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{{Infobox Swiss town
 | subject_name		= Ballmoos
 | municipality_type	= former
 | imagepath_coa	= Ballmoos-coat of arms.svg|
 | canton		= Bern
 | iso-code-region 	= CH-BE
 | district		= [[Fraubrunnen (district)|Fraubrunnen]]
 |coordinates = {{coord|47|2|N|7|28|E|display=inline,title}}
 | postal_code		= 3303
 | municipality_code	= 0531
 | area			= 1.5
 | elevation		= 567|elevation_description=
 | population		= 55|populationof = December 2007 | popofyear = 2007
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 | neighboring_municipalities= [[Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee]], [[Jegenstorf]], [[Urtenen-Schönbühl]], [[Wiggiswil]], [[Zuzwil, Bern|Zuzwil]]
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'''Ballmoos''' was a [[Municipalities of Switzerland|municipality]] in the district of [[Fraubrunnen (district)|Fraubrunnen]], in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Bern (canton)|Bern]] in [[Switzerland]].  On 1 January 2010, the municipality of Ballmoos merged with the municipality of [[Jegenstorf]].<ref name=fusion>{{Cite report|title=Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz, Mutationsmeldungen 2009 / Répertoire officiel des communes de Suisse, Mutations 2009 / Elenco ufficiale dei Comuni della Svizzera, Mutazione 2009 |url=http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/03.Document.128095.pdf |publisher=Federal Statistical Office |year=2009 |access-date=6 March 2010 |docket=2774 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101118021059/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/03.Document.128095.pdf |archive-date=18 November 2010 }}</ref>

==History==
Ballmoos is first mentioned in 1270 as ''Banemos''.  Several [[Bronze Age]] artifacts have been found in the area, but there is no evidence of a settlement.  A family of [[Ministerialis]], unfree knights who served the House of [[Kyburg (castle)|Kyburg]], originated from Ballmoos. The major land owner was the [[Sovereign Military Order of Malta|Order of St. John]] in [[Münchenbuchsee]].  Following the [[secularization]] of the monasteries (1528), Ballmoos became part of the ''[[Vogt (Switzerland)|Landvogtei]]'' of Münchenbuchsee.  Following the [[Act of Mediation]] in 1803, it became part of the District of Fraubrunnen.<ref name=HDS/>

==Geography==
Ballmoos has an area of {{convert|1.5|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}.  Of this area, 73.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 22.4% is forested.  Of the rest of the land, 3.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.7%) is non-productive (rivers or glaciers).<ref name=SFSO/>

Ballmoos consists entirely of individual houses scattered throughout the borders of the municipality.

==Demographics==
Ballmoos has a population ({{as of|2007|lc=on}}) of 55, all Swiss citizens.  Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -3.5%.  Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks German (98.4%), with the rest speaking French.

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the [[Swiss People's Party|SVP]] which received 58% of the vote.  The next three most popular parties were the [[Social Democratic Party of Switzerland|SPS]] (20.7%), the [[Green Party of Switzerland|Green Party]] (13.7%) and the [[Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland|CVP]] (1.6%).

The age distribution of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 39.3% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 41% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 19.7%. In Ballmoos about 60% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory [[Education in Switzerland#Secondary|upper secondary education]] or additional higher education (either University or a ''[[Fachhochschule]]'').

Ballmoos has an unemployment rate of 12%.  {{as of|2005}}, there no one employed in the [[Primary sector of the economy|primary economic sector]].  1 person is employed in the [[Secondary sector of the economy|secondary sector]] and there is 1 business in this sector.  4 people are employed in the [[Tertiary sector of the economy|tertiary sector]], with no businesses in this sector.<ref name=SFSO>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/regionalportraets/gemeindesuche.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904041839/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/regionalportraets/gemeindesuche.html |date=4 September 2011 }} accessed 08-Jun-2009</ref>

The historical population is given in the following table:<ref name=HDS>{{HDS|292|Ballmoos}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! year
! population
|-
| 1764
|  27
|-
| 1850
|  45
|-
| 1900
|  78
|-
| 1950
|  59
|-
| 1990
|  56
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{HDS|292|Ballmoos}}

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[[Category:Former municipalities of the canton of Bern]]
[[Category:Populated places disestablished in 2010]]