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Wolfisberg
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Wolfisberg is located in Switzerland
Wolfisberg
Wolfisberg
Location in Switzerland
Wolfisberg is located in Canton of Bern
Wolfisberg
Wolfisberg
Location in Canton of Bern
Country Switzerland
Canton Bern
District Oberaargau
Area
 • Total 2.4 km2 (0.9 sq mi)
Elevation
670 m (2,200 ft)
Population
 (December 2020)
 • Total 187
 • Density 77.9/km2 (202/sq mi)
Postal code
4704
Surrounded by Laupersdorf (SO), Matzendorf (SO), Niederbipp, Oberbipp, Rumisberg

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.

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.

Demographics

Wolfisberg has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 187. As of 2007, 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) 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) 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, 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.

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