Crémines

Crémines
Country Switzerland Canton Bern District Jura bernois 47°17′N 7°26.5′E / 47.283°N 7.4417°E / 47.283; 7.4417Coordinates: 47°17′N 7°26.5′E / 47.283°N 7.4417°E / 47.283; 7.4417
Population	530 (Dec 2010)[1]
- Density	57 /km2 (147 /sq mi)
Area	9.49 km2 (3.66 sq mi)[2]
Elevation	616 m (2,021 ft)
Postal code	2746
SFOS number	0691
Surrounded by	Grandval, Corcelles, Vermes (JU), Rebeuvelier (JU), Gänsbrunnen (SO)
Website	www.cremines.ch SFSO statistics
Crémines
Map of Crémines

Crémines is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura (Jura Bernois).

Old school of Crémines

History

Crémines is first mentioned in 1461 as Crimene.^[3]

Geography

Crémines has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 9.49 km² (3.66 sq mi). Of this area, 4 km² (1.5 sq mi) or 42.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 4.97 km² (1.92 sq mi) or 52.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.51 km² (0.20 sq mi) or 5.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.03 km² (7.4 acres) or 0.3% is unproductive land.^[4]

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.3%. 44.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 7.5% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 8.6% is used for growing crops and 15.1% is pastures and 18.2% is used for alpine pastures.^[4]

The municipality includes the village of Crémines in the Grand Val (valley of Moutier), and some scattered farmhouses on Mont Raimeux, which has only been accessible by road since 1859.

Demographics

Crémines has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 530.^[1] As of 2007^[update], 6.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -0.7%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks French (80.4%), with German being second most common (14.0%) and Spanish being third (1.7%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SPS which received 37.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (30.1%), the FDP (15.6%) and the Green Party (6.3%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000^[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 21.1% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 55.6% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 23.2%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Crémines about 66.8% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).

Crémines has an unemployment rate of 1.6%. As of 2005^[update], there were 18 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 7 businesses involved in this sector. 108 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 9 businesses in this sector. 86 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 15 businesses in this sector.^[5] The historical population is given in the following table:^[3]

year	population
1755	252
1850	297
1900	383
1950	497
2000	557

Notable persons from Crémines

• Samuel Gobat, second Protestant Bishop of Jerusalem

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Datenwürfel für Thema 01.2 - Bevölkerungsstand und -bewegung (German) accessed 29 September
2. ^ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
3. ^ ^{a b} Crémines in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
4. ^ ^{a b} Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data (German) accessed 25 March 2010
5. ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 07-Jul-2009

External links

• http://www.cremines.ch
• Crémines in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.