Ochlenberg
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Location of Ochlenberg
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| Coordinates: 47°9′N 7°44′E / 47.150°N 7.733°ECoordinates: 47°9′N 7°44′E / 47.150°N 7.733°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Bern |
| District | Oberaargau |
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| • Total | 12.13 km2 (4.68 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 580 m (1,900 ft) |
| Population (Dec 2015) | |
| • Total | 573 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 3367 |
| SFOS number | 0985 |
| Surrounded by | Bleienbach, Bollodingen, Hermiswil, Leimiswil, Oeschenbach, Rütschelen, Seeberg, Thörigen, Ursenbach, Wynigen |
| Website |
http://www.ochlenberg.ch SFSO statistics |
Ochlenberg is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Ochlenberg is first mentioned in 1612 as Ochliberg.
Ochlenberg has an area, as of 2009[update], of 12.13 square kilometers (4.68 sq mi). Of this area, 7.61 km2 (2.94 sq mi) or 62.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.93 km2 (1.52 sq mi) or 32.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi) or 4.3% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.7%. Out of the forested land, 31.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 31.2% is used for growing crops and 29.2% is pastures, while 2.4% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.
Ochlenberg has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 573. As of 2007[update], 1.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -11.9%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (99.4%), with French being second most common ( 0.5%) and Russian being third ( 0.2%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 65.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CSP (9.9%), the SPS (6.8%) and the Green Party (6.6%).
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