Höfen, Thun
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
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| Coordinates: 46°43′N 7°33′E / 46.717°N 7.550°ECoordinates: 46°43′N 7°33′E / 46.717°N 7.550°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Bern | |
| District | Thun | |
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| • Total | 4.62 km2 (1.78 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 705 m (2,313 ft) | |
| Highest elevation (Stockbeissern) | 833 m (2,733 ft) | |
| Lowest elevation (Amsoldingersee) | 641 m (2,103 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2011) | ||
| • Total | 444 | |
| • Density | 96/km2 (250/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 3631 | |
| SFOS number | 0930 | |
| Surrounded by | , , Reutigen, Zwieselberg, Amsoldingen, Übeschi and Pohlern | |
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Höfen is a former municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Höfen, and merged into the new municipality of .
Before the merger, Höfen had a total area of 4.6 km2 (1.8 sq mi). Of this area, 3.42 km2 (1.32 sq mi) or 74.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.74 km2 (0.29 sq mi) or 16.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.27 km2 (0.10 sq mi) or 5.9% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.1 km2 (25 acres) or 2.2% is either rivers or lakes and 0.08 km2 (20 acres) or 1.7% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.8%. 14.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.5% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 23.9% is used for growing crops and 48.2% is pastures, while 2.2% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in lakes. Of the unproductive areas, 1.7% is unproductive vegetation.
The lake Uebeschisee is located partially in the former municipality.
Höfen had a population (as of 2011) of 444. As of 2007[update], 2.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -3.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (98.7%), with French being second most common ( 0.3%) and Rhaeto-romance being third ( 0.3%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 49.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the Green Party (12.3%), the SPS (11.6%) and the local small left-wing parties (10.7%).
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