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Walliswil bei Wangen

Walliswil bei Wangen
Coat of arms of Walliswil bei Wangen
Coat of arms
Walliswil bei Wangen is located in Switzerland
Walliswil bei Wangen
Walliswil bei Wangen
Walliswil bei Wangen is located in Canton of Bern
Walliswil bei Wangen
Walliswil bei Wangen
Coordinates: 47°14′N 7°41′E / 47.233°N 7.683°E / 47.233; 7.683Coordinates: 47°14′N 7°41′E / 47.233°N 7.683°E / 47.233; 7.683
Country Switzerland
Canton Bern
District Oberaargau
Area
 • Total 3.06 km2 (1.18 sq mi)
Elevation 456 m (1,496 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
 • Total 578
 • Density 190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Postal code 3377
SFOS number 0991
Surrounded by Berken, Heimenhausen, Röthenbach bei Herzogenbuchsee, Walliswil bei Niederbipp, Wangen an der Aare, Wangenried, Wiedlisbach
Website www.walliswil.ch
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Walliswil bei Wangen is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Walliswil bei Wangen has an area of 3.1 km2 (1.2 sq mi). Of this area, 51.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 10.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (4.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

Walliswil bei Wangen has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 578. As of 2007, 2.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 3.2%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (98.7%), with French being second most common ( 0.5%) and Albanian being third ( 0.4%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 47.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (20.6%), the FDP (10%) and the Green Party (6.8%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 20.7% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 61.5% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 17.8%. In Walliswil bei Wangen about 77.2% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).


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