Диессе: бывшая община в Бернском Юра

the former municipality in Switzerland

Diesse (djɛs) is a former municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland, located in the French speaking Bernese Jura (Jura Bernois). The proposed merger of the municipalities of Diesse, Lamboing, Nods, and Prêles into the new municipality of Le Plateau de Diesse was rejected by voters. However, on 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Diesse, Lamboing, and Prêles merged into the new municipality of Plateau de Diesse. During the same year, housing and buildings made up 1.5%, and transportation infrastructure made up 2.3%. Out of the forested land, 43.0% of the total land area is heavily forested, and 4.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 21.9% is used for growing crops, 10.5% is pastureland, and 15.2% is used for alpine pasture.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules five Linden leaves of the same on a Saltire Argent.

As of 2011 Diesse had a population of 436. as of 2010, 9.0% of the population were resident foreign nationals. Over the past ten years (2001 2011) the population has changed at a rate of 1.8%. Migration accounted for 2.9%, while births and deaths accounted for 0.9%. Of the population in the municipality 136, or about 32.5%, were born in Diesse and lived there in 2000. There were 153, or 36.5%, who were born in the same canton, while 78, or 18.6%, were born elsewhere in Switzerland and 30, or 7.2%, were born outside of Switzerland. as of 2010, there were 53 households that consisted of only one person and 11 households with five or more people. In 2000, a total of 157 apartments (87.2% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 14 apartments (7.8%) were seasonally occupied and nine apartments (5.0%) were empty. as of 2010, the construction rate of new housing units was 6.8 new units per 1000 residents.

The entire village of Diesse is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the Green Party, which received 24.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the Swiss People's Party (SVP) (21.7%), the Social Democratic Party (SP) (17.7%), and the FDP. The Liberals (11.4%). In the federal election, a total of 132 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 40.5%.

as of 2011, Diesse had an unemployment rate of 2.32%. as of 2008, there were a total of 117 people employed in the municipality. Of these, there were 25 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 11 businesses involved in this sector. Twenty eight people were employed in the secondary sector and there were nine businesses in this sector. Sixty four people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 11 businesses in this sector. In 2000, there were 57 workers who commuted into the municipality and 143 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 2.5 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. A total of 64 workers (52.9% of the 121 total workers in the municipality) both lived and worked in Diesse. Of the working population, 4.8% used public transportation to get to work, and 69.6% used a private car. For comparison, the average rate for the entire canton in 2006 was 13.9%, and the nationwide rate was 11.6%. In 2009 there was a total of 186 taxpayers in the municipality. Of that total, 57 made over 75,000 CHF per year. There was one person who made between 15,000 and 20,000 per year. The average income of the over 75,000 CHF group in Diesse was 110,275 CHF, while the average across all of Switzerland was 130,478 CHF.

From the 2000 census 276, or 65.9%, belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church while 58, or 13.8%, were Roman Catholic. Of the rest of the population, there was one member of an Orthodox church, and there were 30 individuals (or about 7.16% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. Forty five (or about 10.74% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 24 individuals (or about 5.73% of the population) did not answer the question. During the 2011 12 school year, there was a total of 86 students attending classes in Diesse. There were two kindergarten classes with a total of 32 students in the municipality. Of the kindergarten students, 6.3% were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens), and 3.1% had a different mother tongue than the classroom language. The municipality had three primary classes and 54 students. Of the primary students, 1.9% were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 7.4% had a different mother tongue than the classroom language. as of 2000, there was a total of 111 students attending any school in the municipality. Of those, 34 both lived and attended school in the municipality, while 77 students came from another municipality. During the same year, 51 residents attended schools outside the municipality.