| Subject Name: | Rüti bei Riggisberg |
| Municipality Type: | former |
| Imagepath Coa: | Rüti bei Riggisberg-coat of arms.svg |
| Canton: | Bern |
| Iso-Code-Region: | CH-BE |
| Coordinates: | 46.7833°N 34°W |
| Postal Code: | 3099 |
| Municipality Code: | 0882 |
| Area: | 22.2 |
| Elevation: | 823 |
| Population: | 411 |
| Populationof: | 2007 |
| Popofyear: | 2007 |
| Website: | www.rueti-br.ch |
Rüti bei Riggisberg is a former municipality in the district of Seftigen in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
On January 1, 2009, the Rüti bei Riggisberg became part of the municipality of Riggisberg.[1]
Rüti bei Riggisberg has an area of 22.2km2. Of this area, 32.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 64.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
Rüti bei Riggisberg has a population of 411., 1.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -13.1%. Most of the population speaks German (98.9%), with French being second most common (0.7%) and Portuguese being third (0.5%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 72.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (8%), the FDP (8%) and the SPS (4.5%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 31.8% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 51.6% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 16.7%. In Rüti bei Riggisberg about 60% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).
Rüti bei Riggisberg has an unemployment rate of 1.24%., there were 99 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 34 businesses involved in this sector. 46 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 6 businesses in this sector. 38 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 7 businesses in this sector.[2]