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| Population | 812 (Dec 2010)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 214 /km2 (553 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 3.82 km2 (1.47 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 462 m (1,516 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 3428 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 0554 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Bätterkinden, Utzenstorf, Zielebach | |||||||||
| Website | www.wiler.ch SFSO statistics |
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Wiler bei Utzenstorf
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Map of Wiler bei Utzenstorf
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Wiler bei Utzenstorf is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Wiler bei Utzenstorf has an area, as of 2009[update], of 3.82 km2 (1.47 sq mi). Of this area, 2.02 km2 (0.78 sq mi) or 52.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.16 km2 (0.45 sq mi) or 30.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.58 km2 (0.22 sq mi) or 15.2% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.04 km2 (9.9 acres) or 1.0% is either rivers or lakes.[3]
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 2.9% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 6.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.8%. 29.6% of the total land area is heavily forested. Of the agricultural land, 40.6% is used for growing crops and 9.4% is pastures, while 2.9% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.[3]
Wiler bei Utzenstorf has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 812.[1] As of 2007[update], 3.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -4.6%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (96.5%), with Italian being second most common ( 1.3%) and French being third ( 1.0%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 40.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (26.4%), the Green Party (10.8%) and the FDP (9%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 23.8% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 58.4% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 17.8%. In Wiler bei Utzenstorf about 74.3% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Wiler bei Utzenstorf has an unemployment rate of 0.76%. As of 2005[update], there were 45 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 15 businesses involved in this sector. 300 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 16 businesses in this sector. 76 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 16 businesses in this sector.[4]