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

Around 1300, this fort was occupied by a Ministerialis family (unfree knights in the service of the Kyburgs).

Agriculture remains a major part of the local economy with almost half of all jobs in this sector.

Of the rest of the land, 0.23 km2 (0.089 sq mi) or 4.9% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes.

[5] The municipality consists of the hamlets of Oberauswil and Niederauswil, Aerbolligen, Hermandingen and Rohrbachberg.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent a Semi Bear rampant couped Sable langued Gules and on a Chief of the last five Mullets Or, three and two.

The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][12] In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 47.5% of the vote.

In the tertiary sector; 36 or 75.0% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 1 was in a hotel or restaurant, 3 or 6.3% were the insurance or financial industry, 4 or 8.3% were in education and 1 was in health care.

[9] From the 2000 census[update], 36 or 7.1% were Roman Catholic, while 424 or 84.0% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

This is followed by three years of obligatory lower Secondary school where the students are separated according to ability and aptitude.

Following the lower Secondary students may attend additional schooling or they may enter an apprenticeship.

[16] During the 2009-10 school year, there were a total of 13 students attending classes in Auswil.