Population 1 July 2001: 48,350
Land area: 134 square kilometres
Childcare:
There are places for 78.2 per cent of children in the municipality aged 0-2 years, and for 85.2 per cent of children aged 3-5 years. For children aged 6-9 years, there are leisure-time activities, e.g. after-school clubs, for 68.2 per cent of children in the municipality. (Figures from June 2001).
Number of workplaces:
The municipality has 57 workplaces per 100 inhabitants (1999).
In 2000, workplaces in the municipality were divided as follows (in per cent):
- Agriculture, fishing and extraction
of raw materials 1.2 %
- Manufacturing 25.7 %
- Building and construction 8.9 %
- Trade, hotel and catering 14.0 %
- Transport, postal services and telecom 10.8 %
- Financial and business services 9.7 %
- Public administration, etc. 6.3 %
- Education 7.0 %
- Social services and health care 12.7 %
- Services, etc. 3.8 %