Walliswil bei Wangen


Walliswil bei Wangen is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Geography

Walliswil bei Wangen has an area of. Of this area, 51.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 10.1% is settled and the remainder is non-productive.

Demographics

Walliswil bei Wangen has a population of. , 2.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 3.2%. Most of the population speaks German , with French being second most common and Albanian being third.
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 47.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS, the FDP and the Green Party.
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers make up 20.7% of the population, while adults make up 61.5% and seniors make up 17.8%. In Walliswil bei Wangen about 77.2% of the population have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education.
Walliswil bei Wangen has an unemployment rate of 2.28%. , there were 26 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 10 businesses involved in this sector. 18 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 8 businesses in this sector. 58 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 11 businesses in this sector.