Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Sonvilier

Industry DescriptionNumber of Establishments
Construction of buildings12

Sonvilier Facts

Area28.0 km²
Population1,093
Male Population563 (51.5%)
Female Population530 (48.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+2.1%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+0.1%
Median Age39 years (Male: 37.6, Female: 40.4)
GDP per capita (PPP)$53,561 (2022)
NeighborhoodsBévilard
Local Time
TimezoneCentral European Summer Time
Lat & Lng47.13883, 6.96404

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Sonvilier Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population1,0711,1001,0921,1791,0931,0931,076
Population Density38.3 / km²39.3 / km²39 / km²42.1 / km²39 / km²39 / km²38.4 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sonvilier Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 0.1% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Sonvilier+2.1%-0.6%+0.1%
Canton of Bern
Switzerland
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sonvilier Median Age

Median Age: 39 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Sonvilier39 yrs40.4 yrs37.6 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)

Sonvilier Population Density

Population Density: 39 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Sonvilier1,09328 km²39 / 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

Sonvilier 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.

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Sonvilier

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

Sonvilier Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$32,936$39,613$42,565$41,722$41,100$42,745$48,128$53,561
Total GDP$132.3M$164.9M$176.4M$174M$176.8M$191.2M$219.7M$244.3M
Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Sonvilier CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Sonvilier12,582 tn11.51 tn449.4 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
Sonvilier CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)12,582 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita11.51 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)449.4 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
FloodMedium (7)
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 AM4.168.4 km1,590 m7km E of Chatel-Saint-Denis, Switzerlandusgs.gov
5/25/068:18 AM3.139.9 km10,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
3/29/069:49 AM3.625.4 km4,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
5/12/051:38 AM4.258.6 km25,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
5/8/052:29 PM3.158.6 km25,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
3/16/053:41 AM3.129.2 km8,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
1/19/052:46 PM3.123.7 km5,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
7/28/044:25 PM334.2 km4,000 mFranceusgs.gov
7/27/0411:05 PM3.234.8 km3,000 mFranceusgs.gov
2/23/045:31 PM4.454.6 km17,400 mFranceusgs.gov

Sonvilier

Sonvilier 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).

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