Wolfisberg
Former municipality in Bern, Switzerland
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Wolfisberg is a former municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2020 the former municipality of Wolfisberg merged into Niederbipp.
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 Location of Wolfisberg | |
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| Coordinates: 47°16′N 7°40′E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Bern |
| District | Oberaargau |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.4 km2 (0.93 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 670 m (2,200 ft) |
| Population (December 2020) | |
• Total | 187 |
| • Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4704 |
| SFOS number | 996 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-BE |
| Surrounded by | Laupersdorf (SO), Matzendorf (SO), Niederbipp, Oberbipp, Rumisberg |
| Website | www.wolfisberg.ch |
Geography
Wolfisberg has an area of 2.4 km2 (0.93 sq mi). Of this area, 45.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 49.8% is forested. The rest of the land, (4.5%) is settled.[2]
Demographics
Wolfisberg has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 187.[3] As of 2007[update], 2.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -1.6%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (96.6%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.7%) and French being third ( 1.1%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 45.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (19.8%), the Green Party (16%) and the FDP (8.3%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 24.7% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59.8% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 15.5%. In Wolfisberg about 81.2% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Wolfisberg has an unemployment rate of 0%. As of 2005[update], there were 9 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 4 businesses involved in this sector. 1 person is employed in the secondary sector and there is 1 business in this sector. 5 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 2 businesses in this sector.[2]
