| Subject Name: | Oberönz |
| Municipality Type: | former |
| Canton: | Bern |
| Iso-Code-Region: | CH-BE |
| Coordinates: | 47.1833°N 49°W |
| Postal Code: | 3363 |
| Municipality Code: | 0984 |
| Area: | 3.0 |
| Elevation: | 465 |
| Population: | 941 |
| Populationof: | 2007 |
| Popofyear: | 2007 |
| Website: | www.oberoenz.ch |
| Neighboring Municipalities: | Aeschi (SO), Bettenhausen, Bollodingen, Herzogenbuchsee, Niederönz, Seeberg, Steinhof (SO) |
Oberönz was a municipality in the district of Wangen in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
On January 1, 2008, the municipality of Oberönz became part of the municipality of Herzogenbuchsee.[1]
Oberönz is first mentioned in 1246 as Onza.
Oberönz has an area of 3km2. Of this area, 48.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 37.8% is forested. The rest of the land, (13.7%) is settled.
Before the merger, Oberönz has a population of 941., 11.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 8.2%. Most of the population speaks German (90.8%), with Turkish being second most common (3.6%) and Albanian being third (2.3%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 35.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (25.7%), the FDP (14.5%) and the Green Party (7.1%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 23.8% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 61.4% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 14.9%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Oberönz about 76.7% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).
Oberönz had an unemployment rate of 1.46%., there were 23 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 9 businesses involved in this sector. 187 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 6 businesses in this sector. 39 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 13 businesses in this sector.[2] The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1764 | 254 |
| 1850 | 385 |
| 1900 | 327 |
| 1950 | 403 |
| 2000 | 880 |