Walliswil bei Niederbipp

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Location of Walliswil bei Niederbipp

Coordinates: 47°15′N 7°41′E / 47.250°N 7.683°ECoordinates: 47°15′N 7°41′E / 47.250°N 7.683°E

Country

Area

• Total

1.48 km² (0.57 sq mi)

Elevation

431 m (1,414 ft)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

224

• Density

150/km² (390/sq mi)

Postal code

3380

SFOS number

0990

Surrounded by

Bannwil, Berken, Oberbipp, Walliswil bei Wangen, Wiedlisbach

Website

www.walliswil-bipp.ch
SFSO statistics

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

Walliswil bei Niederbipp has an area of 1.4 km² (0.54 sq mi). Of this area, 53.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 18.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 17.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (10.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

Walliswil bei Niederbipp has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 224. As of 2007^[update], 1.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 5.7%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (99.2%), with English being second most common ( 0.4%) and Russian being third ( 0.4%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 47.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (17.4%), the FDP (11.4%) and the CSP (9.1%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000^[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 18% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 61.9% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 20.1%. In Walliswil bei Niederbipp about 71.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

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