Oberwil bei Büren

Oberwil bei Büren
Country Switzerland Canton Bern District Seeland 47°8′N 7°24′E / 47.133°N 7.4°E / 47.133; 7.4Coordinates: 47°8′N 7°24′E / 47.133°N 7.4°E / 47.133; 7.4
Population	800 (Dec 2010)[1]
- Density	119 /km2 (309 /sq mi)
Area	6.72 km2 (2.59 sq mi)[2]
Elevation	488 m (1,601 ft)
Postal code	3298
SFOS number	0391
Surrounded by	Biezwil (SO), Büren an der Aare, Gossliwil (SO), Lüterswil-Gächliwil (SO), Rüti bei Büren, Schnottwil (SO)
Website	oberwil-bueren.ch SFSO statistics
Oberwil bei Büren
Map of Oberwil bei Büren

Oberwil bei Büren is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Geography

The village church

Oberwil has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 6.72 square kilometers (2.59 sq mi). Of this area, 3.76 km² (1.45 sq mi) or 56.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.4 km² (0.93 sq mi) or 35.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.57 km² (0.22 sq mi) or 8.5% is settled (buildings or roads).^[3]

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.8%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 40.6% is used for growing crops and 14.6% is pastures.^[3]

Demographics

Oberwil has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 800.^[1] As of 2007^[update], 4.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 3.4%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (97.9%), with French being second most common ( 0.9%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 0.5%).

The historical population is given in the following table:^[4]

year	population
1764	289
1850	702
1900	631
1950	680
2000	766

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 52.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (14.6%), the Green Party (10.7%) and the FDP (7.5%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000^[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 21% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 64.6% and the seniors (over 64 years old) make up 14.4%. In Oberwil about 77.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

Oberwil has an unemployment rate of 0.69%. As of 2005^[update], there were 82 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 23 businesses involved in this sector. 57 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 13 businesses in this sector. 63 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 20 businesses in this sector.^[5]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Datenwürfel für Thema 01.2 - Bevölkerungsstand und -bewegung (German) accessed 29 September
2. ^ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
3. ^ ^{a b} Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data (German) accessed 25 March 2010
4. ^ Oberwil bei Büren in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
5. ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 02-Jun-2009

External links

• Einwohnergemeinde Oberwil b. Büren (German) -- Official site
• Burgergemeinde Oberwil (German)
• Oberwil bei Büren in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.