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| Population | 673 (Dec 2010)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 140 /km2 (363 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 4.79 km2 (1.85 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 434 m (1,424 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 4913 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 0323 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Aarwangen, Berken, Graben, Niederbipp, Oberbipp, Schwarzhäusern, Walliswil bei Niederbipp | |||||||||
| Website | www.bannwil.ch SFSO statistics |
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Map of Bannwil
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Bannwil is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
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Bannwil has an area, as of 2009[update], of 4.79 km2 (1.85 sq mi). Of this area, 2.2 km2 (0.85 sq mi) or 45.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while1.88 km2 (0.73 sq mi) or 39.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.42 km2 (0.16 sq mi) or 8.8% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.24 km2 (0.093 sq mi) or 5.0% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.2% is unproductive land.[3]
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.3%.. 37.2% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 33.6% is used for growing crops and 10.9% is pastures, while 1.5% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.[3]
Bannwil has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 673.[1] As of 2007[update], 5.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has shrunk at a rate of -1.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (96.5%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 1.3%) and Albanian being third ( 1.1%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 47.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (20.1%), the FDP (12.8%) and local small right-wing parties (6.6%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 23.2% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59.7% and the seniors (over 64 years old) make up 17.1%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Bannwil about 78.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).
Bannwil has an unemployment rate of 1.56%. As of 2005[update], there were 38 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 14 businesses involved in this sector. 26 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 7 businesses in this sector. 57 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 18 businesses in this sector.[4]