Oberramsern is first mentioned in 1276 as Rambsern though this comes from a 17th-century copy of the original. In 1318 it was mentioned as Ramserron superiori.
Geography
Oberramsern has an area,, of. Of this area, or 67.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 28.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 4.0% is settled, or 1.1% is either rivers or lakes. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.6%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 53.1% is used for growing crops and 13.7% is pastures. All the water in the village is flowing water. The village is located in the Bucheggberg district, in the Limpach valley along the southern slope of the Bucheggberg. It consists of the linear village of Oberramsern.
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules a Bear's Garlic Argent slipped and leaved Vert issuant from a Base of the last.
Demographics
Oberramsern has a population of 96. Over the last 10 years the population has changed at a rate of 0%. In 2000, all of the population spoke German. Of the population in the village 41 or about 45.1% were born in Oberramsern and lived there in 2000. There were 14 or 15.4% who were born in the same canton, while 34 or 37.4% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 1 was born outside of Switzerland. In there was 1 live birth to Swiss citizens and were 2 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 1 while the foreign population remained the same. The total Swiss population change in 2008 was a decrease of 2 and the non-Swiss population remained the same. This represents a population growth rate of -2.2%. The age distribution,, in Oberramsern is; 8 children or 8.8% of the population are between 0 and 6 years old and 12 teenagers or 13.2% are between 7 and 19. Of the adult population, 4 people or 4.4% of the population are between 20 and 24 years old. 25 people or 27.5% are between 25 and 44, and 22 people or 24.2% are between 45 and 64. The senior population distribution is 17 people or 18.7% of the population are between 65 and 79 years old and there are 3 people or 3.3% who are over 80. , there were 34 people who were single and never married in the village. There were 44 married individuals, 10 widows or widowers and 3 individuals who are divorced. There were 9 households that consist of only one person and 2 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 39 households that answered this question, 23.1% were households made up of just one person and there were 1 adults who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 12 married couples without children, 12 married couples with children There were 3 single parents with a child or children. There was 1 household that was made up of unrelated people and 1 household that was made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing. there were 12 single-family homes out of a total of 34 inhabited buildings. There were 1 multi-family buildings, along with 17 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing and 4 other use buildings that also had some housing. Of the single-family homes 1 were built before 1919, while 5 were built between 1990 and 2000. The greatest number of single-family homes were built between 1961 and 1970. there were 40 apartments in the village. The most common apartment size was 5 rooms of which there were 12. There were 1 single room apartments and 19 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 35 apartments were permanently occupied, while 3 apartments were seasonally occupied and 2 apartments were empty. The historical population is given in the following chart: Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray id:darkgrey value:gray ImageSize = width:1020 height:210 PlotArea = height:150 left:100 bottom:50 right:100 AlignBars = justify DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:150 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:30 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:6 start:0 PlotData= color:yellowgreen width:40 mark: align:center bar:1798 from:start till:68 text:"68" bar:1850 from:start till:127 text:"127" bar:1860 from:start till:145 text:"145" bar:1870 from:start till:123 text:"123" bar:1880 from:start till:134 text:"134" bar:1888 from:start till:139 text:"139" bar:1900 from:start till:116 text:"116" bar:1910 from:start till:127 text:"127" bar:1920 from:start till:113 text:"113" bar:1930 from:start till:128 text:"128" bar:1941 from:start till:110 text:"110" bar:1950 from:start till:97 text:"97" bar:1960 from:start till:113 text:"113" bar:1970 from:start till:111 text:"111" bar:1980 from:start till:98 text:"98" bar:1990 from:start till:85 text:"85" bar:2000 from:start till:91 text:"91"
Politics
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the FDP which received 45.02% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP, the CVP and the Green Party. In the federal election, a total of 33 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 43.4%.
Economy
There were 48 residents of the village who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 43.8% of the workforce. the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 15. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 11, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 2, all of which were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 2. In the tertiary sector; 2 or 100.0% were in a hotel or restaurant,. , there were 8 workers who commuted into the village and 24 workers who commuted away. The village is a net exporter of workers, with about 3.0 workers leaving the village for every one entering. Of the working population, % used public transportation to get to work, and % used a private car.
In Oberramsern about 34 or of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 13 or have completed additional higher education. Of the 13 who completed tertiary schooling, 61.5% were Swiss men, 30.8% were Swiss women. , there were 8 students from Oberramsern who attended schools outside the village.
