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| Population | 397 (Dec 2010)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 137 /km2 (355 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 2.91 km2 (1.12 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 473 m (1,552 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 3374 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 0993 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Deitingen (SO), Inkwil, Röthenbach bei Herzogenbuchsee, Subingen (SO), Walliswil bei Wangen, Wangen an der Aare | |||||||||
| Website | Wangenried.ch SFSO statistics |
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Wangenried is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Wangenried has an area of 2.9 km2 (1.1 sq mi). Of this area, 67.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 24.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[3]
Wangenried has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 397.[1] As of 2007[update], 3.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 6.1%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (97.9%), with Italian being second most common ( 0.8%) and French being third ( 0.5%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 53.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (17.4%), the FDP (10.8%) and the local small left-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% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 61.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 15.7%. In Wangenried about 76.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Wangenried has an unemployment rate of 0.66%. As of 2005[update], there were 36 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 13 businesses involved in this sector. 46 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 3 businesses in this sector. 42 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 7 businesses in this sector.[3]