Wolfisberg

Wolfisberg
Coat of arms
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Location of Wolfisberg
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	2.44 km2 (0.94 sq mi)
Elevation	670 m (2,200 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	187
• Density	77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Postal code	4704
SFOS number	0996
Surrounded by	Laupersdorf (SO), Matzendorf (SO), Niederbipp, Oberbipp, Rumisberg
Website	www.wolfisberg.ch SFSO statistics

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

Wolfisberg has an area of 2.4 km² (0.93 sq mi). Of this area, 45.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 49.8% is forested. The rest of the land, (4.5%) is settled.

Wolfisberg has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 187. As of 2007^[update], 2.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -1.6%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (96.6%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.7%) and French being third ( 1.1%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 45.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (19.8%), the Green Party (16%) and the FDP (8.3%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000^[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 24.7% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59.8% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 15.5%. In Wolfisberg about 81.2% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

Wolfisberg has an unemployment rate of 0%. As of 2005^[update], there were 9 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 4 businesses involved in this sector. 1 person is employed in the secondary sector and there is 1 business in this sector. 5 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 2 businesses in this sector.