Balm bei Günsberg
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Location of Balm bei Günsberg
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| Coordinates: 47°15′N 7°33′E / 47.250°N 7.550°ECoordinates: 47°15′N 7°33′E / 47.250°N 7.550°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Solothurn | |
| District | Lebern | |
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| • Total | 5.48 km2 (2.12 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 655 m (2,149 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 202 | |
| • Density | 37/km2 (95/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 4525 | |
| SFOS number | 2541 | |
| Surrounded by | Günsberg, Herbetswil, Niederwil, Rüttenen, Welschenrohr | |
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Balm bei Günsberg is a municipality in the district of Lebern in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
Balm bei Günsberg has an area, as of 2009[update], of 5.48 square kilometers (2.12 sq mi). Of this area, 1.77 km2 (0.68 sq mi) or 32.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi) or 62.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.17 km2 (0.066 sq mi) or 3.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.12 km2 (30 acres) or 2.2% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.6%. Out of the forested land, 58.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 3.6% is used for growing crops and 10.2% is pastures and 18.4% is used for alpine pastures.
The municipality is located in the Lebern district. It consists of several scattered groups of houses at the base of the Balmberg in the Jura Mountains.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per pale Gules and Argent.
Balm bei Günsberg has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 202. As of 2008[update], 6.8% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of -11.2%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (188 or 95.9%), with English being second most common (6 or 3.1%) and French being third (1 or 0.5%).
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