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Echarlens Facts

Area6.1 km²
Population913
Male Population455 (49.8%)
Female Population458 (50.2%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+158.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+51.9%
Median Age37.3 years (Male: 38, Female: 36.6)
Local Time
TimezoneCentral European Summer Time
Lat & Lng46.64778, 7.07420

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Echarlens Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population353472601899913
Population Density58.2 / km²77.9 / km²99.1 / km²148.3 / km²150.6 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Echarlens Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 49.6% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Echarlens+154.7%+90.5%+49.6%
Canton of Fribourg+78.6%+52.1%+31%
Switzerland+30.6%+24.4%+15.8%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Echarlens Median Age

Median Age: 37.3 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Echarlens37.3 yrs36.6 yrs38 yrs
Canton of Fribourg39.3 yrs39.9 yrs38.7 yrs
Switzerland41.4 yrs42.3 yrs40.5 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Echarlens Population Density

Population Density: 151 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Echarlens9136.1 km²151 / km²
Canton of Fribourg302,9831,670.7 km²181 / km²
Switzerland8.3 million41,281.4 km²200 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Echarlens Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Echarlens CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Echarlens10,434 tn11.43 tn1,721.1 tons/km²
Canton of Fribourg3,470,153 tn11.45 tn2,077 tons/km²
Switzerland96,432,235 tn11.67 tn2,336 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Echarlens CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)10,434 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita11.43 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)1,721.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
FloodHigh (8)
EarthquakeMedium (4)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
  3. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
7/1/178:10 AM4.114.8 km1,590 m7km E of Chatel-Saint-Denis, Switzerlandusgs.gov
6/17/087:48 PM3.541.2 km4,800 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
3/29/069:49 AM3.634 km4,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
6/12/044:47 PM339.8 km8,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
5/30/049:46 AM3.239.8 km9,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
5/30/047:20 AM3.139.8 km9,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
2/18/043:29 PM3.17.8 km11,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
2/18/042:31 PM3.87.8 km11,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
2/18/042:26 PM3.57.8 km12,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
8/22/0310:00 AM342.4 km2,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov

Echarlens

Echarlens (Arpitan:  Tsèrlin ) is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

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