Walliswil bei Wangen

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Location of Walliswil bei Wangen

Coordinates: 47°14′N 7°41′E / 47.233°N 7.683°ECoordinates: 47°14′N 7°41′E / 47.233°N 7.683°E

Country

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
SFSO statistics

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^[update], 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^[update]) 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^[update]) 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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