Wolfisberg

Former municipality in Bern, Switzerland

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Location of Wolfisberg

47°16′N 7°40′E / 47.267°N 7.667°E / 47.267; 7.667CountrySwitzerlandCantonBernDistrictOberaargauArea

^[1]

• Total2.44 km² (0.94 sq mi)Elevation

670 m (2,200 ft)Population

(31 December 2018)^[2]

• Total184 • Density75/km² (200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)Postal code(s)

4704

SFOS number0996ISO 3166 codeCH-BESurrounded byLaupersdorf (SO), Matzendorf (SO), Niederbipp, Oberbipp, RumisbergWebsitewww.wolfisberg.ch
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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 2.4 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.^[3]

Demographics

Wolfisberg has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 187.^[4] 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.^[3]

References

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^ ^a ^b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
^ ^a ^b Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 22-Jul-2009
^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.