2]
Elevation	885 m (2,904 ft)
Postal code	2518
SFOS number	0724
Surrounded by	Prêles, Diesse, Lamboing, Orvin, Corgémont, Cortébert, Courtelary, Cormoret, Villeret, Villiers, Lignières
Website	www.nods.ch SFSO statistics
Nods
Map of Nods

Nods is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland, located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura (Jura Bernois).

History

The school building at Nods

Nods is first mentioned in 1255 as Nos.^[3]

Geography

Nods has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 26.63 square kilometers (10.28 sq mi). Of this area, 11.99 km² (4.63 sq mi) or 45.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 13.75 km² (5.31 sq mi) or 51.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.8 km² (0.31 sq mi) or 3.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km² (2.5 acres) or 0.0% is either rivers or lakes and 0.08 km² (20 acres) or 0.3% is unproductive land.^[4]

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.4%. Out of the forested land, 47.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 4.3% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 15.9% is used for growing crops and 11.6% is pastures and 17.4% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.^[4]

Demographics

Nods has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 746.^[1] As of 2007^[update], 6.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 11.8%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks French (85.0%), with German being second most common (12.3%) and Portuguese being third (1.0%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 34.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (19.6%), the SPS (19.2%) and the Green Party (13.9%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000^[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 27.4% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 58.5% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 14.1%. In Nods about 73.3% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

Nods has an unemployment rate of 1.27%. As of 2005^[update], there were 69 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 29 businesses involved in this sector. 34 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 8 businesses in this sector. 52 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 17 businesses in this sector.^[5] The historical population is given in the following table:^[3]

year	population
1800	463
1850	811
1870	885
1900	738
1950	510
1980	426

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Datenwürfel für Thema 01.2 - Bevölkerungsstand und -bewegung (German) accessed 29 September
2. ^ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
3. ^ ^{a b} Nods in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
4. ^ ^{a b} Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data (German) accessed 25 March 2010
5. ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 08-Jul-2009

External links

• Media related to Nods at Wikimedia Commons