Wangenried

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Wangenried

Location of Wangenried

Coordinates: 47°13′N 7°39′E / 47.217°N 7.650°ECoordinates: 47°13′N 7°39′E / 47.217°N 7.650°E

Country

Government

• Executive

Gemeinderat
with 5 members

• Mayor

Gemeindepräsident

Area^[1]

• Total

2.91 km² (1.12 sq mi)

Elevation

473 m (1,552 ft)

Population (Dec 2014^[2])

• Total

422

• Density

150/km² (380/sq mi)

Postal code

3374

SFOS number

0993

Surrounded by

Deitingen (SO), Inkwil, Röthenbach bei Herzogenbuchsee, Subingen (SO), Walliswil bei Wangen, Wangen an der Aare

Website

www.wangenried.ch
SFSO statistics

Wangenried is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Geography

Wangenried has an area of 2.9 km² (1.1 sq mi). Of this area, 67.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 24.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).^[3]

Demographics

Wangenried has a population (as of 31 December 2014) of 422.^[2] As of 2007, 3.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 6.1%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (97.9%), with Italian being second most common ( 0.8%) and French being third ( 0.5%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 53.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (17.4%), the FDP (10.8%) and the local small left-wing parties (6.6%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 23% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 61.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 15.7%. In Wangenried about 76.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

Wangenried has an unemployment rate of 0.66%. As of 2005, there were 36 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 13 businesses involved in this sector. 46 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 3 businesses in this sector. 42 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 7 businesses in this sector.^[3]

References

↑ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
1 2 Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit (German) accessed 31 August 2015
1 2 Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 22-Jul-2009

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Municipalities in the Oberaargau administrative district, Switzerland

Aarwangen Attiswil Auswil Bannwil Berken Bettenhausen Bleienbach Busswil bei Melchnau Eriswil Farnern Gondiswil Graben Heimenhausen Herzogenbuchsee Huttwil Inkwil Langenthal Lotzwil Madiswil Melchnau Niederbipp Niederönz Oberbipp Obersteckholz Ochlenberg Oeschenbach Reisiswil Roggwil Rohrbach Rohrbachgraben Rumisberg Rütschelen Schwarzhäusern Seeberg Thörigen Thunstetten Ursenbach Walliswil bei Niederbipp Walliswil bei Wangen Walterswil Wangen an der Aare Wangenried Wiedlisbach Wolfisberg Wynau Wyssachen Canton of Bern Districts of Canton Bern Municipalities of the canton of Bern

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