Mattstetten

Mattstetten
Country Switzerland Canton Bern District Bern-Mittelland 47°2′N 7°31′E / 47.033°N 7.517°E / 47.033; 7.517Coordinates: 47°2′N 7°31′E / 47.033°N 7.517°E / 47.033; 7.517
Population	580 (Dec 2010)[1]
- Density	153 /km2 (395 /sq mi)
Area	3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Elevation	516 m (1,693 ft)
Postal code	3322
SFOS number	0543
Surrounded by	Bäriswil, Bolligen, Hindelbank, Jegenstorf, Krauchthal, Münchringen, Urtenen-Schönbühl
Website	Mattstetten.ch SFSO statistics
Mattstetten
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Mattstetten is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

History

Mattstetten is first mentioned in 1201 as Mahtsteten.^[2]

Geography

Mattstetten has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 3.8 square kilometers (1.5 sq mi). Of this area, 1.89 km² (0.73 sq mi) or 49.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.28 km² (0.49 sq mi) or 33.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.58 km² (0.22 sq mi) or 15.3% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.04 km² (9.9 acres) or 1.1% is either rivers or lakes.^[3]

Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.6% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 5.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 7.4%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.3% of the area Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 44.2% is used for growing crops and 5.0% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.^[3]

The village is located in the Urtenen valley, with part on Krauchthaler Mountain.

Demographics

Mattstetten has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 580.^[1] As of 2007^[update], 2.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 1.6%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (97.1%), with French being second most common ( 0.7%) and Dutch being third ( 0.5%).

In the election the most popular party was the SVP which received 36.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (20.9%), the SPS (12.8%) and the local small left-wing parties (10%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000^[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 25.9% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 63% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 11.1%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Mattstetten about 88.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

Mattstetten has an unemployment rate of 0.5%. As of 2005^[update], there were 32 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 11 businesses involved in this sector. 11 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 3 businesses in this sector. 104 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 10 businesses in this sector.^[4]

The historical population is given in the following table:^[2]

year	population
1764	126
1850	244
1880	307
1900	256
1950	346
2000	583

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} Mattstetten 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 11-Jun-2009

External links

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