Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Orbe

Industry DescriptionNumber of EstablishmentsAverage Age of Business
Corporate management5232 years
Shopping5139 years
Health and medical34
Restaurants34
Car repair27
Construction of buildings26
Beauty salons24
Real estate22
Education21
Hairdressers18
Grocery stores and supermarkets16
Other construction15
Shopping other14

Orbe Facts

Area2.2 km²
Population3,727
Male Population1,846 (49.5%)
Female Population1,881 (50.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+137.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+45.4%
Median Age37.3 years (Male: 36.2, Female: 38.6)
Neighborhoods1er étage, Zone industrielle des Ducats
Local Time
TimezoneCentral European Summer Time
Lat & Lng46.72504, 6.53069

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Orbe Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population1,5672,1242,5643,7113,727
Population Density716.3 / km²971 / km²1,172.1 / km²1,696.5 / km²1,703.8 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Orbe Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 44.7% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Orbe+136.8%+74.7%+44.7%
Vaud+62.8%+42.8%+25.8%
Switzerland+30.6%+24.4%+15.8%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Orbe Median Age

Median Age: 37.3 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Orbe37.3 yrs38.6 yrs36.2 yrs
Vaud39.6 yrs40.8 yrs38.4 yrs
Switzerland41.4 yrs42.3 yrs40.5 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Orbe Population Density

Population Density: 1,704 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Orbe3,7272.188 km²1,704 / km²
Vaud776,7563,211.7 km²242 / km²
Switzerland8.3 million41,281.4 km²200 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Orbe Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1100 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Orbe

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Orbe

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Orbe

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Orbe CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Orbe44,464 tn11.93 tn20,326.6 tons/km²
Vaud9,251,676 tn11.91 tn2,880.6 tons/km²
Switzerland96,432,235 tn11.67 tn2,336 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Orbe CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)44,464 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita11.93 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)20,326.6 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
EarthquakeMedium (4)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
7/1/178:10 AM4.142.6 km1,590 m7km E of Chatel-Saint-Denis, Switzerlandusgs.gov
3/29/069:49 AM3.633.8 km4,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
9/1/055:28 AM345.3 km200 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
7/28/044:25 PM364.7 km4,000 mFranceusgs.gov
7/27/0411:05 PM3.265.3 km3,000 mFranceusgs.gov
2/23/045:31 PM4.463.9 km17,400 mFranceusgs.gov
2/18/043:29 PM3.138.5 km11,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
2/18/042:31 PM3.838.5 km11,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
2/18/042:26 PM3.538.5 km12,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
7/21/035:45 AM3.322 km2,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov

Orbe

Orbe (Latin: Urba; German: Orbach) is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It was the seat of the former district of Orbe and is now part of the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois.

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