Thörigen

Thörigen is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Thörigen
Coat of arms
Location of Thörigen
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Coordinates: 47°10′N 7°44′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Bern
District	Oberaargau
Area [1]
• Total	4.53 km^2 (1.75 sq mi)
Elevation	483 m (1,585 ft)
Population  (2018-12-31)[2]
• Total	1,155
• Density	250/km^2 (660/sq mi)
Postal code	3367
SFOS number	0989
Surrounded by	Bettenhausen, Bleienbach, Bollodingen, Herzogenbuchsee, Ochlenberg, Thunstetten
Website	www.thoerigen.ch SFSO statistics

Geography

Thörigen has an area of 4.5 km² (1.7 sq mi). Of this area, 51.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 36.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 11.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[3]

Demographics

Thörigen has a population (as of 31 December 2018) of 1,155.[4] As of 2007, 4.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 5.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (97.9%), with French being second most common ( 0.4%) and English being third ( 0.4%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 58.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (11.7%), the SPS (11.3%) and the CSP (5.1%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 23.3% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 62.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 14.4%. In Thörigen about 76.4% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

Thörigen has an unemployment rate of 0.73%. As of 2005, there were 60 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 19 businesses involved in this sector. 136 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 17 businesses in this sector. 168 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 31 businesses in this sector.[3]

References

1. "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
2. "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
3. Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 22-Jul-2009
4. Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit (in German) accessed 23 September 2019

External links

• Media related to Thörigen at Wikimedia Commons