Businesses in Lenk im Simmental

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Lenk im Simmental

Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Age of Business	Average Google Rating
Other accommodation	57	58 years	4.4
Restaurants	51	—	4.3
Shopping	38	—	4.3
Hotels and motels	29	—	4.3
Corporate management	12	—	4.2
Bars, pubs and taverns	11	—	4.2
Holiday homes, cabins and resorts	10	—	4.6
Kitchen and bath cabinets and remodel	9	—	5
Ski hills	8	—	4.6
General contractors	8	—	5
Cafes	8	—	4.3
All food and beverage	8	—	4.1
Travel agencies	8	—	4.6
Beauty salons	6	—	5
Sporting goods	6	—	4.6
Clothing stores	5	—	—
Construction	5	—	5
Household appliances and goods	5	—	—

Lenk im Simmental Facts

Area	2.1 km²
Population	1,552
Male Population	772 (49.8%)
Female Population	780 (50.2%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-35.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-16.7%
Median Age	42.9 years (Male: 42, Female: 43.9)
Area Codes	33
Neighborhoods	Lenk im Simmental
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	46.45826, 7.44298
Postal Codes	3775

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Lenk im Simmental Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	2,415	1,988	1,864	1,578	1,552
Population Density	1,136.5 / km²	935.5 / km²	877.2 / km²	742.6 / km²	730.4 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Lenk im Simmental Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 15.3% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Lenk im Simmental	-34.7%	-20.6%	-15.3%
Canton of Bern	+7.5%	+9.5%	+7.1%
Switzerland	+30.6%	+24.4%	+15.8%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Lenk im Simmental Median Age

Median Age: 42.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Lenk im Simmental	42.9 yrs	43.9 yrs	42 yrs
Canton of Bern	43.1 yrs	44.2 yrs	41.9 yrs
Switzerland	41.4 yrs	42.3 yrs	40.5 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Lenk im Simmental Population Density

Population Density: 730 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Lenk im Simmental	1,552	2.125 km²	730 / km²
Canton of Bern	1 million	5,959.3 km²	168 / km²
Switzerland	8.3 million	41,281.4 km²	200 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Lenk im Simmental Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[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 Lenk im Simmental

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Lenk im Simmental

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

Lenk im Simmental CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Lenk im Simmental	17,870 tn	11.51 tn	8,409.6 tons/km²
Canton of Bern	11,545,399 tn	11.5 tn	1,937.4 tons/km²
Switzerland	96,432,235 tn	11.67 tn	2,336 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

Lenk im Simmental CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	17,870 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	11.51 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	8,409.6 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (8)
Earthquake	Medium (4)
Landslide	Medium (6)

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

Sources:

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.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
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.
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

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
7/1/17	8:10 AM	4.1	34.5 km	1,590 m	7km E of Chatel-Saint-Denis, Switzerland	usgs.gov
10/24/16	2:44 PM	4.4	11.1 km	5,760 m	6km NW of Leukerbad, Switzerland	usgs.gov
1/8/11	11:32 PM	3	21.2 km	4,700 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
1/8/11	8:48 PM	3.4	17.8 km	6,600 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
6/17/08	7:48 PM	3.5	17.7 km	4,800 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
4/1/07	12:22 AM	3	47.8 km	2,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
11/8/06	2:19 PM	3	37.2 km	0 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
8/16/06	3:05 PM	3.3	49.7 km	7,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
3/18/06	10:49 PM	3	27.9 km	3,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
5/19/05	2:56 PM	3	28.9 km	2,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Lenk im Simmental

Lenk im Simmental (or simply Lenk) is a municipality in the Obersimmental-Saanen administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

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