Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Ersigen

Industry DescriptionNumber of Establishments
Corporate management9
Shopping other8
Construction of buildings8
Restaurants5

Ersigen Facts

Area18.5 km²
Population2,445
Male Population1,214 (49.7%)
Female Population1,231 (50.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+31.1%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+17.7%
Median Age42.9 years (Male: 42.1, Female: 43.7)
Local Time
TimezoneCentral European Summer Time
Lat & Lng47.09368, 7.59507

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Ersigen Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population1,8651,9612,0782,3372,4452,5172,534
Population Density100.8 / km²106 / km²112.3 / km²126.3 / km²132.2 / km²136.1 / km²137 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Ersigen Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 17.7% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Ersigen+31.1%+24.7%+17.7%
Canton of Bern
Switzerland
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Ersigen Median Age

Median Age: 42.9 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Ersigen42.9 yrs43.7 yrs42.1 yrs
Canton of Bern43.1 yrs44.2 yrs41.9 yrs
Switzerland41.4 yrs42.3 yrs40.5 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Ersigen Population Density

Population Density: 132 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Ersigen2,44518.5 km²132 / km²
Canton of Bern1 million5,959.3 km²168 / km²
Switzerland8.3 million41,281.4 km²200 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Ersigen 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.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Ersigen

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Ersigen

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

Ersigen CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Ersigen28,114 tn11.5 tn1,519.7 tons/km²
Canton of Bern11,545,399 tn11.5 tn1,937.4 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
Ersigen CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)28,114 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita11.5 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)1,519.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
FloodHigh (9)
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
5/4/189:36 PM3.174.4 km15,230 m2km W of Schliengen, Germanyusgs.gov
10/24/162:44 PM4.474.8 km5,760 m6km NW of Leukerbad, Switzerlandusgs.gov
5/5/091:39 AM3.664.9 km10,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
3/21/074:45 PM3.154.9 km8,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
2/2/073:54 AM3.654.1 km5,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
1/16/0712:09 AM3.654.1 km5,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
1/6/077:19 AM3.454.1 km5,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
12/8/068:19 PM354.1 km5,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
12/8/064:48 PM3.954.1 km5,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
12/8/063:46 PM3.255.2 km5,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov

Ersigen

Ersigen is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2016, the former municipalities of Oberösch and Niederösch merged into Ersigen.

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