Wolfisberg Explained

Subject Name:Wolfisberg
Municipality Type:former
Canton:Bern
Iso-Code-Region:CH-BE
District:Oberaargau
Coordinates:47.2667°N 47°W
Postal Code:4704
Municipality Code:0996
Area:2.4
Elevation:670
Website:www.wolfisberg.ch
Neighboring Municipalities:Laupersdorf (SO), Matzendorf (SO), Niederbipp, Oberbipp, Rumisberg

Wolfisberg is a former municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2020 the former municipality of Wolfisberg merged into Niederbipp.

Geography

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

Demographics

Wolfisberg has a population (as of) of ., 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 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 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%., 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.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office