Oberwil im Simmental | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Oberwil im Simmental  | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Bern |
| District | Frutigen-Niedersimmental |
| Area | |
| • Total | 46.09 km2 (17.80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 836 m (2,743 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 808 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 3765 |
| SFOS number | 0766 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-BE |
| Surrounded by | Boltigen, Därstetten, Diemtigen, Guggisberg, Plaffeien (FR), Rüschegg |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Oberwil im Simmental is a municipality in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
History
Oberwil is first mentioned in 1278 as Oberwile.[3]
Geography
Oberwil im Simmental has an area, as of 2009[update], of Template:Km2 to mi2. Of this area, Template:Km2 to mi2 or 51.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while Template:Km2 to mi2 or 33.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, Template:Km2 to mi2 or 2.5% is settled (buildings or roads), Template:Km2 to mi2 or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes and Template:Km2 to mi2 or 11.5% is unproductive land.[4]
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.3%. Out of the forested land, 27.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 5.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 18.8% is pastures and 32.5% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams. Of the unproductive areas, 7.3% is unproductive vegetation and 4.2% is too rocky for vegetation.[4]
Oberwil is a very large and undeveloped area. It includes large patchs of alpine and forested regions on both sides of the valley. The main settlements are the farming settlements (Bäuerten) of Oberwil, Hintereggen, Pfaffenried, Bunschen and Waldried.
Demographics
Oberwil has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 804.[5] As of 2007[update], 2.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -10.9%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (99.1%), with French being second most common ( 0.1%) and Rhaeto-romance being third ( 0.1%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 61.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the local small left-wing parties (17.9%), the SPS (7.9%) and the Green Party (5.4%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 23% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 56.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 20.7%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Oberwil about 49.8% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).
Oberwil has an unemployment rate of 0.71%. As of 2005[update], there were 210 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 82 businesses involved in this sector. 66 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 15 businesses in this sector. 49 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 19 businesses in this sector.[6] The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
| year | population |
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| 1764 | 855 |
| 1850 | 1,405 |
| 1900 | 1,225 |
| 1950 | 1,076 |
| 2000 | 803 |
External links
- Oberwil in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
References
- ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ a b Oberwil in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data Template:De icon accessed 25 March 2010
- ^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 10-Jul-2009
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