Oberbüren

Oberbüren
Coat of arms
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Location of Oberbüren
Coordinates: 47°27′N 9°10′E / 47.450°N 9.167°E / 47.450; 9.167Coordinates: 47°27′N 9°10′E / 47.450°N 9.167°E / 47.450; 9.167
Country	Switzerland
Canton	St. Gallen
District	Wil
Government
• Mayor	Andrea Taverna
Area
• Total	17.7 km2 (6.8 sq mi)
Elevation	500 m (1,600 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	4,272
• Density	240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Postal code	9245
SFOS number	3424
Surrounded by	Flawil, Gossau, Niederbüren, Niederhelfenschwil, Oberuzwil, Uzwil, Zuzwil
Website	www.oberbueren.ch SFSO statistics

Oberbüren is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Wil in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

Oberbüren is first mentioned in 817 as ad Purias.

Oberbüren has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 17.8 km² (6.9 sq mi). Of this area, 65.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 20.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 12% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.9%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).

The municipality is located in the Wil Wahlkreis along the Glatt and Thur rivers. It consists of the villages of Oberbüren, Niederwil, Durstudlen.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent Stag Skull and Antlers Gules.

Oberbüren has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 4,272. As of 2007^[update], about 9.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (as of 2000^[update]), 17 are from Germany, 34 are from Italy, 283 are from ex-Yugoslavia, 18 are from Austria, 19 are from Turkey, and 122 are from another country. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 3.3%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (92.5%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 2.0%) and Albanian being third ( 1.9%). Of the Swiss national languages (as of 2000^[update]), 3,650 speak German, 13 people speak French, 12 people speak Italian, and 2 people speak Romansh.