Wanzwil

Wanzwil
Former municipality of Switzerland
Coat of arms
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Location of Wanzwil
Coordinates: 47°12′N 7°42′E / 47.200°N 7.700°E / 47.200; 7.700Coordinates: 47°12′N 7°42′E / 47.200°N 7.700°E / 47.200; 7.700
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Bern
District	Wangen
Area
• Total	0.6 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
Elevation	455 m (1,493 ft)
Population
• Total	208
• Density	350/km2 (900/sq mi)
Postal code	3372
SFOS number	0994
Surrounded by	Heimenhausen, Herzogenbuchsee, Niederönz, Röthenbach bei Herzogenbuchsee
Website	www.wanzwil.ch SFSO statistics

Wanzwil is a municipality in the district of Wangen in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

On January 1, 2009, the municipalities of Wanzwil and Röthenbach bei Herzogenbuchsee became part of the municipality of Heimenhausen.

Before the merger, Wanzwil has an area of 0.6 km² (0.23 sq mi). Of this area, 58.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 27% is forested. The rest of the land, (14.3%) is settled.

Before the merger, Wanzwil had a population (as of 2007^[update]) of 208, of which 6.3% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -13.3%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (86.3%), with Italian being second most common ( 5.8%) and Albanian being third ( 2.9%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 45.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (15.3%), the SPS (14%) and the Green Party (10.3%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000^[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 21.2% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 65.6% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 13.3%. In Wanzwil about 70.7% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).