Mötschwil

Mötschwil
Country Switzerland Canton Bern District Emmental 47°3′N 7°34′E / 47.05°N 7.567°E / 47.05; 7.567Coordinates: 47°3′N 7°34′E / 47.05°N 7.567°E / 47.05; 7.567
Population	137 (Dec 2010)[1]
- Density	47 /km2 (122 /sq mi)
Area	2.95 km2 (1.14 sq mi)[2]
Elevation	530 m (1,739 ft)
Postal code	3324
SFOS number	0416
Surrounded by	Burgdorf, Hindelbank, Krauchthal, Lyssach, Oberburg, Rüti bei Lyssach
Website	Mötschwil.ch SFSO statistics
Mötschwil
Map of Mötschwil

Mötschwil is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

History

Mötschwil was first mentioned in 1328 as Mötschwile. Until 1910 it was known as Mötschwil-Schleumen.^[3]

Geography

Mötschwil has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 2.95 km² (1.14 sq mi). Of this area, 1.87 km² (0.72 sq mi) or 63.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.89 km² (0.34 sq mi) or 30.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.16 km² (0.062 sq mi) or 5.4% is settled (buildings or roads).^[4]

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.7%. 30.2% of the total land area is heavily forested. Of the agricultural land, 53.2% is used for growing crops and 8.8% is pastures, while 1.4% is used for orchards or vine crops.^[4]

Mötschwil includes the village Mötschwil (with Grüt) and Schleumen as well as the hamlet Kreuzweg (Schulhaus).

Demographics

Mötschwil has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 137.^[1] As of 2007^[update], 13.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 2.3%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (99.1%), with the rest speaking English.

In the election the most popular party was the SVP which received 52.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the Green Party (13%), the SPS (9.9%) and the local small right-wing parties (8.7%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000^[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 13.4% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 70.5% and the seniors (over 64 years old) make up 16.1%. In Mötschwil about 17.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

Mötschwil has an unemployment rate of 27%. As of 2005^[update], no one was involved in the primary economic sector. 11 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 5 businesses in this sector. 11 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with no local businesses in this sector.^[5]

The historical population is given in the following table:^[3]

year	population
1764	112
1850	198
1900	234
1950	208
2000	112

External links

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

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} Mötschwil 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 03-Jun-2009