Signau

Signau

State :	Switzerland Switzerland
Canton :	Canton Bern Bern (BE)
Administrative district :	Emmentalw
BFS no. :	0907i1 f3 f4
Postal code :	3534
UN / LOCODE :	CH SBH (Schüpbach)
Coordinates :	621 939 / 196 801 coordinates: 46 ° 55 '19 " N , 7 ° 43' 36" O ; CH1903: 621,939 / 196 80146.921943 7.726674 683
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
Signau
Location of the municipality
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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

Aerial photo (1946)

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%.