Oberbipp

Oberbipp
Coat of arms
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Location of Oberbipp
Coordinates: 47°16′N 7°40′E / 47.267°N 7.667°E / 47.267; 7.667Coordinates: 47°16′N 7°40′E / 47.267°N 7.667°E / 47.267; 7.667
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Bern
District	Oberaargau
Area
• Total	8.47 km2 (3.27 sq mi)
Elevation	500 m (1,600 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	1,661
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Postal code	4538
SFOS number	0983
Surrounded by	Bannwil, Niederbipp, Rumisberg, Walliswil bei Niederbipp, Wiedlisbach, Wolfisberg
Website	www.oberbipp.ch SFSO statistics

Oberbipp is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Oberbipp is first mentioned in 968 as Pippa. In 1327 it was mentioned as Obern Bipp.

Oberbipp has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 8.47 square kilometers (3.27 sq mi). Of this area, 3.98 km² (1.54 sq mi) or 47.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.35 km² (1.29 sq mi) or 39.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.1 km² (0.42 sq mi) or 13.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.03 km² (7.4 acres) or 0.4% is either rivers or lakes and 0.03 km² (7.4 acres) or 0.4% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 5.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.3%. Out of the forested land, 37.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 32.0% is used for growing crops and 14.2% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.

The municipality is located on the southern slope of the Jura mountains. It includes the village of Oberbipp, the section of Buchli and other scattered settlements.

Oberbipp has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 1,661. As of 2007^[update], 8.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 10.4%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (91.9%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.8%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 1.5%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 46% of the vote. The next two most popular parties were the FDP (17.3%), and the SP (17.3%).