Meienried

Meienried
Country Switzerland Canton Bern District Seeland 47°8′N 7°20′E / 47.133°N 7.333°E / 47.133; 7.333Coordinates: 47°8′N 7°20′E / 47.133°N 7.333°E / 47.133; 7.333
Population	53 (Dec 2010)[1]
- Density	76 /km2 (196 /sq mi)
Area	0.70 km2 (0.27 sq mi)
Elevation	430 m (1,411 ft)
Postal code	3294
SFOS number	0389
Surrounded by	Büren an der Aare, Dotzigen, Safnern, Scheuren
Website	Meienried.ch SFSO statistics
Meienried
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Meienried is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Geography

Meienried has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 0.66 square kilometers (0.25 sq mi). Of this area, 0.47 km² (0.18 sq mi) or 71.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.11 km² (0.042 sq mi) or 16.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.02 km² (4.9 acres) or 3.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.04 km² (9.9 acres) or 6.1% is either rivers or lakes and 0.03 km² (7.4 acres) or 4.5% is unproductive land.^[2]

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.5%. Out of the forested land, 13.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.0% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 56.1% is used for growing crops and 13.6% is pastures, while 1.5% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the water in the municipality, 4.5% is in lakes and 1.5% is in rivers and streams. All of the unproductive area is unproductive vegetation.^[2]

Demographics

Meienried has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 53,^[1] who are all Swiss citizens. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -21.9%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (93.2%), with French being second most common ( 5.1%) and Czech being third ( 1.7%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 33.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (31.3%), the FDP (15%) and the Green Party (6.5%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000^[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 28.8% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 61% and the seniors (over 64 years old) make up 10.2%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Meienried about 79.4% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

Meienried has an unemployment rate of 0%. As of 2005^[update], there were 13 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 5 businesses involved in this sector. 15 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 1 businesses in this sector.^[3]

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} Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data (German) accessed 25 March 2010
3. ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 01-Jun-2009