Signau
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State : | Switzerland |
Canton : | Bern (BE) |
Administrative district : | Emmental |
BFS no. : | 0907 |
Postal code : | 3534 |
UN / LOCODE : | CH SBH (Schüpbach) |
Coordinates : | 621 939 / 196 801 |
Height : | 683 m above sea level M. |
Height range : | 643–1114 m above sea level M. |
Area : | 22.13 km² |
Residents: | 2660 (December 31, 2018) |
Population density : | 120 inhabitants per km² |
Mayor : | Arno Jutzi |
Website: | www.signau.ch |
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Signau is a municipality in the Emmental administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland . With the name there is a community of residents and an Evangelical-Reformed parish . A civic community does not exist.
geography
Signau is located in the Emmental on the Schüpbach , a tributary of the Emme . The community includes the two villages Signau and Schüpbach, as well as the hamlets Höhe, Mutten and Häleschwand. The neighboring communities starting from the north in a clockwise direction are Lauperswil , Langnau im Emmental , Eggiwil , Röthenbach im Emmental , Bowil and Oberthal .
The length of the municipal boundary is 27 km and its total area 22.15 km². Of this, 7.86 km² is forest, 12.45 km² is agricultural and 1.59 km² is living space. 0.25 km² lie fallow.
population
The population is around 2700; it has been quite stable since 1990.
politics
The voting shares of the parties in the 2019 National Council election were: SVP 49.3%, BDP 13.0%, SP 10.0%, EPP 5.2%, FDP 4.1%, GPS 5.3%, EDU 3.8 %, glp 4.1%, CVP 0.5%.
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Web links
- Official website of the community of Signau
- Anne-Marie Dubler : Signau (community). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Permanent resident population from STAT-TAB of the BfS , municipalities see also regional portraits 2020 on bfs.admin.ch, accessed on May 29, 2020
- ^ Results of the community Signau. State Chancellery of the Canton of Bern, October 20, 2019, accessed on August 3, 2020 .