Monible

Monible
Country Switzerland Canton Bern District Jura bernois 47°17′N 7°12′E / 47.283°N 7.2°E / 47.283; 7.2Coordinates: 47°17′N 7°12′E / 47.283°N 7.2°E / 47.283; 7.2
Population	43 (Dec 2010)[1]
- Density	13 /km2 (33 /sq mi)
Area	3.39 km2 (1.31 sq mi)
Elevation	862 m (2,828 ft)
Postal code	2715
SFOS number	0699
Surrounded by	Rebévelier, Châtelat, Sornetan, Undervelier
Website	Monible.ch SFSO statistics
Monible
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Monible 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

Monible is first mentioned in 1403 as Montnible (from a document written in 1414). In 1537 it was mentioned as Monible.^[2]

Geography

Monible has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 3.39 square kilometers (1.31 sq mi). Of this area, 1.65 km² (0.64 sq mi) or 48.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.62 km² (0.63 sq mi) or 47.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.05 km² (12 acres) or 1.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.03 km² (7.4 acres) or 0.9% is unproductive land.^[3]

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 0.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.9%. Out of the forested land, 43.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 4.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 36.0% is pastures and 11.2% is used for alpine pastures.^[3]

Monible is a small hamlet located on a hill near Sornetan.

Demographics

Monible has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 43.^[1] As of 2007^[update], 5.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has remained stable. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks French (88.6%), with the rest (11.4%) speaking German.

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SPS which received 41.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (36.4%), the Green Party (21.7%) and the FDP (0.7%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000^[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 14.3% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 80% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 5.7%. In Monible about 62.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

Monible has an unemployment rate of 2.88%. As of 2005^[update], there were 13 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 3 businesses involved in this sector. No one is employed in the secondary sector. 1 person is employed in the tertiary sector, with 1 business in this sector.^[4] The historical population is given in the following table:^[2]

year	population
1775	76
1850	132
1900	72
1950	55
2000	35

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} Monible 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 08-Jul-2009