Oberbipp

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

Aerial view of Oberbipp
Oberbipp
Municipality in Switzerland
Coat of arms
Location of Oberbipp
Oberbipp
Oberbipp
Coordinates: 47°16′N 7°40′E
CountrySwitzerland
CantonBern
DistrictOberaargau
Area
 • Total8.5 km2 (3.3 sq mi)
Elevation
500 m (1,600 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[2]
 • Total1,767
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
4538
SFOS number0983
Surrounded byBannwil, Niederbipp, Rumisberg, Walliswil bei Niederbipp, Wiedlisbach, Wolfisberg
Websitewww.oberbipp.ch
SFSO statistics

History
Aerial view (1947)

Oberbipp is first mentioned in 968 as Pippa. In 1327 it was mentioned as Obern Bipp.[3]

Geography

Oberbipp has an area, as of 2009, of 8.47 square kilometers (3.27 sq mi). Of this area, 3.98 km2 (1.54 sq mi) or 47.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.35 km2 (1.29 sq mi) or 39.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.1 km2 (0.42 sq mi) or 13.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.03 km2 (7.4 acres) or 0.4% is either rivers or lakes and 0.03 km2 (7.4 acres) or 0.4% is unproductive land.[4]

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 5.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.3%. Out of the forested land, 37.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 32.0% is used for growing crops and 14.2% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.[4]

The municipality is located on the southern slope of the Jura mountains. It includes the village of Oberbipp, the section of Buchli and other scattered settlements.

Demographics

Oberbipp has a population (as of 31 December 2019) of 1,750.[5] As of 2007, 8.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 10.4%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (91.9%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.8%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 1.5%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 46% of the vote. The next two most popular parties were the FDP (17.3%), and the SP (17.3%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 27.6% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 13%. In Oberbipp about 76.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

Oberbipp has an unemployment rate of 2.24%. As of 2005, there were 64 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 22 businesses involved in this sector. 181 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 14 businesses in this sector. 174 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 30 businesses in this sector.[6] The historical population is given in the following table:[3]

year population
1764 447
1850 801
1900 801
1950 981
2000 1,407

References
  1. "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. Oberbipp in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  4. Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data (in German) accessed 25 March 2010
  5. "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  6. Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 21-Jul-2009
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