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| Population | 111 (Dec 2010)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 53 /km2 (137 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 2.15 km2 (0.83 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 489 m (1,604 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 3424 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 0419 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Ersigen, Niederösch, Rumendingen, Utzenstorf | |||||||||
| Website | Oberösch.ch SFSO statistics |
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Oberösch is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
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Oberösch is first mentioned in 886 as Osse. It is mentioned again in 1310 as Oeschge superioris.[3]
Oberösch is located along the Ösch River north of Burgdorf.
Oberösch has an area, as of 2009[update], of 2.15 km2 (0.83 sq mi). Of this area, 1.28 km2 (0.49 sq mi) or 59.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.73 km2 (0.28 sq mi) or 34.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.11 km2 (27 acres) or 5.1% is settled (buildings or roads).[4]
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.3%. 34.0% of the total land area is heavily forested. Of the agricultural land, 48.4% is used for growing crops and 9.8% is pastures, while 1.4% is used for orchards or vine crops.[4]
Oberösch has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 111.[1] As of 2007[update], 5.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 18.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (97.3%), with Polish being second most common ( 1.8%) and English being third ( 0.9%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 61.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (13.9%), the Green Party (9.7%) and the FDP (5%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 18.6% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 63.7% and the seniors (over 64 years old) make up 17.7%. In Oberösch about 90.8% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Oberösch has an unemployment rate of 0.12%. As of 2005[update], there were 28 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 8 businesses involved in this sector. 2 people are employed in the secondary sector and 1 business in this sector. No one is employed in the tertiary sector.[5] The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
| year | population |
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| 1764 | 67 |
| 1850 | 162 |
| 1900 | 158 |
| 1950 | 132 |
| 2000 | 113 |