Rüti bei Riggisberg

Former municipality in Bern, Switzerland

46°47′N 7°27′E / 46.783°N 7.450°E / 46.783; 7.450CountrySwitzerlandCantonBernDistrictSeftigenArea • Total22.17 km² (8.56 sq mi)Elevation823 m (2,700 ft)Population • Total411 • Density19/km² (48/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)Postal code(s)SFOS number0882ISO 3166 codeCH-BESurrounded byBlumenstein, Burgistein, Riggisberg, Rüeggisberg, Rüschegg, WattenwilWebsitewww.rueti-br.ch
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Rüti bei Riggisberg is a former municipality in the district of Seftigen in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

On January 1, 2009, the Rüti bei Riggisberg became part of the municipality of Riggisberg.^[1]

Geography

Rüti bei Riggisberg has an area of 22.2 km² (8.6 sq mi). Of this area, 32.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 64.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).^[2]

Demographics

Rüti bei Riggisberg has a population of 411. As of 2007^[update], 1.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -13.1%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (98.9%), with French being second most common ( 0.7%) and Portuguese being third ( 0.5%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 72.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (8%), the FDP (8%) and the SPS (4.5%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000^[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 31.8% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 51.6% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 16.7%. In Rüti bei Riggisberg about 60% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).

Rüti bei Riggisberg has an unemployment rate of 1.24%. As of 2005^[update], there were 99 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 34 businesses involved in this sector. 46 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 6 businesses in this sector. 38 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 7 businesses in this sector.^[2]

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