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or 32.2% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 15 or 8.8% were in a hotel or restaurant, 4 or 2.3% were in the information industry, 8 or 4.7% were the insurance or financial industry, 18 or 10.5% were technical professionals or scientists, 12 or 7.0% were in education and 6 or 3.5% were in health care.
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In 2000, there were 379 workers who commuted into the municipality and 500 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 1.3 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. A total of 289 workers (43.5% of the 664 total workers in the municipality) both
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As of 2010, there were 236 households that consist of only one person and 54 households with five or more people. In 2000, a total of 675 apartments (86.4% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 51 apartments (6.5%) were seasonally occupied and 55 apartments (7.0%) were empty. As of 2010, the
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During the 2011-12 school year, there were a total of 131 students attending classes in Bévilard. There were 2 kindergarten classes with a total of 31 students in the municipality. Of the kindergarten students, 6.5% were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 3.2% have a
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jobs. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 12, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 511 of which 471 or (92.2%) were in manufacturing and 40 (7.8%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 171. In the tertiary sector; 55
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During the same year, housing and buildings made up 7.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.5%. Out of the forested land, 40.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 7.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 8.8% is used for growing crops,
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was 13.6%, while an unmarried resident's rate was 20%. For comparison, the average rate for the entire canton in 2006 was 13.9% and the nationwide rate was 11.6%. In 2009 there were a total of 744 tax payers in the municipality. Of that total, 209 made over 75,000 CHF per year. There were 8 people
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As of 2008, the population was 49.9% male and 50.1% female. The population was made up of 694 Swiss men (41.2% of the population) and 146 (8.7%) non-Swiss men. There were 732 Swiss women (43.5%) and 112 (6.7%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the municipality, 470 or about 28.2% were born in
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railroad built a station between Bévilard and Malleray in 1877. The convenient link to the transportation network encouraged several precision machining and watch making factories to set up in the municipality. In 1882 the Hélios gear factory opened and was followed in 1915 Schäublin machining
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As of  2000, there were a total of 180 students attending any school in the municipality. Of those, 175 both lived and attended school in the municipality, while 5 students came from another municipality. During the same year, 105 residents attended schools outside the municipality.
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Before the merger, Bévilard had a total area of 5.8 km (2.2 sq mi). As of 2012, a total of 2.31 km (0.89 sq mi) or 40.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.75 km (1.06 sq mi) or 48.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.71 km
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different mother language than the classroom language. The municipality had 6 primary classes and 100 students. Of the primary students, 21.0% were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 14.0% have a different mother language than the classroom language.
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factory. The watch industry was a major source of income and led to a growing population in the municipality until the 1970s. Beginning in the 1970s, competition from cheaper electronic watches forced many Swiss watchmakers out of business and the population in Bévilard dropped.
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Bévilard had a population (as of 2013) of 1,730. As of 2010, 15.3% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2001-2011) the population has changed at a rate of -0.6%. Migration accounted for -0.2%, while births and deaths accounted for -0.8%.
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lived and worked in Bévilard. About 1.1% of the workforce coming into Bévilard are coming from outside Switzerland. Of the working population, 9.4% used public transportation to get to work, and 61.3% used a private car.
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Bévilard and lived there in 2000. There were 619 or 37.2% who were born in the same canton, while 269 or 16.1% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 262 or 15.7% were born outside of Switzerland.
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On 31 December 2009 District de Moutier, the municipality's former district, was dissolved. On the following day, 1 January 2010, it joined the newly created Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois.
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Very little is known about the early history of the village. During the 13th and 14th centuries the noble Bévilard family appear in a few records. Throughout much of its existence, it was owned by the
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As of 2000, there were 589 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 884 married individuals, 125 widows or widowers and 68 individuals who are divorced.
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As of  2011, Bévilard had an unemployment rate of 2.23%. As of 2008, there were a total of 788 people employed in the municipality. Of these, there were 16 people employed in the
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who made between 15,000 and 20,000 per year. The average income of the over 75,000 CHF group in Bévilard was 108,391 CHF, while the average across all of Switzerland was 130,478 CHF.
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As of 2011, children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 20.1% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 58.7% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 21.3%.
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Kantonale Schulstrukturen in der Schweiz und im Fürstentum Liechtenstein / Structures Scolaires Cantonales en Suisse et Dans la Principauté du Liechtenstein
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construction rate of new housing units was 0.6 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, in 2012, was 2.84%.
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Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Betriebszählung: Arbeitsstätten nach Gemeinde und NOGA 2008 (Abschnitte), Sektoren 1-3
631: 381: 193: 531:(0.27 sq mi) or 12.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km (2.5 acres) or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes. 310: 714:. There were 2 individuals who belonged to another church. 98 (or about 5.88% of the population) belonged to no church, are 1249: 1092: 979: 826: 71: 876: 735: 101: 957: 365: 1144: 188: 1045: 659: 663: 42: 731: 655: 535:
12.7% is pastures and 18.7% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
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River Valley. Over the years it and the village of Malleray have grown together into a single settled area.
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Federal Tax Administration Report Direkte Bundessteuer - Natürliche Personen - Gemeinden - Steuerjahr 2009
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of Saint-Georges was first mentioned in 1263. The current church building is from 1716. In 1531 the
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In 2011 the average local and cantonal tax rate on a married resident of Bévilard making 150,000
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Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB - Datenwürfel für Thema 09.2 - Gebäude und Wohnungen
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Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000
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entered the village and the new faith was adopted. The church was the center of a
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and about 7 businesses involved in this sector. 541 people were employed in the
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which received 31.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the
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and there were 20 businesses in this sector. 231 people were employed in the
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Statistischer Atlas der Schweiz - Steuerbelastung, 2011 Politische Gemeinden
748: 558: 393: 715: 682: 642:(7.9%). In the federal election, a total of 482 votes were cast, and the 389: 514: 730:
In Bévilard about 49.4% of the population have completed non-mandatory
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The Canton of Bern school system provides one year of non-obligatory
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Regionale Disparitäten in der Schweiz - Schlüsselindikatoren
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The historical population is given in the following chart:
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Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz
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is the third (78 or 4.7%). There is 1 person who speaks
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Former municipality
Coat of arms of Bévilard
Bévilard is located in Switzerland
Bévilard is located in Canton of Bern
47°14′N 7°17′E / 47.233°N 7.283°E / 47.233; 7.283
Country
Canton
Bern
District
Jura bernois
Mayor
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Central European Time
DST
UTC+02:00
Central European Summer Time
Postal code(s)
SFOS number
ISO 3166 code
Malleray
Champoz
Sorvilier
Péry
www.valbirse.ch
SFSO statistics
municipality
Jura bernois administrative district
canton of Bern
Switzerland

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