What is the population of Brüttelen, Bern?

Brüttelen has a population of approximately 569 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Brüttelen, Bern located?

Brüttelen is located in Bern, Switzerland, at approximate coordinates 47.0230°, 7.1484°.

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Brüttelen

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Total population

569

Elevation446 m

Land area6.6 km²

Coordinates47.02°, 7.15°

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City facts

Elevation

446 m

Area

6.6 km²

Official website

www.bruettelen.ch

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Overview

Brüttelen is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

History & geography

History

The earliest mention of Brüttelen is in 1142 when it was called Britinie. It also appears in 1148 as Britelgio and in 1183 as Britillo. In French it was known as Bretiège. Archeologists have discovered scattered graves dating from the La Tène era up to the High Middle Ages in Brüttelen. Additionally, neolithic axe heads, Hallstatt grave mounds and Roman era brick have also been found. It is believed that there was a medieval settlement on the Schaltenrain, though little archeological evidence has been discovered. The Lords of Brüttelen appear in the records of the 12th and 13th century. Despite several fires between the 17th and 19th centuries, many of the old houses and buildings remain. The village chapel was mentioned in 1142 as a filial chapel of Payerne Priory. A gristmill was first mentioned in the village in 1255. The village remained completely agricultural until a quarry opened in the 17th century and in 1737 a health spa or mineral bath opened. The spa closed in 1886, but the building was used for a variety of purposes. In 1898 it became a girls boarding school. In 1982 it was converted into a home for the handicapped. In 1917 the electric narrow gauge Biel-Ins railway connected the village with the rest of the country. However, the village has remained generally agricultural. In 1990, almost half of the working population worked in agriculture.

Geography

Brüttelen has an area of . Of this area, or 69.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 22.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 7.1% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.9%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 58.9% is used for growing crops and 9.8% is pastures, while 1.1% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. It includes the village of Brüttelen, several scattered individual farm houses and since 1917 the former village of Gäserz. On 31 December 2009 Amtsbezirk Erlach, the municipality's former district, was dissolved. On the following day, 1 January 2010, it joined the newly created Verwaltungskreis Seeland.

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