Bollodingen

Bollodingen is first mentioned in 1266 as Bolathingen.

Bollodingen has an area, {{as of|2009|lc=on}}, of {{convert|1.96|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}. Of this area, {{convert|1.18|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} or 60.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while {{convert|0.59|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} or 30.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, {{convert|0.18|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} or 9.2% is settled (buildings or roads), {{convert|0.02|km2|acre|abbr=on}} or 1.0% is either rivers or lakes.[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/02/03/blank/data/gemeindedaten.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics] 2009 data {{in lang|de}} accessed 25 March 2010

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 5.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.1%. 30.1% of the total land area is heavily forested. Of the agricultural land, 41.3% is used for growing crops and 18.4% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.

The municipality is located in the Önz valley.

Bollodingen has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 205.[http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_01%20-%20Bev%C3%B6lkerung/01.2%20-%20Bev%C3%B6lkerungsstand%20und%20-bewegung/01.2%20-%20Bev%C3%B6lkerungsstand%20und%20-bewegung.asp?lang=1&prod=01&secprod=2&openChild=true Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401074354/http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_01%20-%20Bev%C3%B6lkerung/01.2%20-%20Bev%C3%B6lkerungsstand%20und%20-bewegung/01.2%20-%20Bev%C3%B6lkerungsstand%20und%20-bewegung.asp?lang=1&prod=01&secprod=2&openChild=true |date=2012-04-01 }}, online database – Datenwürfel für Thema 01.2 - Bevölkerungsstand und -bewegung {{in lang|de}} accessed 29 September {{as of|2007}}, 3.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 3.6%. Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks German (98.6%), with French being second most common ( 0.9%) and English being third ( 0.5%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 52.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (18.3%), the FDP (9.2%) and the local small left-wing parties (8.2%).

The age distribution of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 26.4% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59.9% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 13.7%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Bollodingen about 84.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).

Bollodingen has an unemployment rate of 0.93%. {{as of|2005}}, there were 18 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 8 businesses involved in this sector. 36 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 3 businesses in this sector. 5 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 2 businesses in this sector.[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/regionalportraets/gemeindesuche.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904041839/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/regionalportraets/gemeindesuche.html |date=September 4, 2011 }} accessed 20-Jul-2009

The historical population is given in the following table:{{HDS|560|Bollodingen}}

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Category:Former municipalities of the canton of Bern