Walterswil, Bern

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Walterswil
Country Switzerland
Canton Bern
District Oberaargau
47°7′N 7°47′E / 47.117°N 7.783°E / 47.117; 7.783Coordinates: 47°7′N 7°47′E / 47.117°N 7.783°E / 47.117; 7.783
Population 541 (Dec 2012)[1]
- Density 68 /km2 (177 /sq mi)
Area 7.91 km2 (3.05 sq mi)[2]
Elevation 658 m (2,159 ft)
Postal code 4942
SFOS number 0959
Surrounded by Affoltern im Emmental, Dürrenroth, Oeschenbach, Rohrbachgraben, Ursenbach, Wynigen
Website www.walterswil-be.ch
SFSO statistics
Walterswil

Walterswil is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the Swiss canton of Bern.

Geography

Walterswil has an area of 7.9 km2 (3.1 sq mi). Of this area, 75.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 21.2% is forested. The rest of the land, (3.8%) is settled.[3]

Demographics

Walterswil has a population (as of 31 December 2012) of 541.[1] As of 2007, 2.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -2.6%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (98.9%), with Albanian being second most common ( 0.9%) and French being third ( 0.2%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 63.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (9.5%), the CSP (8.3%) and the local small left-wing parties (8%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 26.2% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 56.4% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 17.4%. In Walterswil about 70.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

Walterswil has an unemployment rate of 0.56%. As of 2005, there were 168 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 57 businesses involved in this sector. 21 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 5 businesses in this sector. 49 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 11 businesses in this sector.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Datenwürfel für Thema 01.2 - Bevölkerungsstand und -bewegung (German) accessed 29 August 2013
  2. ↑ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 17-Jul-2009
    This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

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