Oberramsern

Oberramsern was a municipality in the district of Bucheggberg in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

[2] Oberramsern has an area, as of 2009[update], of 1.75 square kilometers (0.68 sq mi).

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules a Bear's Garlic Argent slipped and leaved Vert issuant from a Base of the last.

[8] The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in Oberramsern is; 8 children or 8.8% of the population are between 0 and 6 years old and 12 teenagers or 13.2% are between 7 and 19.

[10] The historical population is given in the following chart:[2][11] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the FDP which received 45.02% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 33 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 43.4%.

[12] There were 48 residents of the village who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 43.8% of the workforce.

[6] From the 2000 census[update], 4 or 4.4% were Roman Catholic, while 79 or 86.8% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

[7] In Oberramsern about 34 or (37.4%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 13 or (14.3%) have completed additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).

[7] As of 2000[update], there were 8 students from Oberramsern who attended schools outside the village.