Wiler bei Utzenstorf

Wiler bei Utzenstorf is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

With the Act of Mediation in 1803, the old bailiwick was dissolved and Wiler became part of the new Fraubrunnen District.

The improved roads and the railroad allowed factories to settle in Wiler.

Of the rest of the land, 0.58 km2 (0.22 sq mi) or 15.2% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.04 km2 (9.9 acres) or 1.0% is either rivers or lakes.

It consists of the village of Wiler bei Utzenstorf and the hamlet of Wilerfeld.

[6] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per bend Argent and Vert two Leaves counterchanged.

[10] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (754 or 96.5%) as their first language, Italian is the second most common (10 or 1.3%) and French is the third (8 or 1.0%).

[9] Of the population in the municipality, 234 or about 30.0% were born in Wiler bei Utzenstorf and lived there in 2000.

[10] There were 405 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 44.7% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 7 or 8.9% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 45 or 57.0% were in the movement and storage of goods, 7 or 8.9% were in a hotel or restaurant, and 5 or 6.3% were technical professionals or scientists.

[10] From the 2000 census[update], 63 or 8.1% were Roman Catholic, while 626 or 80.2% 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.

[17] During the 2010-11 school year, there were a total of 70 students attending classes in Wiler bei Utzenstorf.

Of the primary students, 7.4% were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens).

Aerial view 1949
Aerial view of the industrial quarter Vorholzmatt in Wiler bei Utzenstorf