Champoz

Champoz
Country Switzerland Canton Bern District Jura bernois 47°16′N 7°18′E / 47.267°N 7.3°E / 47.267; 7.3Coordinates: 47°16′N 7°18′E / 47.267°N 7.3°E / 47.267; 7.3
Population	153 (Dec 2010)[1]
- Density	22 /km2 (56 /sq mi)
Area	7.11 km2 (2.75 sq mi)
Elevation	849 m (2,785 ft)
Postal code	2735
SFOS number	0683
Surrounded by	Bévilard, Malleray, Souboz, Perrefitte, Moutier, Court, Sorvilier
Website	Champoz.ch SFSO statistics
Champoz
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Champoz 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).

History

Champoz is first mentioned in 1365 as Champo.^[2]

Geography

Champoz has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 7.18 km² (2.77 sq mi). Of this area, 3.34 km² (1.29 sq mi) or 46.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.63 km² (1.40 sq mi) or 50.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.21 km² (0.081 sq mi) or 2.9% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km² (2.5 acres) or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes.^[3]

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.4%. 44.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 6.5% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 11.4% is used for growing crops and 15.9% is pastures and 18.7% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.^[3]

Demographics

Champoz has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 153.^[1] As of 2007^[update], 0.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -4.4%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks French (90.7%), with the rest (9.3%) speaking German.

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 61.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (18.2%), the local small left-wing parties (10.9%) and the CSP (4.1%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000^[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 37.1% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 53.6% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 9.3%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Champoz about 72.4% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).

Champoz has an unemployment rate of 1.03%. As of 2005^[update], there were 32 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 12 businesses involved in this sector. 3 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 2 businesses in this sector. 7 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 4 businesses in this sector.^[4] The historical population is given in the following table:^[2]

year	population
1850	190
1900	191
1950	186
1980	116
2000	151

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. ^ ^{a b} Champoz in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
3. ^ ^{a b} Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data (German) accessed 25 March 2010
4. ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 07-Jul-2009

External links

• Champoz in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.