▁The ▁old ▁village ▁center ▁lies ▁on ▁the ▁old ▁P onte ▁T res a ▁to ▁Monte ▁C ener i ▁Pass ▁road . ▁ ▁Co at ▁of ▁arms ▁The ▁bla zon ▁of ▁the ▁municipal ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁is ▁Argent ▁a ▁fir ▁tree ▁vert ▁tr unk ed ▁and ▁f ruct ed ▁proper ▁issu ant ▁from ▁a ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁second . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁Bed ano ▁has ▁a ▁population ▁() ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁, ▁ 1 7 . 8 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁are ▁resident ▁foreign ▁national s . ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁last ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁( 1 9 9 7 – 2 0 0 7 ) ▁the ▁population ▁has ▁changed ▁at ▁a ▁rate ▁of ▁ 2 7 %. ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁() ▁speak s ▁Italian ▁( 8 8 . 1 % ), ▁with ▁German ▁being ▁second ▁most ▁common ▁( 7 . 4 %) ▁and ▁French ▁being ▁third ▁( 1 . 3 %). ▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁Swiss ▁national ▁languages ▁( ), ▁ 8 9 ▁speak ▁German , ▁ 1 5 ▁people ▁speak ▁French , ▁ 1 , 0 5 4 ▁people ▁speak ▁Italian , ▁and ▁ 2 ▁people ▁speak ▁Rom ans h . ▁ ▁The ▁remainder ▁( 3 6 ▁people ) ▁speak ▁another ▁language . ▁ ▁, ▁the ▁gender ▁distribution ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁was ▁ 4 8 . 2 % ▁male ▁and ▁ 5 1 . 8 % ▁female . ▁ ▁The ▁population ▁was ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁ 5 5 7 ▁Swiss ▁men ▁( 3 9 . 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁population