Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau
BernVerwaltungskreis Oberaargau is one of 10 districts of the canton of Bern and comprises 43 municipalities with 86'163 residents in all (BFS, 2025). A district is an administrative unit of the canton — a court and administrative area, not a postal delivery area: postal codes and localities follow delivery routes and can cross district borders.
Votes in Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau
district results as published by BFSPolitics
National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalitiesTax rate in the district
ESTV 2026A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 90 % % in Walliswil bei Niederbipp to 200 % % in Oeschenbach (median 170 % %).
Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 14.3 % in Walliswil bei Niederbipp to 17.9 % in Oeschenbach (ESTV 2'026)
Housing
BFSVacancy rate: published by BFS for the district (2025) · Dwellings: sum of its municipalities (2024)
Population change
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesEconomy
BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalitiesAgriculture
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesClimate · Terrain
MeteoSchweiz · swisstopoClimate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon
Energy · Accessibility
BFE · ElCom · ARESolar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (23.15–35.017 Rp./kWh, 2027). ElCom publishes a median per municipality; the district value is our median of those. · Accessibility: median of its municipalities
Where the municipalities of Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau rank
sum of its municipalities13 of these postal codes reach across the district border.
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swisstopo · OSM- Which municipalities belong to Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau?
- Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau comprises 43 municipalities: Langenthal, Herzogenbuchsee, Niederbipp, Huttwil, Aarwangen, Roggwil, Thunstetten, Madiswil, Wangen an der Aare, Lotzwil, Wiedlisbach, Oberbipp, Niederönz, Wynau, Rohrbach, Seeberg, Attiswil, Melchnau, Eriswil, Heimenhausen, Thörigen, Wyssachen, Ursenbach, Bleienbach, Gondiswil, Bettenhausen, Bannwil, Inkwil, Walliswil bei Wangen, Rütschelen, Ochlenberg, Walterswil, Schwarzhäusern, Rumisberg, Auswil, Rohrbachgraben, Graben, Oeschenbach, Walliswil bei Niederbipp, Farnern, Reisiswil, Busswil bei Melchnau, Berken. Together they have 86'163 residents (BFS, 2025).
- Which canton is Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau in?
- Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau lies in the canton of Bern, which is divided into 10 districts.
- How many people live in Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau?
- Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau has 86'163 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 43 municipalities; the largest is Langenthal with 16'233.
- Does Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau have its own tax rate?
- No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau the municipal rate ranges from 90 % (Walliswil bei Niederbipp) to 200 % (Oeschenbach).
- How did Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau vote in the latest federal vote?
- On 14.06.2026, Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau voted 58.5 % yes on “Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)” (Accepted) — the district figure BFS publishes.
Districts exist in 17 cantons; UR, OW, NW, GL, ZG, BS, AI, NE and GE have no such level.