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Wiggiswil
Coat of arms of Wiggiswil
Location of Wiggiswil
Map
CountrySwitzerland
CantonBern
DistrictBern-Mittelland
Area
 • Total
1.43 km2 (0.55 sq mi)
Elevation
554 m (1,818 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2][3]
 • Total
102
 • Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
3053
SFOS number0553
ISO 3166 codeCH-BE
Surrounded byBallmoos, Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee, Moosseedorf, Münchenbuchsee, Urtenen-Schönbühl
Websitehttps://wiggiswil.ch/
SFSO statistics

Wiggiswil is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Geography

Wiggiswil has an area of Template:Km2 to mi2. Of this area, 74.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 11.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 11.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.1%) is non-productive (rivers or glaciers).[4]

Demographics

Wiggiswil has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 103.[5] As of 2007, 1.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 45.8%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (91.8%), with Portuguese being second most common (3.1%) and Polish being third (2.1%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 67.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (7%), the SPS (6.8%) and the Green Party (5.8%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 18.6% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 69.1% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 12.4%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Wiggiswil about 90.3% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).

Wiggiswil has an unemployment rate of 0%. As of 2005, there were 34 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 5 businesses involved in this sector. 9 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 2 businesses in this sector. 24 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 3 businesses in this sector.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Bilanz der ständigen Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Staatsangehörigkeit (Kategorie), Geschlecht und demographischen Komponenten". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  3. ^ . Federal Statistical Office https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/pxweb/de/. Retrieved 15 June 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 11-Jun-2009
  5. ^ "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.