| Subject Name: | Walliswil bei Wangen |
| Municipality Type: | municipality |
| Canton: | Bern |
| Iso-Code-Region: | CH-BE |
| Coordinates: | 47.2333°N 48°W |
| Postal Code: | 3377 |
| Municipality Code: | 0991 |
| Area: | 3.1 |
| Elevation: | 456 |
| Website: | www.walliswil.ch |
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 3.1km2. 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) of ., 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 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 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).
Walliswil bei Wangen has an unemployment rate of 2.28%., there were 26 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 10 businesses involved in this sector. 18 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 8 businesses in this sector. 58 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 11 businesses in this sector.[1]