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| Population | 393 (Dec 2010)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 95 /km2 (245 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 4.16 km2 (1.61 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 513 m (1,683 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 3207 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 0671 | |||||||||
| Mayor | Fritz Stooss-Stähli | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Ferenbalm, Golaten, Gurbrü, Kerzers (FR), Mühleberg | |||||||||
| Website | www.wileroltigen.ch SFSO statistics |
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Wileroltigen is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
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[edit] Geography
Wileroltigen has an area of 4.1 km2 (1.6 sq mi). Of this area, 60.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 29.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 7.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[3]
[edit] Demographics
Wileroltigen has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 393.[1] As of 2007[update], 8.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 17.8%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (95.0%), with Albanian being second most common ( 2.8%) and Portuguese being third ( 0.6%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 52.5% of the vote. The next two most popular parties were the SPS (13.9%) and the FDP (12.3%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 32.9% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 52.4% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 14.8%. In Wileroltigen about 79.2% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Wileroltigen has an unemployment rate of 0.86%. As of 2005[update], there were 73 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 19 businesses involved in this sector. No one is employed in the secondary sector. 40 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 6 businesses in this sector.[3]
[edit] Transportation
The municipality has run a bus since December 2003, but it runs only on Monday through Friday. There is a primary school and a kindergarten in the municipality.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Datenwürfel für Thema 01.2 - Bevölkerungsstand und -bewegung (German) accessed 29 September
- ^ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
- ^ a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 07-Jul-2009
