Thörigen is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality ...
in the
Oberaargau administrative district in the
canton of
Bern in
Switzerland.
Geography
Thörigen has an area of . 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).
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Demographics
Thörigen has a population (as of ) of . , 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 () 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
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Education
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Organizations
* Caledonian Steam Packet Compa ...
(5.1%).
The age distribution of the population () 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
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or additional higher education (either university or a ''Fachhochschule
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'').
Thörigen has an unemployment rate of 0.73%. , 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
In macroeconomics, the secondary sector of the economy is an economic sector in the three-sector theory that describes the role of manufacturing. It encompasses industries that produce a finished, usable product or are involved in constructio ...
and there are 17 businesses in this sector. 168 people are employed in the tertiary sector
The tertiary sector of the economy, generally known as the service sector, is the third of the three economic sectors in the three-sector model (also known as the economic cycle). The others are the primary sector ( raw materials) and the secon ...
, with 31 businesses in this sector.[Swiss Federal Statistical Office]
accessed 22-Jul-2009
References
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Municipalities of the canton of Bern